Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 120141

Teachers: Training

Tabled: 11 March 2026
Answered: 18 March 2026

Question

Sarah Hall

Labour (Co-op)Warrington South

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the removal of the Religious Education Initial Teacher Training bursary on the quality of RE provision in secondary schools.

Answer

Georgia Gould
Initial teacher training (ITT) bursaries are offered to incentivise more applications to ITT courses. As such, we review bursaries annually to take account of several factors, including recruitment to date, forecast economic conditions, and teacher supply...

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