Teacher Training

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees for PGCE courses starting from September 2024 are £9,250 pa.

Tuition Fee Loans

Tuition fee loans for Home and pre-2021 entry, settled or pre-settled status EU students are available from Student Finance England.

Find more information and apply online at www.gov.uk/student-finance

Maintenance Loans and Grants

PGCE Home and pre-2021 entry or settled status EU students can also apply for a means-tested Maintenance Loan of up to £10,227 per annum (or £8,610 if living at home with parents), and means-tested help with dependants such as Childcare Grant and Parents’ Learning Allowance as well as Disabled Students’ Allowance from Student Finance England.

Find more information and apply online at www.gov.uk/student-finance

PGCE Scholarship

If you have completed a BA, BSC or LLB award as a home, EU or international student at the University of Worcester and then enrol on a full-time PGCE (Primary, Secondary or Further Education if you are not employed by an FE College) in September 2024 you are entitled to a £500 PGCE Alumni Scholarship payment unless you are receiving a subject-specific scholarship or bursary. The University of Worcester reserves the right to change or remove this discount.

Students are entitled to one discount only and cannot combine this discount with any other.

PGCE Bursary

Some full-time eligible Home or pre-2021 entry or settled status EU students studying for a PGCE will receive a tax free training bursary through the University. 

If you’re a non-UK citizen you will not usually be eligible for a bursary or scholarship, unless you train to teach languages or physics.

Eligibility for the bursary depends upon the classification and subject of your first degree and what you plan to teach. A table which summarises the standard training bursaries available in 2024/25 can be found on the Get Into Teaching bursaries webpage.

Part-Time PGCE Students

Please note that PGCE students studying on a part-time basis will receive the same financial support as part-time undergraduate students, unless their course lasts for less than a year. See Part-time Student Funding page.

Additional Teacher Training Support

You can get more information on teacher-training support and related issues from the Teaching Information Line on 0800 3892 500, or on the Get Into Teaching website.

Access to Learning Fund

PGCE students may also apply to the University’s Access to Learning Fund for help.