Teacher training bursaries
Secondary education
If you are starting a PGCE in secondary education you may be entitled to financial support from the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA). The amount of the support depends on when you start training and what subject you train to teach.
As the information can quickly become out of date we recommend that you check the TDA website for up to date information.
Trainees starting ITT in the academic year 2013/14 may be offered a tax-free bursary; the amount of the bursary depends on when an individual begins their training and the subject they train to teach. Some PGCE secondary bursaries, on some courses, are as much as £20,000!
The 2013/14 bursary scheme recognises exceptional achievement outside of degree results and allows flexibility in some cases. In exceptional circumstances trainees may receive a higher bursary than their degree class would otherwise allow. This allows the scheme to take account of, for example, trainees with a 2:2 and a PhD or proven exceptional subject knowledge gained from another career. Find out more about this scheme in the bursary document about the consideration of exceptional achievements (PDF, 162KB).
The table below summarises the standard training bursaries available in 2013/14
| Training bursary 2013/14 | ITT subject/phase | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physics*, chemistry*, maths | Modern languages | Primary maths specialist** | Other priority secondary*** and primary | |
| Trainee with first | £20,000 | £20,000 | £11,000 | £9,000 |
| 2:1 | £15,000 | £15,000 | £6,000 | £4,000 |
| 2:2 | £12,000 | £12,000 | £0 | £0 |
| Free school meals (FSM) premium | 25% premium paid on the above bursaries/scholarships to School Direct trainees whose training is based in a school where more than 35% of pupils are eligible for free school meals | |||
* Trainee teachers in physics and chemistry with a 2:1 or first are able to apply for scholarships with the relevant subject association group. The scholarships are worth £20,000 and trainees will be subject to a competitive process. Trainees who hold the scholarship will not also be eligible for the standard Department for Education (DfE) bursary. Trainees who are not awarded a scholarship will continue to be eligible for the standard bursaries in 2013/14.
** The Secretary of State announced on 14 June that trainees with a B or better at maths A-level on the new maths primary specialist courses would receive an extra £2,000 bursary, up to a maximum of £11,000.
*** English, geography, history, computer science, Latin, Greek, music, biology and physical education.
