Helping you
Providing professional training and development to those working within Students Money Advice.
Training & Development
NASMA offers a variety of training and development events throughout the year both regionally and nationally. Events include formal training by nationally recognised experts which ensures our members are kept up to date with the latest funding changes as they occur, and properly equipped to tackle difficult cases, as well as those issues that they deal with on a day to day basis.
NASMA Mail-base
NASMA members benefit from access to the mail-base 365 days a year. This is a JISCMail forum which provides an opportunity for members to learn from and contribute to an active and thematic dialogue of funding topics.
Regional Meetings
Regional Meetings take place around 3 times per membership year. These meetings provide regional training opportunities and are a platform to share information and best practice. As NASMA is member-led, the agenda and guest speakers are always relevant to members’ needs.
Delivering an effective support network since 1995.
We have members in all four countries in the UK and collectively we are recognised as the leading authority on all matters relating to student advice and funding.
About us
Join a national community of student advisors
NASMA is the National Association of Student Money Advisers. We have members in all four countries in the UK and collectively we are recognised as the leading authority on all matters relating to student advice and funding.
Kellie McAlonan
NASMA Chair
Simon Griffiths
Vice-Chair Finance
Louise Miles
Vice-Chair Governance & Operations
Shahida Ahmed
Vice-Chair Training & Development
Louise Reid
Financial Capability Champion
Abigail Keay
Campaigns Coordinator
Emma-Jane Quirke
England Policy
Debbie Forsey
Northern Ireland Policy
Pamela Lockhart
Scotland Policy
Einir England
Wales Policy
Benefits
Why Join NASMA?
NASMA membership provides a community of support. The website contains useful and informative training and development along with a dedicated Members Area containing additional resources and materials.
Annual Conference
The NASMA Annual Conference provides a unique opportunity to network with other NASMA members from across the UK, as well as to attend a programme of high-quality training and development workshops.
Student Money Advice Awards
Our prestigious Student Money Advice Awards are awarded annually at the Gala Dinner that takes place as part of our conference. They provide a great opportunity for members to showcase their hard work, and to share this best practice and success with the sector.
Accreditation and CPD
NASMA operate an accreditation scheme for members, at no extra cost. There are lots of opportunities to work towards this, such as attendance at Regional Meetings and NASMA training events which contribute to CPD hours. There are also opportunities to join committees and working groups which is an ideal way of gaining additional CPD development.
Representation
Through the NASMA Board and experienced NASMA members, we are able to reach key decision makers with the experiences of those working directly with students. Through the strength of the membership and our excellent links we can raise matters of relevance and are often consulted before final decisions are made. This extends beyond student funding, across to debt and welfare benefits and other issues that impact on students.
Learn live, refresh later.
Our courses are live and interactive with real case studies. Following the session, we carefully collate the session information, removing sensitive information, into a summary document so you can check back to refresh your knowledge whenever suits.
Featured Courses
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DATE:
19/02/25
Nasma Members Only
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YGAM - Gaming and streaming
More infoYGAM - Gaming and streaming
Date:
19th February 2025
Time:
10:00 -
11:00
Location:
NASMA Website
Facilitated by:
YGAM
This 60-minute workshop explores why young people stream and watch content on streaming platforms, highlighting the potential harms. You will learn about the connection between streaming and gambling, and gain confidence in discussing these topics with young people.
Topics covered:
- Understand why young people stream, and/or watch content on streaming platforms
- Understand the risks of streaming and its potential for harm
- Recognise the relationship between streaming and gambling
- Build confidence in talking to young people about streaming and watching content on streaming platforms
- Know where to find further help and support
Completed Courses
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DATE:
18/02/25
Nasma Members Only
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SLC - Student Finance: Get ready for the launch
More infoSLC - Student Finance: Get ready for the launch
Date:
18th February 2025
Time:
14:00 -
15:00
Location:
NASMA Website
Facilitated by:
SLC
The Funding Information Services Team will be delivering a training session focusing on AY 25/26 updates confirmed so far. Within this session an overview on how to prepare students for Undergraduate application launch will be included, covering mailing lists, resources and key messages. During this session the FIS Team will also produce MI data to draw insight on application trends by household income, independent students and timely applications. This session should provide you with the tools and insight required to assist your students with readying for their student finance applications, ensuring they are applying on time and correctly.
