Fees & Funding Options

Tuition Fee Loans

If you are looking to train as a teacher you could receive a tuition fee loan to help you complete your teacher training year. You can apply for a tuition fees loan to cover up to the full cost of the course fees (£9,250 for a full-time course). Tuition fee loans are not means tested and are paid directly to your provider by Student Finance England. As a loan they are repayable, but not until you are in employment and earning above a certain amount. 

Maintenance Loan

You may also be eligible for a maintenance loan to help with living costs. Maintenance loans are partly means-tested and the amount you could receive depends on where you live, study and your household income. Maintenance loans are paid directly to you.

You can apply for a tuition fee loan and a maintenance loan if you already have a student loan, and regardless of whether you receive a teaching bursary or scholarship.

Eligibility

You have to be entitled to support under the student finance criteria to be eligible for student finance. For initial teacher training this depends primarily on your nationality or residency status.

To be eligible you need to be a UK national or have Settled Status in the UK, and you need to have been living in the UK for three years before the start of your course.

If you’re applying for teacher training as a non-UK citizen, your entitlement to financial support from the UK government will depend on your immigration status and choice of subject. Without settled status, most non-UK candidates will not be eligible for financial support, unless they train to teach languages or physics.

Further information about student finance is available on Gov. UK Student Finance

You could get up to £29,000 tax-free while you train in the form of a government teacher training bursary. Bursaries are tax-free payments you receive if you are training to teach in certain subjects. The teacher training bursary offer differs each year and is announced in early October. For current bursaries please see our Bursary and Scholarship Table section.

Eligibility

To receive a bursary you must be eligible for student finance and must hold a bachelor's degree class 2:2 honours or above, or a master's or PhD.

Your eligibility for, and the amount you can expect to receive, will also depend on the subject you choose to teach.

How to Apply

You do not need to apply for a bursary - if you are eligible you will automatically receive it. Bursaries are paid in 10 instalments across the duration of the programme.

If you’re passionate about your subject and have the potential to be an inspirational teacher you could apply for a scholarship to support your training. Scholarships are awarded to gifted trainees in physics, maths, chemistry, languages and computing, in partnership with highly regarded professional subject associations. 

As well as financial support, as a scholar you’ll enjoy a range of prestigious benefits, including:

• free membership from the professional subject associations awarding the scholarship    
• access to resources and events to support you through your training
• support to improve your teacher practice and subject knowledge
• networking opportunities from a community of like-minded scholars   

Eligibility

To be eligible for a scholarship, you should have at least a 2:1 degree or above and want to teach chemistry, computing, maths, languages or physics. You can still apply if you have a 2:2, but you’ll need to provide evidence of significant relevant experience and subject knowledge. They are awarded in place of a bursary - you cannot receive both a bursary and a scholarship.

How to apply for a scholarship

You need to apply directly to the relevant scholarship provider:

• The Royal Society of Chemistry (Chemistry)
• BCS The Chartered Institute for IT (Computing)
• British Council (Modern Foreign Languages – French, German and Spanish only)
• The Institute of Mathematics (Maths)
• The Institute of Physics (Physics)

Each provider will have their own assessment criteria and application process.

If you’re not successful in your application for a scholarship, and secured a place on a qualifying teacher training course in England, you’ll still receive the standard bursary.

Bursaries & Scholarships Table 2025-2026

If you are a parent, have an adult dependant or a disability there may be some extra financial support available to you:

• Childcare Grant 
• Parents’ Learning Allowance 
• Child Tax Credits
• Disabled Students’ Allowance
• Adult Dependants' Grant 

Once you have accepted your place with us, you can apply for Parents’ Learning Allowance, Disabled Students’ Allowance and Adult Dependants’ Grant online via Student Finance England (SFE). 

Childcare Grants are also managed by SFE, but you will need to complete and submit a paper application form.

Child Tax Credits are claimed by ordering a tax credits claim form via GOV.UK.

For 2025/2026 our tuition fees are £9,250 plus a £200 administration fee.

We offer a QTS (Qualified Teacher Status) only option for £8,250.

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