PGCE Students
Training grants
Availability of Initial Teacher Training incentives is announced by the Welsh Government on an annual basis. The Initial Teacher Training incentive grants in Wales for students starting in the 2019/20 academic year are as follows for the subjects taught at Bangor University:
| Training grant amount | Subject or Phase |
Degree qualification classification |
|---|---|---|
£20,000 |
Postgraduate secondary courses in mathematics, physics, chemistry or Welsh |
1st and/or PhD/Masters |
£10,000 |
Postgraduate secondary courses in mathematics, physics, chemistry or Welsh |
2.1 |
£6,000 |
Postgraduate secondary courses in mathematics, physics, chemistry or Welsh |
2.2 |
£3,000 |
Postgraduate secondary courses in biology, religious education, art, physical education, music, outdoor education. |
1st and/or PhD/Masters |
Additional |
Postgraduate primary courses with a degree subject specialism of English, Welsh, Mathematics, physics or chemistry |
1st and/or PhD/Masters |
ITT incentive grants will only be available in the subjects or study areas listed above. For secondary combined courses, the qualifying subject would be the main subject studied.
The incentives relate to courses which lead to Qualified Teacher Status. They do not apply to further education teacher training courses.
Grants are available to students on designated courses meeting specified eligibility criteria. Terms and conditions apply.
Grants are only available for specified postgraduate ITT courses leading to Qualified Teacher Status starting in the 2019/20 academic year. No availability of incentives at these rates for future years is implied. Subjects/phase is subject to change in future years depending on recruitment and policy.