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Written question asked by Alex Norris (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 March 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 7 March 2022 (named day). It was answered by Robin Walker (Conservative) on Monday, 7 March 2022 on behalf of the Department for Education.

Teachers: Training

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he plans to (a) reinstate or (b) increase teaching bursaries for subjects where training bursaries were reduced or suspended in 2021.

Answer

For initial teacher training (ITT) courses starting in the 2022/23 academic year, the department is continuing to offer a £24,000 tax-free bursary or prestigious scholarships worth £26,000 tax-free in chemistry, computing, mathematics and physics.

In addition, the department has reinstated £15,000 tax-free bursaries for geography and design and technology that we last offered in 2020/21. We have also increased the bursary for languages from £10,000 to £15,000, and the biology bursary from £7,000 to £10,000, compared to those offered in 2021/22.

The department reviews bursaries each year to take account of a number of factors including historic recruitment, forecast economic conditions, and teacher supply need in each subject. Being able to change bursary amounts gives us the flexibility to respond to the need to attract new teachers, and means we are spending money where it is needed most.

Therefore, the department will review the need for bursaries across all subjects again, including the value of current bursaries, before announcing the offer for academic year 2023/24 this autumn.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
132346
Session
2021-22
Related items
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Monday, 21 March 2022
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Finance Teachers Training
Link
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