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<p>The department does not currently cap or restrict the number of teacher training
positions offered by accredited Initial Teacher Training (ITT) providers. This enables
them to recruit the highest number of candidates that they can whilst ensuring they
are able to deliver high-quality training.</p><p>For the 2024/25 academic year recruitment
cycle, the department has announced an ITT financial incentives package worth up to
£196 million, which is a £15 million increase on the last cycle.</p><p>For trainees
starting ITT in 2024/25, the department is offering a £28,000 tax-free bursary and
£30,000 tax-free bursaries in mathematics, physics, chemistry and computing.</p><p>The
department is also offering a £25,000 tax-free bursary for biology, design & technology,
geography and languages (including ancient languages), and a £10,000 tax-free bursary
for English, art and design, music and religious education.</p><p>The department reviews
the bursaries on offer each year to take account of factors including historic recruitment,
forecast economic conditions, and teacher supply need in each subject. This provides
flexibility to respond to the need to attract new teachers, and means the department
is spending money where it is needed most.</p><p>The department welcomes talented
individuals from overseas to train to teach in England. For the 2023/24 and 2024/25
academic years, the department has extended bursary and scholarship eligibility to
all non-UK national trainees in physics and languages. This means international physics
and languages trainees are eligible for scholarships worth up to £30,000 and bursaries
worth up to £28,000. The department is also piloting a new international relocation
payment worth £10,000 to help teachers and trainees in languages and physics with
the cost of visas and other expenses involved in moving to England.</p>
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