Religion: Teachers
2026-06-16 · Department for Education · 11048 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what consideration she has given to reinstating the Religious Education Initial Teacher Training bursary for 2026/2027 and future years.
Answer
Initial teacher training (ITT) bursaries are offered to incentivise more applications to ITT courses. As such, we review bursaries annually to take account of recruitment to date, forecast economic conditions, and assess teacher need in each subject. The ...