Teacher Training

Teacher Training

Some full-time eligible home and EU students on a postgraduate course leading to Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), e.g. a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), may receive receive a tax-free Training Bursary through their University. Students training to teach Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, and Maths may be eligible for a £9,000 Training Bursary award, and those training to teach Biology, Combined/General Science, and Modern Foreign Languages may be eligible for a £6,000 Training Bursary award. All other postraduate trainees teachers will not be eligible for an award.

Tuition fees for PGCE courses starting from September 2011 are £3,375 pa. Tuition Fee Loans for home and EU students are available so that money for fees does not have to be found up-front.  PGCE students are also eligible for Maintenance Grants of up to £2,906 pa, the final amount awarded will depend on household income. Students in receipt of the full Maintenance Grant are eligible to receive a bursary of £338 pa from the University of Worcester paid in three monthly instalments from December.

Home students may also apply to Student Finance England for a Maintenance Loan, Childcare Grant, Disabled Students’ Allowance and so on. Help may also be available from the University’s Access to Learning Fund.

You can get more information on teacher training support including next year's Training Bursaries and related issues from the Teaching Information Line on 0800 389 2500, or on the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) website www.tda.gov.uk.