Private providers of FE teacher training will no longer have access to student finance unless they have a partnership with a higher education provider, the government has confirmed.
Following a consultation into further education initial teacher (ITT) training, from September this year onwards, pre-service FE ITT courses delivered by HE providers or their validated partners (including FE colleges) will only be eligible to receive student support funding.
This feared proposal means 13 ITPs are expected to lose around £27 million in fee income from the removal of its student finance access and could affect nearly 4,500 students, according to 2022/23 student loans company data.
DfE’s calculations assume each student pays an average of £6,000 in fees per course.
