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Petition · Department for Education

Increase the bursaries for teachers in all core STEM subjects to over £20,000

Closed 46 signatures

What the petition asks

Increase all bursaries for trainee teachers in STEM above £20,000 per academic year. There is already a massive shortage of teachers, especially in core subjects, and I feel the lack of funding will not be an incentive to train to teach.
Recent cuts in Teacher Training Bursaries in Biology have decreased from £26k to £5k, leaving one to question: Which subject will the government cut next? With training fees often costing over £9k a year, plus another £10k needed for general maintenance (such as housing, transport, or food), the cuts in funding could result in a significant decrease in trainee teachers. This could worsen the Secondary School teacher shortage.

Timeline

17 Nov 2025 Petition opened for signatures
17 May 2026 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 46
Status Closed
Department Department for Education
Opened 17 Nov 2025
Closed 17 May 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 20 Aug 2026.