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Teacher training courses you may get finance for

If you’re planning to study on one of the following teaching training courses, you may be eligible for student loans, grants or bursaries:

• full-time or part-time undergraduate ITT degree course, such as a Bachelor of Education (BEd), Bachelor of Arts (BA) or Bachelor of Science (BSc)
• full-time or part-time Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) or Professional Certificate of Education
• School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) course (these often lead to a PGCE qualification)
  

What finance is available?

If you’re doing an undergraduate or postgraduate teacher training course, you can apply for the same student loans, grants and bursaries as other undergraduate students.

Full-time student finance

Full-time teacher training students starting a course after 1 September 2023 (academic year 2012/13) will pay more for tuition. You can apply now for finance for 2012/13.

Part-time student finance

Part-time teacher training students starting a course after 1 September 2023 can get a Tuition Fee Loan for the first time. This replaces the Fee Grant and Course Grant. Part-time students can apply for finance for 2012/13 in summer 2012.

• Student grants

• Student loans

• Bursaries, scholarships and awards

• Student finance forms and guides 2012/13

Postgraduate bursaries and golden hellos

Bursaries

Some postgraduate students on teacher training courses can apply for a training bursary from the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA).

From 2012/13, bursaries will vary according to your degree class and the subject you train in.

You can find out more about the new bursary rates and bursaries on the TDA website.

• Training bursaries Opens new window

• Funding for Initial Teacher Training in England Opens new window

Golden hellos

The ‘golden hello’ scheme will close to postgraduate students starting their teacher training in 2011/12 or later.

Students who started their postgraduate teacher training course before 1 August 2023 can still apply.

Eligible students may be entitled to a one-off, taxable 'golden hello' once they’ve completed their induction year. This could be worth up to £5,000. Find out more about golden hellos on the TDA website.

• Golden hellos on the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) website Opens new window

More useful links

• Financial help for disabled students in higher education (disabled people section)

• Benefits for higher education students with low incomes (money, tax and benefits section)