Funding your teacher training
Find out how much your tuition fees will cost, and the different ways you can fund your study with us
How much are tuition fees?
The amount your teaching training will cost varies, depending on what course you're studying, the subject you're focusing on, and where you're applying from. For students assessed as being eligible for UK support, it can be up to £9,250 per year for a full-time programme.
The good news is that if you're on a qualifying teacher training course in England, there are plenty of bursaries, loans and funding options open to you when it comes to paying for your studies.
Tuition fee and maintenance loans
If you’re studying any of our PGCE courses – and you’re not eligible to receive a bursary or scholarship – you're eligible for an undergraduate student loan to help cover your fees and living costs.
You won’t have to pay the cost of your tuition in advance (although you can, if you'd like to) and you'll only repay the loan when you're in employment and earning more than £27,295 a year.
If you're a full-time student, you may also be eligible for a maintenance loan towards your living costs – visit the Student Finance England website for more guidance.
Your personal circumstances can also affect your eligibility for further funding, and the UK government's student finance calculator can help you work out if you can claim for Parents' Learning Allowances, Childcare Grants, Child Tax Credits and many other additional sources of funding.
Scholarships and bursaries
Primary PGCE bursary
If you study PGCE Primary in 2023/24, you're eligible to receive a bursary of £1,000 from the University of Portsmouth.
You don't need to apply and students starting in September 2023 will be paid in three instalments – with one instalment in each school term.
Secondary PGCE bursaries
PGCE trainees may be eligible for considerable financial support. If you train to teach at a secondary school in 2023/24, you may be able to get a bursary of up to £27,000 from the Department for Education on the following courses:
- Computer Science
- English
- Geography
- Mathematics
- Modern Foreign Languages
- Science
Further Education and Training bursaries (PGCE and CertEd)
If you study Further Education and Training PGCE or CertEd in 2023/24, you may be able to receive a bursary or grant awarded by the Department for Education to support your study with us.
If you're not already working in teaching and you'll be studying the PGCE or CertEd full-time, you may be able to get a pre-service bursary. Pre-service bursaries, paid to you, are available in the following subjects:
- Computing, engineering (and/or manufacturing), maths, and science (including biology, chemistry, or physics): £29,000
- SEND: £15,000
- English: £12,000
Ready to pay your fees?
You can pay your tuition, accommodation or language course fees online today. Find out more about making a payment.