FUNDING YOUR TRAINING
There are several options for you to fund your training, including tuition fees and maintenance loans, bursaries and scholarships. For the most up to date information, visit Get Into Teaching website.
Get Into Teaching
We're here to help you with any questions you may have about the funding process. Don't hesitate to get in touch if there's something you're unsure about.
Student Finance
If you decide to/ have already accepted your offer from us, we highly recommend that you apply for your Student Finance as soon as possible to ensure everything is in place for the beginning of the course. You can apply for a:
- tuition fee loan of up to £9,250 to cover your teacher training, so you do not need to pay course fees upfront
- maintenance loan of up to £12,382 to help with living costs
Once you have applied through Student Finance, we will then need to confirm your registration on the course. This is done by you signing the unconditional offer letter, issued once you have met any conditions. We will also then need to confirm your attendance on the course, this is done at the end of your first week on placement.
We understand that student finance then takes around 3 to 5 days to process the payments.
Please see below the information that you will need to ensure you are applying for the correct course:
Primary Trainees
Course location: The Bradford Birth to 19 SCITT
Course name: QTS General Primary –England
SLC code: 867253
Secondary Trainees
Course location: The Bradford Birth to 19 SCITT
Course name: QTS General Secondary – England
SLC code: 867254
Student Loan Reimbursement Scheme (Secondary)
To encourage and reward Languages, Science and Computing teachers to teach in specific areas of England, which includes Bradford, the Teachers' Student Loan Reimbursement scheme will pay back the student loan repayments you've made in the previous year. To be eligible for reimbursement you must be employed in a secondary or special school in Bradford.
If you start teacher training or are in years 1 to 5 of your career from September 2019 or September 2020, the Teachers' Student Loan Reimbursement scheme will pay back the student loan repayments via PAYE to the Student Loans Company and teach Languages or Science in a state-funded school in a designated local authority (Bradford is included).
You claim your reimbursement in arrears at the beginning of the academic year.
Self-funding
If you are self-funding and are not going through Student Finance please let us know as soon as possible.
Bursaries and Scholarships
Bursaries and Scholarships are available for the following subjects: Chemistry, Computing, Maths, Physics, Classics, Languages and Biology. You cannot receive both a bursary and a scholarship.
Bursaries
To be eligible for a bursary, you must hold a 2:2 or higher undergraduate degree or a PhD/master's degree, as well as meeting the bursary scheme’s individual terms and conditions.
Scholarships
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- BCS The Chartered Institute for IT (computing)
- Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (maths)
- Institute of Physics (physics)
Full list of bursaries and scholarships:
|
Subject |
Bursary |
Scholarship |
|
Chemistry |
£24,000 |
£26,000 |
|
Computing |
£24,000 |
£26,000 |
|
Maths |
£24,000 |
£26,000 |
|
Physics |
£24,000 |
£26,000 |
|
Classics |
£10,000 |
None |
|
Languages |
£10,000 |
None |
|
Biology |
£7,000 |
None |
Non-graduate bursaries
Parents and Carers
People with Disabilities
- Disabled Students Allowance (DSA)
- Paid trainees can get support through Access To Work
- General support for teacher trainees who are Disabled
People from outside England
If you live in Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland you’ll need to contact your country’s student finance body.
Contact the education authority if you live in the Channel Islands (Jersey and Guernsey) or on the Isle of Man.
Salaried route
Salaries are funded by the employing school, and so trainees can only be offered salaried positions where schools have agreed to fund a place.
To be eligible:
- You satisfy the minimum qualification requirements.
- You will typically be paid £18,169 and be employed by your school. At the end of the year, you will be recommended for QTS and have the option to study for the PGCE (funded by the trainee or school).
