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Funding help for teacher training

There is plenty of financial help available for graduate trainee teachers. Once qualified you'll earn a decent salary and have good career development prospects.

Don't be put off training to be a teacher because you think you won't be able to afford it: there is plenty of help available, whatever route you choose to follow. Once you've finished your training you will be able to start on a decent salary with good prospects for advancement.

Tuition fees for PGCEs in England and Wales

Tuition fees are unlikely to increase much beyond the figure for the 2010-11 academic year, which was £6,000 and £9,000, depending on which provider you chose. Most people can apply to their local authority for a loan to cover the cost of fees, which you will not have to repay until you have finished studying and are earning over £21,000 a year.

Funding for teacher training

  • In England students are currently eligible for a maintenance grant or special support grant of up to £2,906.
  • It is also possible to apply for a maintenance loan.
  • A bursary of £20,000 is available to eligible secondary trainees in:
    • Maths
    • Physics
    • Chemistry
    • Modern foreign languages.
  • Reduced bursaries are also available for trainees from other subjects

Grants for teacher training in Wales

  • Students in Wales are also entitled to Assembly Learning Grants of up to £5,000 in 2011-12.
  • Students from England living in Wales can get maintenance grants of up to £2,906 are available.
  • Maintenance loans totalling up to £4,745 are available for 2011-12.
  • Secondary undergraduate placement grants of £1,200 are also available for trainees in the following areas:
    • Mathematics
    • Sciences
    • Modern foreign languages
    • Design and technology
    • ICT
    • Welsh
    • Music
    • Religious education.

Employment-based routes into teaching

If you decide to train via the graduate or registered teacher programmes (GTP and RTP) you will be paid a salary by the school where you are working. The minimum salary for 2011-12 is £15,800, but you could be paid up to £19,000.

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