Teaching Bursaries & Personal Grants
The charity makes personal grants to increase the numbers of qualified RE teachers and/or to improve the skills and qualifications of experienced RE teachers to help them stay in the profession.
University courses in other subjects especially access to university or foundation courses will be considered for mature students who did not have the opportunity to pursue higher education when they were younger.
Vocational courses that help a person to pursue a career in the service of others are also considered by the charity i.e. social services, nursing, sign language to help within a ministry.
The charity supports clergy with their continuous professional development, sabbaticals, attendance at conferences and those training to be self-supporting Ministers may apply for resources and travel.
Students over the age of 18 doing a Gap Year either in UK or abroad may be considered for funding towards their project/work.
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For those wishing to pursue a career in teaching RE as a specialism the charity can grant:
£1,000 bursary per year for the 1st degree (undergraduate degree) up to a maximum of 4 years.
£2,500 bursary for the PGCE or other non-salaried initial teacher training including within schools.
Initial payments are made on proof of a place offered. Second and subsequent payments are made on receipt of a satisfactory progress report and confirmation of a secured place for the following year.
£3,000 RE Teacher Retention Bonus can be offered to a bursary recipient who has:
completed the PGCE or equivalent Teaching Qualification (TQ)
and
completed the Newly Qualified Teacher induction
and
been employed as RE Lead across a primary school for 2 years
or
been employed in a secondary school as a RE teacher, teaching the subject for most of their time, for a period of 2 years.
In the case of a Bursary one of the references accompanying your application must be from the higher education institution at which you will study.
For the RE Teacher Retention Bonus one of the references must be from your Head Teacher.
N.B. It is recommended that you apply as early as possible.
N.B. Personal grants awarded will be between £50 and £2,500, with the exception of the RE Teacher Retention Bonus which is £3,000.
Retrospective applications are not accepted.
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