Fees and funding
Salaried teacher training routes
There are two salaried teacher training routes available; Teaching Apprenticeships and School Direct (Salaried). You will receive on-the-job training while you are paid an unqualified teacher salary and your training fees are paid by the school:
| Rest of ENGLAND & Wales | inner london | outer london | london fringe | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max | £27,965 | £32,515 | £31,290 | £29,123 |
| Min | £17,682 | £22,237 | £21,004 | £18,844 |
Non-salaried teacher training routes
For certain subjects a non-salaried teacher training route could be the preferred option. There are three types of funding available for teacher training – depending on your circumstances, you could receive all three:
- Tax-free bursary or scholarship
- Tuition Fee Loan and Maintenance Loan
- Extra financial support if you’re a parent, have an adult dependant or a disability
Tax free bursary or scholarship
You will need a first, 2:1, 2:2, PhD or Master’s to be eligible for a bursary or scholarship. An overview of the bursaries and scholarships available can be found in the table below:
Eligibility 2020-2021: The financial offer for chemistry, languages, maths or physics
| Trainee with 1st, 2:1, 2:2, PhD or Master’s | Early-career payments | TOTAL | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemistry, languages, maths or physics | £26,000 bursary | £6,000 | £32,000 |
| £28,000 scholarship | £6,000 | £34,000 |
Eligibility 2020-2021: The scholarships and bursaries for other subjects
| Scholarships | BursarieS | |
|---|---|---|
| Computing | £28,000 | £26,000 |
| Biology | – | £26,000 |
| Classics | – | £26,000 |
| Geography | £17,000 | £15,000 |
| D&T | – | £15,000 |
| English | – | £12,000 |
| History, RE, business studies | – | £9,000 |
| Art and design, music | – | £9,000 |
| Primary with maths | – | £6,000 |
Tuition Fee Loan and Maintenance Loan
- A Tuition Fee Loan is available to cover course costs – if you take one out, you don’t have to pay your course costs upfront
- A Maintenance Loan is available to help with living costs
- It doesn’t matter if you already have a student loan – you can still apply for both of these loans to support your teacher training
- You will only start making repayments when you earn over the threshold
- If you have a student loan already, taking out a further loan for your teacher training will not see your monthly repayments increase
To find out more please visit the Get Into Teaching website here
Extra financial support
There is extra financial support available if you are a parent, have an adult dependant or a disability. To find out more please visit the Get Into Teaching website here
