Teacher training finance and funding 2025/26
Fee paying - no salary route
Trainees following this route will need to pay the course fees of £9,535 for full-time study, or £7,145 per year for part-time study. The second year will be charged pro rata, so if your period of study ends in December, for example, you will only pay for the first term.
These fees can be paid in full at the start of the programme, or can be split into termly payments.
Depending on circumstances, you could be eligible for one of the following finance options:
- DfE-funded tax-free bursary or scholarship
- tuition-fee loan
- maintenance loan.
Tax-free bursaries or scholarships for 2025/26
Graduates with a 2:2 degree or higher might be eligible for a tax-free bursary or scholarship of up to £31,000. The amount awarded depends on your academic qualifications and the subject you’re training to teach.
Bursaries and scholarships by subject for 2025/26
Biology: £26,000
Chemistry: £29,000 (scholarship of £31,000 also available)
Computing: £29,000 (scholarship of £31,000 also available)
Design and technology: £26,000
English: £5,000
Geography: £26,000
Languages (French, German and Spanish only): £26,000 (scholarship of £28,000 also available)
Languages (all other languages, including ancient languages): £26,000
Maths: £29,000 (scholarship of £31,000 also available)
Physics: £29,000 (scholarship of £31,000 also available)
Art & Design: £10,000
Music: £10,000
RE: £10,000
Tuition-fee loan and maintenance loan 2025/26
Once you’ve accepted a fee-funded place, you can apply for a tuition-fee loan and a maintenance loan from Student Finance England. This will cover the full cost of your course. The loan is paid directly to your training provider by Student Finance England.
Tuition-fee loans are not means-tested, so you should be able to cover your course fees in full, regardless of your household income.
You may also be eligible for up to £13,348 as a maintenance loan, to help cover living costs while you train. All eligible trainees will qualify for at least the minimum amount available, regardless of your household income.
Trainees with a disability, a long-term health condition, a mental-health condition or specific learning difficulty (such as dyslexia) can apply for Disabled Students’ Allowances (DSA). For those who are eligible, the DSA can help cover the cost of specialist equipment, such as an electronic device you need because of your disability. The amount you are entitled to will be calculated according to your specific needs, regardless of your household income.
Salaried route
Professionals with a good degree and preferably six months of classroom experience might be eligible for a salaried route into teaching.
If you are intending to teach high-priority subjects, this route offers a salary monthly, according to the unqualified teachers’ pay scale.
Those undertaking the salaried route are not eligible for bursaries, scholarships or student finance.
Unqualified teachers' pay scale (scale point 1), 2024-25
- Annual salary for England (excluding London area): £21,731
- Annual salary, inner London: £27,252
- Annual salary, outer London: £25,758
- Annual salary, London fringe: £23,140