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<p>The Government announced the Teachers’ Student Loan Reimbursement scheme in October
2017, fulfilling our manifesto commitment to help new teachers stay in the profession
by forgiving their student loan repayments. The scheme is a pilot that is testing
the impact of offering this incentive on teacher retention. It is aimed at early career
teachers of languages and science who qualified since 2013/14, and is available in
specific local authorities. Information on the scheme is available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/teachers-student-loan-reimbursement-guidance-for-teachers-and-schools"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/teachers-student-loan-reimbursement-guidance-for-teachers-and-schools</a>.</p><p>The
scheme has been designed in this way because retention is most challenging early in
teachers' careers, and because science and languages are in high demand by schools.</p><p>The
local authorities where teachers’ student loan reimbursement applies have high need
for teachers. This is determined by the 'Defining Achieving Excellence Areas' methodology,
available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defining-achieving-excellence-areas-methodology"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defining-achieving-excellence-areas-methodology</a>.</p><p>High
need areas not included in the scheme are in the control group, which will enable
the Department to conduct a robust evaluation.</p>
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