Should I work during term time?

Should I work during term time?

David Malcolm (Student Finance Policy Officer) gives expert video advice on: Should I work during term time?; How much money do I have to earn to be eligible to pay income tax?; Do I have to pay tax if I'm only working during the holidays? and more...

Whether or not you should work during term time will be a matter for you to decide. Some courses will be more intensive; will have more hours that you are required to do during the day in your course work, and you therefore might find it more difficult to manage part-time work in addition to that. However, other courses might have less class time, or more coursework, and you'll find it easier to fit more part-time work around. Also, it depends on whether you need the money or not, and there are lots of circumstances to take into account there. However, if you feel that you get into financial difficulty and the work that you are doing is the work that you might have to do, then part-time work might get into the way of things and might make it difficult. Then, speak to a student advisor in a student union or the university or college to see what help that they can offer you, and advice.