PGCE (teacher training) fees and funding for 2012 entry

Our PGCE tuition fees for 2012 entry are £9,000 per academic year for home and EU students. You can choose to pay your tuition fees up-front, or to take out a tuition fee loan from the Student Loans Company.

Download the 2012-13 postgraduate tuition fees.

• You won’t need to pay cash up front: the government will loan you money for fees and, in most cases, living costs
• You won’t need to repay the loan until you’re earning at least £21,000 per year
• If for any reason you income is reduced or stops altogether, your repayments will stop until you're earning at least £21,000 per year

Support from the government

The following information affects students who live in England. If you are a resident in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, please see the further information section.

• Tuition fee loans
  –They cover the full tuition fee and are paid directly to your university by the government
  –Home and EU students can apply
  –You don’t need to repay the loan until you’re earning at least £21,000

• Living cost loans/maintenance loans
  –Available to full-time students to help pay for living costs
  –Home students can apply; EU students may be able to apply if they meet established residency criteria
  –You don’t need to repay the loan until you’re earning at least £21,000

• Maintenance grants
  –Grants don’t have to be paid back
  –Home students can apply; EU students may be able to apply if they meet established residency criteria
  –Not everyone is eligible for a grant; the amount you receive depends on your household income (a maximum grant of £3,250 a year if your household income is £25,000 or less; a partial grant if your household income is between £25,001 and £42,600)

You can find out more on the Directgov website.

TDA bursary

The Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA) offers bursaries to trainees on eligible postgraduate programmes. Bursary amounts vary depending on the classification of your undergraduate degree and the subject in which you're training to teach.

Find out more about the TDA bursary.

The application procedure starts after you’ve enrolled on your programme, and when your department (Educational Studies) takes you through the application form and makes arrangements for payment. If you have any queries about the application procedure, please email educ-studies@gold.ac.uk.

Discretionary funding sources

The Goldsmiths Student Funding Team co-ordinate and administer applications for discretionary funding. This includes the Access to Learning Fund (ALF) and the Student Residential Hardship Bursary. Find out more on the Student Funding web pages.

Equivalent or lower qualifications (ELQs)

If you're applying for a programme that's equivalent to or at a lower level than your existing qualifications this may affect the fee rate you have to pay. It also means you won't be eligible for any government funding. Find out more about equivalent or lower qualifications.

Resources

• Estimate your maintenance grant and calculate your loan repayments
• Download Martin Lewis' Student Finance Guide for 2012

Finance

• Student Finance England
• Student Awards Agency for Scotland
• Student Finance Wales
• Student Finance Northern Ireland
• Finance for students from other EU countries
• Paying your tuition fees

Funding

• Discretionary funding sources
• Disability allowances
• External funding sources

Questions about fees

Fees Office
+44 (0)20 7078 5311
fees@gold.ac.uk

Questions about home/EU student finance and funding

Marketing, Outreach and Recruitment
+44 (0)20 7919 7766
course-info@gold.ac.uk