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E-mail this to a friendEligible postgraduate trainee teachers with a first class degree will receive the highest funding in 2014/15, with progressively lower amounts for those with a 2.1 or 2.2. Funding will not be available for those without at least a 2.2 degree classification.
Medium priority incentives of up to £15,000 will be available for those studying Welsh, modern foreign languages and ICT. For those with a first class degree studying all other secondary postgraduate and primary studies teacher training courses a £3,000 incentive will be available.
A further supplement of £2,000 is being made available to those undertaking primary postgraduate courses whose first class degree classification is in the subjects of English, mathematics and Welsh to raise standards in literacy and numeracy and recognise subject specialism in core subjects in primary.
Huw Lewis said:
"We want to support and encourage our best Welsh graduates to train to teach in Wales and that’s why we’re putting these incentives in place for 2014/15.
"Our approach targets specific priority postgraduate secondary subjects supporting the recruitment of the very best graduates.
"These incentives will continue to strengthen the quality of Initial Teacher Training in Wales by encouraging the most talented graduates with high level subject specialism to enter teaching."
