Student finance: teacher training courses :Cross Stitch – Education and learning

Initial Teacher Training (ITT) undergraduate and postgraduate students can apply for the same student loans, grants and bursaries as other undergraduate students. Find out what full-time or part-time courses you may get finance for and what finance is available.

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)

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.

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.