Fees vary from provider to provider.
Some independent schools offer School Direct training places where the trainee is paid a salary. They also cover the cost of their training and assessment. Each school will make its own arrangements with the trainee teacher.
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Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) courses are funded like undergraduate courses through the student loan system. Bursaries are available for specific subjects and specific types of school.
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The school in which you are teaching may fund your assessment.
Otherwise you will need to pay for the assessment yourself. The cost varies a lot but can be around £2,000.
Find out about the different routes into teaching for graduates; School Direct, PGCE or Assessment Only.
Find out what to expect from on the job training in an independent school.
Find out about how to apply for the different routes into teaching; School Direct, PGCE or Assessment Only.
Find out, from other teachers, what it’s like to train and teach in a variety of independent schools.
