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Teacher Training Funding: Undergraduate & Postgraduate 2012/13

Disability Support. Teacher Training Funding: Undergraduate & Postgraduate 2012/13. Disability Support. This talk is for... Trainee teachers studying at undergraduate level in 2012/13 Trainee teachers studying at postgraduate level in 2012/13

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Teacher Training Funding: Undergraduate & Postgraduate 2012/13

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  1. Disability Support Teacher Training Funding: Undergraduate & Postgraduate 2012/13

  2. Disability Support This talk is for... Trainee teachers studying at undergraduate level in 2012/13 Trainee teachers studying at postgraduate level in 2012/13 Useful links are provided at the end of the presentation Please check the Northumbria website, Direct.gov website and Teaching Development Agency website for the most up to date information. Any questions? Come and speak to a Welfare & International Adviser at the Student Support and Wellbeing Centre in Northumberland Building

  3. Disability Support Undergraduate Teacher Training Courses Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Includes BEd, BSc and BA with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

  4. Disability Support Undergraduate Teacher Training - Funding Main source of funding is: Student Finance England package Targeted Support – depending on your personal circumstances

  5. Disability Support Undergraduate Courses – SFE Funding Eligibility depends on status e.g. Home student / E.U student etc Home students on a full-time undergraduate course can apply to SFE for Tuition Fee Loan, Maintenance Loan and Maintenance Grant You will start repaying your loans when you earn £21,000 a year or more For every £1 of Maintenance Grant you are awarded your Maintenance Loan is reduced by £0.50p Part-time students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan but no student finance available for living costs For an estimate of how much you could receive use the Student Finance Calculator on the www.direct.gov.uk website SFE funding for ITT courses is paid irrespective of previous study (so long as student does not already hold QTS) DSA (and income-assessed targeted support if a full-time student) can also be applied for

  6. Disability Support SFE Full-Time Rates 2012/13

  7. Disability Support SFE Full-Time Rates 2012/13 - Example * If you will be living with your parents please go to www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance for more details of how much you could get.

  8. Disability Support SFE – Targeted Support 2012/13 Some students are eligible to apply for targeted support depending on their personal circumstances, for example if you have children, other dependents or a disability. Financial packages include: Parents Learning Allowance Adult Dependents Grant Childcare Grant Disabled Students Allowance (DSA) Both full-time undergraduate and postgraduate trainee teacher students may be able to apply The amount you would receive is based on your household income (except for DSA): See www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance for more details and how to apply Part-time students can only apply for DSA

  9. Disability Support SFE Part-Time Rates 2012/13 Part-time students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan of between £4,500 and £6,750 a year You will need to repay your Tuition Fee Loan 3 years after you have finished studying on your course The amount of Tuition Fee Loan you receive depends on the intensity of your course (how long it takes compared to an equivalent full-time course) Tuition Fee Loans are paid direct to the University Part-time students with a disability can also apply for DSA

  10. Disability Support SFE Part-Time Rates 2012/13 You can apply to SFE from March 2012 for the Tuition Fee Loan To confirm the intensity of your course and the tuition fee please contact the school office Part-time students will not be able to receive student financial support for living costs in 2012/13 If you receive certain benefits you may be able to continue to receive these whilst studying – please check with an advisor

  11. Disability Support Repayment of Student Loans – Full Time Students 2012/13 Full time - you will not start to make repayments until you earn over £21,000 a year If your income falls below £21,000, your repayments stop – for example if you take a career break or are unemployed – until you start earning £21,000 again You repay 9% of your income above £21,000. The amount you repay depends on how much you earn, for example, if your salary was £25,000, the 9% would only apply to £4,000, meaning you would repay £30 a month All your student loans are added together and a single repayment will be deducted from your salary, normally through the tax system Any outstanding balance is written off after 30 years Part-time students – you will start repayments 3 years after you finish your course

  12. Disability Support Repayment of Student Loans 2012/13 cont. Interest on your loan will be applied at the rate of inflation plus 3% while you are studying and up until the April after you leave university or college • From the April after you leave your course, interest will be applied at: the rate of inflation if you are earning below £21,000 the rate of inflation and up to + 3% on a gradual scale if you earn between £21,000 and £41,000 the rate of inflation + 3% if you earn over £41,000.

  13. Disability Support Repayment of Student Loans 2012/13 - example £25,000 £30,000 £35,000 £40,000 £50,000 £55,000 £60,000

  14. Disability Support Postgraduate Courses PGCE including School-Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT): Primary Education Early Years & Primary Education Secondary Education Art & Design Secondary Education Physical Education Secondary Education Design and Technology

  15. Disability Support Postgraduate Teacher Training - Funding Main sources of funding are: Student Finance England package TDA Tax-Free Training Bursary

  16. Disability Support Postgraduate Courses – SFE Funding Eligibility depends on status e.g. Home student / E.U student etc Home students on a full-time postgraduate course can apply to SFE for Tuition Fee Loan, Maintenance Loan and Maintenance Grant (same as undergraduate) Part-time students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan but not funding for living costs (same as undergraduate) Paid irrespective of previous study (so long as student does not already hold QTS) DSA for both full time and part time students (and income-assessed targeted support if a full-time student) can also be applied for depending on personal circumstances

  17. Disability Support Teacher Training Bursary 2012/13 Award based on subject studied and undergraduate degree marks Eligible students will be told by HCES office when to apply after they have started course Available to both full-time and part-time students on an eligible course in 2012/13 Tax free and non-repayable.

  18. Disability Support Useful Links Student Finance England: - 0845 300 50 90 - www.direct.gov.uk/studentfinance Teaching Development Agency: - 0800 389 2500 (Teaching Information Line) - www.tda.gov.uk Please visit the Welfare and International web pages on the Northumbria University website for more information, or enter “trainee teachers” into the search bar on the Northumbria homepage. To speak to an advisor you can come to a drop-in session at the Student Support & Wellbeing Centre at Coach Lane Campus - call 0191 215 6591 or 0191 227 4127 for advisor availability. You can also e-mail us your enquiries at: sv.welfareandinternational@northumbria.ac.uk

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