Funding Options

Salaried

As a salaried trainee, you will be in the classroom from day one earning an unqualified teacher's salary - see teacher pay scales here. Your tuition fees will be paid by us.

This route is highly competitive and is dependent on available places in your preferred subject and location. Core subjects such as English, Maths and all Sciences are more likely to have salaried vacancies due to their demand. Other subjects may also be available in some regions.

Explore subject availability.

If you are unsuccessful in your application for a salaried vacancy, we will work with you to find a suitable alternative.

We are running some of our salaried courses through the government’s apprenticeship scheme. This will not differ from our regular salaried route in terms of course content; it simply enables our schools to access funding for your training.

Self-funded

The majority of our trainees opt for the self-funded route. This means you will need to pay your tuition fees, but you’ll be entitled to apply for a student loan to cover fees and maintenance. Our tuition fees for the PGCE and QTS combination are set at £9,000. If you choose the QTS only route, the tuition fee is £7,250. You’ll start in September on a timetable of around 30% of a fully qualified teacher, gradually rising to 60-80% by Term 3.

More information about funding options can be found on the Get Into Teaching website.

The table below summarises the standard training bursaries available, as well as scholarships where applicable.

A bursary is a monetary award which helps you to pay for fees.

Scholarships with United Teaching

At United Teaching we strongly encourage trainees to apply for a scholarship where applicable.

These are awarded by the Institute of Mathematics, the Institute of Physics, the Royal Society of Chemistry and British Council.

If you want to apply for a scholarship, please contact the relevant body directly for more information. Each application is a competitive process but please contact us if you need any help. 

Bursaries

Bursaries

 

Bursary amount

 

Scholarship amount

For trainees with 1st, 2:1, 2:2, PhD or Master's

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Physics

£28,000 

£30,000

Chemistry

£28,000

£30,000

Maths

£28,000

£30,000

Modern Foreign Languages (French/Spanish)

£25,000

 £27,000

Geography

£25,000

 

Design Technology

£25,000

 

Biology

£25,000

 

Religious Education

£10,000

 

English

£10,000

 

Music

£10,000

 

Art and Design

£10,000

 

Figures correct October 2023