FE funding: initial teacher education (ITE), academic year 2020 to 2021

Funding guidance for further education (FE) organisations and ITE providers for 2020 to 2021 to help train FE teachers.

Published 11 February 2020
Last updated 26 April 2021 + show all updates

1. 26 April 2021

   Updated bursaries funding manual to provide guidance on bursary payments for trainees’ not fully engaging on the FE ITE programme and to clarify over payment entitlement for trainees who withdraw from the course.

2. 4 March 2021

   Added a link to ‘FE funding: initial teacher education (ITE) 2021 to 2022 academic year’.

3. 18 January 2021

   Applications have now closed for further education initial teacher education bursaries and grants for the 2020 to 2021 academic year.

4. 22 October 2020

   Update to grant and bursary funding manuals to explain changes in eligibility and information about changes to the number of grants and bursaries being offered.

5. 17 June 2020

   Updated manuals and claim forms with information about amended eligibility criteria due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

6. 25 February 2020

   Added the bursary and grant claim forms. Amended the funding manuals to add information about trainees who were recruited onto in-scope courses before the bursaries/grants were announced.

7. 11 February 2020

   First published.