Teachers: Veterans
(asked on 4th March 2019) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many veterans have taken part in the Armed Forces to Teachers scheme; and if he will make a statement.
This question was answered on 12th March 2019
The Troops to Teachers programme ran from January 2012 with the last cohort starting in September 2017.
A total of 267 ex-service personnel took part in the programme.
The scheme has been replaced by a new Troops to Teachers initial teacher training bursary available from September 2018. The bursary, worth £40,000 over two years, is available to veterans who study for an undergraduate degree with qualified teacher status in England in a priority subject.