US EditionGovernment offers trainee teachers up to £31,000 tax-free incentives to boost recruitment
Government bursaries up to £31,000 aim to boost recruitment and retention in STEM teaching amid a 33% rise in physics and 42% rise in computing trainees, officials said.
- The Department for Education announced up to 31,000 tax-free bursaries for people training through further education routes in key STEM subjects next year.
- Schools across England have faced recruitment and retention challenges for several years, with only 62% of secondary trainee targets met for 2024/25 and 72.2% of physics lessons taught by qualified teachers.
- The Department for Education reports Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship funding will match incentives in all subjects, with a 55% growth and courses shortened from twelve to nine months.
- Teachers warned incentives may attract trainees but retention depends on pay, workload and culture, with Amanda adding, `Workload and working hours have consistently been a major issue.`
- From next year bursaries and scholarships will be available through school-based and university training routes, continuing into the 2026/27 funding year to attract people with science and engineering backgrounds.
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Government offers trainee teachers up to £31,000 tax-free incentives to boost recruitment
The Department for Education wants to attract more people with science and engineering backgrounds into teaching, all while grappling with a major recruitment and retention challenge.
Funding: initial teacher training (ITT), academic year 2026 to 2027 – statement from NASBTT
The Department for Education has today announced the financial incentives for ITT courses starting in 2026/27. A communication from the DfE is shared below: We are continuing to offer tax-free bursaries of £29,000 in chemistry, computing, mathematics, and physics. Scholarships worth £31,000 tax-free will be offered in chemistry, computing, and…
Government offers trainee teachers up to £31,000 tax-free incentives t
The government has announced new financial incentives worth up to £31,000 tax-free for trainee teachers in maths, physics, chemistry and computing, in an effort to tackle long-standing recruitment challenges in England’s schools. From next year, bursaries and scholarships will be available to those training through both school-based and university routes, with the Department for Education hoping to attract more people with science and engineerin…
Government Offers Trainee Teachers Up To £31,000 Tax-free Incentives To Boost Recruitment - Great Yorkshire Radio
From next year, bursaries and scholarships will be available to those training through both school-based and university routes, with the Department for Education hoping to attract more people with science and engineering backgrounds into the classroom. Trainees in further education will also be eligible for up to £31,000 in shortage subjects, £10,000 for English, and £15,000 for those training to work with children who have special educational n…
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