We are delighted to welcome all of our students to the new academic year at Shrewsbury Colleges Group. Whether you are joining us for the first time or returning after the summer, we are very pleased to see you all here at the college.
Start of term information
Please note that the start of the term of the college is the week commencing Monday, 2 September, but different courses and areas of the college can have separate start dates:
- Lessons for Apprentices start the week commencing Monday, 9 September
- HE courses will start the week commencing Monday, 9 September
Timetables – Higher Education students
The timetable for the Higher Education students will be available in the week commencing Monday, 2 September, but students will be emailed directly with further information, and it will be available on the MySCG app.
Timetables - Apprenticeships
Apprenticeship courses begin the week commencing Monday, 9 September, and employers will inform the apprentices of which day they will be required to attend college. Apprentices starting this year should report to the main reception at the London Road Campus, where their Assessors will meet them on their designated day.
Please send any queries regarding timetables to the Admissions team by 3pm on Friday, 6 September.
Support for students
If you and your family are concerned about the cost of attending college, then there are ways in which we can support you with your study and transport costs. The Student Services teams are located at each campus for a confidential face-to-face chat about the support that the college can offer. There is also helpful advice on the college website:
Finance: Financial Support | Advanced Learner Loan | SCG
Transport: Travelling to College | Shrewsbury Colleges Group (scg.ac.uk)
College is cashless
Please note that the college is cashless across the three campuses. You can pay with a debit or credit card or by Apple Pay/Google Pay and similar mobile phone payment methods. However, we cannot accept cash as a method of payment for food and drinks bought at college. Vending machines at the campuses do accept cash, though.
You can add funds to your student ID card online to pay for anything you need to purchase in college, including in the cafés.
The frequently asked questions webpage that we have set up provides details on how to initially add funds and how to top up your student ID card, along with other information about how the system will work.
This approach will also apply to paying for your trips, resources, and visits and topping up your card to use in the cafés or elsewhere on campus.
Further details on your REMsPay account and login details on the new cashless system are available on MySCG.
New students and Parents/Carers can also set up and register your REMS pay account by following the instructions provided in the links below or using the guidance in the Students section on our website:
FAQs link: Cashless Payment FAQs (scg.ac.uk)
REMsPay Guidance: Guide to using REMSPay (scg.ac.uk)
Student Car Parking at the London Road Campus
If you’re planning to park onsite, please ensure that you register your vehicle(s) via your college REMsPay account. Please register your vehicle as soon as possible using REMSPay. A short grace period is available at the start of the Autumn term for you to do this. Automated Number Plate recognition is in place and automatic parking penalties of £100 apply for unregistered vehicles which park on campus after the grace period.
You will find an appropriately priced item in your REMSPay account to allow you to register your vehicle. Instructions on how to register and pay for your vehicle are below.
For Apprentices: The 2024-25 parking charge is £27 for the year.
For higher education course students: Parking is included within the fees for Accredited higher education course students and those on short courses of six weeks or less. However, you must still register your vehicle via REMSPay (at no additional charge) to avoid enforcement penalties.
Register your vehicle(s):
- Step 1: Log in to REMsPay, and from the Home Page, click on ‘Add Item
- Step 2: Select the Student Car Parking option
- Step 3: Complete Car registration details for your vehicle
- Step 4: Click in the check box at the bottom of the page and submit
Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you are having trouble with your REMSPay account, more parking info is available at www.scg.ac.uk Car Parking Policy.
If you have already purchased a permit and wish to change your vehicle registration, you can also do so via REMsPay, which is a free item that becomes available once you have purchased a permit. If you cannot do this or have a parking issue, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Please note that there is no student parking at the English or Welsh Bridge campuses.
Student Identification cards
Please don’t forget your student identification cards for the start of the term.
Please note that the college will no longer issue temporary badges to students who have forgotten their identification badge. Instead, students will be issued a replacement badge.
Students will receive a replacement identification card free of charge from Monday, 2 September, until Friday, 13 September.
From Monday, 16 September, students will receive a replacement identification card. However, there will be an administration cost of £2 for this reprint, which is payable immediately upon the new card's issue.