Fees and Funding

The tuition fees for trainees on SCITT programmes are £9,790 for all Full-time courses. 

No, you will be affiliated with a university through your registration with us on the PGCE course. You will have access to their online resources and support services as well as our own. Your PGCE is accredited at the end of the course.

You can choose to pay the fees up-front, or to take out a tuition fee loan from Student Loans Company – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Government maintenance grants and loans are available to support with living costs during the training year for UK residents based upon your household income (and EU students in some circumstances). To check eligibility and to apply visit Student finance for undergraduates: New full-time students – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Self funded training: some candidates choose to fund their training without a loan. In these circumstances a payment schedule will be shared with individuals, once their place on the course is confirmed.

Bursaries and scholarships are available to trainees in some subjects on tuition-fee-based teacher training courses in England that lead to the award of qualified teacher status (QTS).

Receiving a bursary or scholarship depends on the trainee’s:

• highest relevant academic award
• ITT subject

In languages and physics, trainees starting courses in the 2026 to 2027 academic year will not need to be eligible for student finance to be eligible for a bursary or scholarship.

In all other subjects, trainees are only eligible for a bursary or scholarship if they are entitled to support under the student finance criteria.

Non-UK trainees should read Train to teach in England as a non-UK citizen. Applicants with a degree from outside the UK should use Teach in England if you trained outside the UK.

For 2026 to 2027, the DfE are offering bursaries of:

• £29,000 in chemistry, computing, mathematics and physics
• £20,000 in design and technology and languages (including ancient languages)
• £5,000 in biology and geography

Applicants may be eligible for a bursary if they have a 1st, 2:1, 2:2 or master’s degree or a PhD.

The DfE are offering scholarships of:

• £31,000 for chemistry, computing and physics
• £22,000 for French, German and Spanish (no other languages)

Scholarships are usually available to applicants with a 1st, 2:1 or master’s degree or a PhD, though, in exceptional circumstances, they may be awarded to a graduate with a 2:2 and significant relevant experience.

For further details of bursaries and scholarships for 2026-27, please click here.