Funding and finance for ITT

Fees

Applicants will need to pay tuition fees to cover the cost of the course. Most providers charge £9,250.  We are awaiting information about projected rises in fees and will publish any changes here when confirmed.

Student finance 

All candidates from the EU are eligible for a tuition fee loan. In addition, candidates from the UK can also apply for a means-tested maintenance grant and a maintenance loan of up to £12,382 to help with living costs.

The Government's Get Into Teaching website offers further information about student finance, including a finance calculator to help estimate the potential grants and loans that may be available. 

Use the student finance calculator on GOV.UK to find out how much funding you can get:

Bursaries & Scholarships

Some courses are eligible for a tax-free Government bursary as they are considered 'shortage areas' in teaching. If you are successful in gaining a place to train in one of these subject areas, your provider can apply for a bursary which you will then receive in monthly instalments for the duration of your training.

Check which subjects have bursaries and scholarships

Teaching bursaries and scholarships are only available for the subjects listed below. You cannot receive both a teaching bursary and a scholarship.

Subject Bursary Scholarship
Chemistry £29,000 £31,000
Computing £29,000 £31,000
Maths £29,000 £31,000
Physics £29,000 £31,000
Design & Technology £26,000 N/A
Geography £26,000 N/A
Languages (All other languages) £26,000 N/A
Languages (French, German, Spanish) £26,000 £28,000
Biology £26,000 N/A
English £5,000 N/A
Art and Design £10,000 N/A
Music £10,000 N/A
RE £10,000 N/A

 

Further information about scholarships can be found here:

 

ITT Mentor Funding

ITT Mentor training is funded by the DfE, and schools can claim for this through the Claim Funding for Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Mentor Training digital service.

How to claim

  • You should have received an email invitation to log-in to the service (this will go to your main contact on the DfE sign in service and usually the contact registered on Get Information About Schools).
  • Use your DfE sign-in to access the service: Claim funding for mentor training - GOV.UK
  • Claim for ITT mentors only, not ECF mentors. 
  • Ensure the name of the mentor matches their name on the Teacher Register. For example, if the mentor has married and changed their name, the register will need to be updated before submitting a claim.

The DfE will undertake further assurance on a random sample of at least ten percent of schools and may ask for evidence of the stated expenditure. Further details can be found in the mentor guidance.

You may need to speak to your mentor(s) directly to find out how many hours they have logged with the provider or contact your ITT provider to verify the number of hours you are claiming for. Once you have submitted your claim, the DfE will contact the ITT provider to ensure that the hours you claim for match their records, so we strongly recommend that you only claim for the hours detailed above to avoid any delays in receiving your funding.

Please note : This does not apply to ECT Programme Mentor funding. ECT Mentor funding will be paid directly to your school within your core grant, based on the number of mentors you have had and their level of engagement with the programme. You do not need to claim for this. 

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