DATE:
22/01/25
Nasma Members Only
PRICE:
£0.00 /
£0.00
National Student Money Week 2025 - Discussion Forums - Session 1
More infoNational Student Money Week 2025 - Discussion Forums - Session 1
Date:
22nd January 2025
Time:
14:00 -
15:00
Location:
NASMA Website
Facilitated by:
NASMA
NASMA are pleased to host National Student Money Week 2025 Discussion Forums. These events will provide a platform for discussion and sharing best practice, to help you kick start your campaign planning.
Tell us what you are doing in your institution, what has worked and what hasn't. This is also a great platform to ask questions of fellow members if you are new to National Student Money Week.
Space is limited as we want to keep the numbers of participants at a level conducive to an effective discussion, so please book quickly to avoid disappointment.
There are two different sessions to choose from. Due to high numbers we can only accept one session booking per member. If more than one member of your team wishes to attend, we recommend attending different sessions to benefit more fully from the varied discussion we expect.
DATE:
27/01/25
Nasma Members Only
PRICE:
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£0.00
National Student Money Week 2025 - Discussion Forums - Session 2
More infoNational Student Money Week 2025 - Discussion Forums - Session 2
Date:
27th January 2025
Time:
11:00 -
12:00
Location:
NASMA Website
Facilitated by:
NASMA
NASMA are pleased to host National Student Money Week 2025 Discussion Forums. These events will provide a platform for discussion and sharing best practice, to help you kick start your campaign planning.
Tell us what you are doing in your institution, what has worked and what hasn't. This is also a great platform to ask questions of fellow members if you are new to National Student Money Week.
Space is limited as we want to keep the numbers of participants at a level conducive to an effective discussion, so please book quickly to avoid disappointment.
There are two different sessions to choose from. Due to high numbers we can only accept one session booking per member. If more than one member of your team wishes to attend, we recommend attending different sessions to benefit more fully from the varied discussion we expect.
DATE:
16/01/25
PRICE:
£0.00 /
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National Student Money Week 2025 Launch Event
More infoNational Student Money Week 2025 Launch Event
Date:
16th January 2025
Time:
14:00 -
15:00
Location:
NASMA Website
Facilitated by:
NASMA
NASMA are pleased to host a launch event for National Student Money Week 2024, delivered by Kellie McAlonan, NASMA Chair.
The theme this year, as voted on by our members, is Survive & Thrive: Building Financial Resilience, taking place the week of 3rd to 7th March 2025.
At this event we will showcase the Campaign Pack and resources that will be available to help you deliver this campaign on your campuses, as well as the external partnerships that have been developed to support this national campaign.
Join us to kick start you National Student Money Week 2025 planning.
This online event is also open to non-members, who are keen to engage in National Student Money Week activity.
DATE:
12/11/24
Nasma Members Only
PRICE:
£0.00 /
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Understanding student spending habits - TOTUM
More infoUnderstanding student spending habits - TOTUM
Date:
12th November 2024
Time:
10:00 -
11:00
Location:
NASMA Website
Facilitated by:
Becky Butler
Learn from TOTUM’s latest annual cardholders’ satisfaction survey how students are spending their money. Discovering, how, why, and where students are spending their money today and how their spending habits have changed over the course of time.
DATE:
15/11/24
PRICE:
£60.00 /
£120.00
Universal Credit & Students - Intermediate / Advanced Level - 15th Nov
More infoUniversal Credit & Students - Intermediate / Advanced Level
Date:
15th November 2024
Time:
10:00 -
13:00
Location:
NASMA Website
Facilitated by:
Kate Anstee
This course is for experienced advisers who have a good understanding of the UC system and its place within the benefits field.
Learners will receive a detailed overview of the complex legislation surrounding disabled students and their entitlement to UC. By the end of the course learners will be able to complete a calculation of a student’s entitlement to UC by looking at student income, student finance award letters in conjunction with UC award notices, and will be able to challenge adverse UC decisions.
There is two dates for this session. You only need to attend one.
