Petition · past parliament
Reverse the cuts to teaching bursaries across all disciplines.
Rejected
20 signatures
What the petition asks
Uphold the bursary commitments made in the previous academic year, for all teachers who are training, so that we can inspire a new generation of teachers who are not discouraged from training due to financial barriers.
In the same week that the Government told the nation to rethink, and retrain, they have scrapped the bursary funding for teacher training in the arts, humanities and business disciplines. This means more debt for students, a larger skills gap in the teaching profession and another massive blow for a sector which continues to expect so much, from so many, for so little.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
You may wish to sign this petition calling for the same action: Reverse changes to teacher training bursaries to prevent loss of teachers
Timeline
| 13 Oct 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 29 Oct 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
20
Status
Rejected
Rejected
29 Oct 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.