Guildhall School - Before you Leave Home Handbook 2020

How do I prove I’m a student
once I’ve enrolled?
When you have fully enrolled, you will be
entitled to:
– A Confirmation of Student Status letter
– A Council Tax exemption letter (not
applicable to part-time students or those
staying in Sundial Court)
– Pre-printed Student ID card (if you
uploaded your ID photo to eGo before
Friday 21 August 2020).
Student ID card
When you receive your ID card you must
keep it with you at all times. You will need it
for access, booking rooms and borrowing
library books. The School has an electronic
swipe-in attendance monitoring system
which requires you to swipe in every day
that you are in School.
There are five swipe-in touch points around
the School.
– Silk Street building – opposite the music
office
– Silk Street building – at the end of the
foyer
– John Hosier Annexe
– Milton Court – at the stage door
– Milton Court – on Level 2
How do I get a student discount
for travel?
Transport for London
You may be eligible to apply for the 18+
Student Oyster photocard, which offers
a 30% discount for students who live in
London. You can usually apply from the
start of September but we will not be able
to authorise your application until you have
fully enrolled.
If you won’t use public transport regularly
(e.g. if you live in Sundial Court), the 18+
Oyster photocard may not be worthwhile.
In these cases, a contactless payment card or
a standard Oystercard with ‘pay as you go’
credit will still be cheaper than paying cash
fares. Applications are available online
and at all stations. Please note, cash
payments are no longer accepted on buses;
passengers will need to pay using Oyster, a
contactless payment card, or show a paper
Travelcard.
16+ Zip Oyster Cards are also available
if you are not yet 18.
National Rail
National Rail offers the 16-25 Railcard,
which gives a discount on travel to anyone
aged 16 to 25, or 26+ and in full-time study.
If you are over 25 and need the School to
confirm you are studying for over 15 hours
per week, at least 20 weeks a year, please
come to Registry with your application
form. You must be fully enrolled to qualify.
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