PGCE (Teacher Training) Bursary

Note to Students Entering in 2011/12: The Government have now announced arrangements for 2011/12. There are significant changes to the number of courses eligible for the bursary.

Trainees starting in ITT in the academic year 2011/12 may be offered a tax-free bursary; the amount of the bursary depends on when an individual begins their training and the subject they train to teach.

Bursary rates for 2011/12

This website will be updated as soon as any details are known. PGCE students may also wish to look at further information on the Training & Development Agency website.

Students starting their course in September 2011

In order to receive payment of your bursary, you must provide details of your nominated bank account. You can do this at registration through the University’s on-line Student Records System. Your login details will be sent to you in your registration pack which will be sent to you in August 2011.

You will also receive a payment schedule detailing the date that each payment will be made.

You will receive your first bursary payment in October, providing that you complete and return the Bank Account details form as explained above.  Subsequent payments will be made according to the dates stated on the payment schedule.

If you withdraw from your course or interrupt your studies, you must inform the Student Funding Team on 01392 72 5709. As soon as you inform us of this, all payments of the bursary will cease.  If you fail to inform the Student Funding Team of your withdrawal or interruption before an instalment payment is made, the University will request the immediate repayment.

If you interrupt your studies and return at a later date, you will only be eligible for the portion of bursary not already received.

International Students are not eligible for the training bursary. Payments made before eligibility has been properly assessed are made on a provisional basis and may be subject to repayment.

If you have any enquiries regarding the Teacher Training Bursary, please contact the Student Information Desk on 08444 724724 (UK callers) or +44 (0)1392 724724 (International callers) or sid@exeter.ac.uk.

Students starting their course in September 2012

In addition to the tuition support and student loans, the Training and Development Agency for Schools offers further financial incentives and support to offset the costs of PGCE training for some subjects. In 2012/13 bursaries are available for Home and EU trainees on eligible postgraduate courses in England. Bursary amounts will vary depending on teaching subject and degree class.

The 2012/13 bursary scheme recognises exceptional achievement outside of degree results and allows flexibility in some cases. In exceptional circumstances trainees may receive a higher bursary than their degree class would otherwise allow. This allows the scheme to take account of, for example, trainees with a 2:2 and a PhD or proven exceptional subject knowledge gained from another career.

The information below summarises the standard training bursaries available in 2012/13:

ITT Specialism

Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry, Modern Languages ⁽³⁾
Trainee with First - £20,000
Trainee with 2.1 - £15,000
Trainee with 2.2 - £12,000

Other priority secondary specialisms and all primary specialisms ⁽¹⁾
Trainee with First - £9,000
Trainee with 2.1 - £5,000
Trainee with 2.2 - £0

General science and non-priority secondary specialisms ⁽²⁾
Trainee with First - £0
Trainee with 2.1 - £0
Trainee with 2.2 - £0

_{(1) Art and design, design and technology, economics, engineering, English, dance, drama, geography, history, information and communications technology (ICT), computer science, classics, music, biology, physical education, primary, and religious education mainstream post-graduate ITT courses attract £9,000 bursaries for trainees with a first and £5,000 for trainees with a 2:1.}

_{(2) General science, business studies, citizenship, applied science, health and social care, leisure and tourism, media studies, psychology, social sciences (except economics) ITT courses attract no bursary.}

_{(3) Physics trainees with a 2:1 or first are able to apply for an Institute of Physics scholarship. The scholarship is worth £20,000. Trainees who hold the scholarship will not also be eligible for the standard Department for Education (DfE) bursary. Physics trainees who are not awarded the scholarship will continue in 2012/13 to be eligible for the standard £20,000 bursary for those with a first, and £15,000 bursary for those with a 2:1.}

Please click here to go to the TDA website for full details on TDA Bursaries for 2012/13 entry