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<p>The latest Initial Teacher Training (ITT) census shows that postgraduate recruitment
is at its highest level since 2011/12<sup><sup>[1]</sup></sup>, with 29,255 postgraduate
trainees recruited this academic year. The Department’s financial incentives package
makes a substantial contribution to this. We offer bursaries and scholarships of up
to £28,000 for priority subjects, working in partnership with professional bodies
such as the Institute of Physics and the Royal Society of Chemistry.</p><p>The Department’s
analysis demonstrates the effectiveness of the current financial offer. As the National
Audit Office have acknowledged, the Department found that an increase of £1,000 in
bursary value led to a 2.9% increase in applications for postgraduate ITT. The vast
majority of bursary recipients go straight from training to the classroom. 94% of
2016/17 postgraduate trainee teachers who successfully completed training in a bursary
subject were in a teaching post six months later.</p><p>To ensure that the Department
is spending money effectively, it is piloting two new financial incentives. The first
is a phased bursary for mathematics teachers which comprises a lower bursary during
training, followed by early-career payments in the third and fifth years of teaching.
The second is a student loan reimbursement scheme for languages and science teachers.
Both pilots are designed to encourage talented teachers to remain in the profession.</p><p>[1]
Teach First recruitment has been included in ITT census data since 2015/16.</p>
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