Reinstate the bursary for history teacher trainees

Rejected 16 signatures

What the petition asks

A few days ago, the tax-free bursary received by trainee teachers in England was scrapped for the majority of subjects and reduced for all. I am petitioning the UK government to bring back this necessary funding for trainee teachers.

As a final year history student at Leeds University, myself and my peers are unsure of how to fund ourselves for another year of education. We've seen throughout the pandemic just how necessary good teachers are, and as funding to schools is increasingly being withdrawn across many of the most deprived areas of the country, more and more skilled teachers will be needed. Without funding lots candidates are unable to consider teacher training and we will lose many skilled teachers.

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 some of these petitions:

Reinstate the ITT bursaries for arts and humanities PGCE: Reinstate the ITT bursaries for arts and humanities PGCE

Reverse changes to teacher training bursaries to prevent loss of teachers: Reverse changes to teacher training bursaries to prevent loss of teachers

Timeline

17 Oct 2020	Petition opened for signatures
29 Oct 2020	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 16

Status Rejected

Rejected 29 Oct 2020

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