Initial teacher training (ITT) costs vary by pathway. General Primary, SEND, and Secondary student teachers pay tuition fees, which can be covered by student loans, self-funding, or both, with instalment plans available. Early years ITT and Teacher Apprenticeship pathways are fully funded by the Department for Education or apprenticeship levy.
The cost of initial teacher training (ITT) depends on your pathway. Fee-funded General Primary, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and Secondary student teachers pay tuition fees, while eligible early years and Teacher Apprenticeship pathways are fully funded.
What are the current ITT tuition fees?
View the ITT Tuition Fee Policy for current tuition fees.
How can you pay your tuition fees?
If you follow a fee-funded General Primary, SEND or Secondary pathway, you can cover your tuition fees through:
- A student loan.
- Self-funding.
- A combination of a student loan and self-funding.
Instalment plans are also available.
Which ITT pathways are fully funded?
If you are on the early years initial teacher training (EYITT) pathway, the Department for Education fully funds your training and assessment course fees.
If you are employed by your school as a student teacher apprentice on the Teacher Apprenticeship, the apprenticeship levy fully covers your course fees.