Education Maintenance Allowance - financial help for senior pupils

EMA payments are not paid during the Easter, Summer, October and Christmas holidays (with the exception of Activity Agreement pupils). You will only be paid for weeks in which the school is open for at least three days, so you will not be paid for holiday weeks. 

2025/2026

• 26 August 2025
• 9 September 2025
• 23 September 2025
• 7 October 2025
• 21 October 2025
• 4 November 2025
• 18 November 2025
• 2 December 2025
• 16 December 2025
• 13 January 2026
• 27 January 2026
• 10 February2026
• 24 February 2026
• 10 March 2026
• 24 March 2026
• 7 April 2026
• 21 April 2026
• 7 May 2026
• 19 May 2026
• 2 June 2026
• 16 June 2026
• 30 June 2026
• 14 July 2026
• *28 July 2026
• 11 August 2026

*Please note the payments highlighted above are only paid for Aspire and Activity Agreement pupils.