Applications for teacher training courses starting in September 2027 opened on 6 October 2026, but more than a month later the Department for Education (DfE) has still not published the bursary amounts for the 2027-28 cycle — and training providers say applications are falling sharply. The DfE's Get Into Teaching website states only that details of financial support for 2027-28 "will be released soon". Last year the information was published on 7 October. ## Applications down by up to two-thirds In a Universities' Council for the Education of Teachers (UCET) survey of 27 providers, 19 said the delay had affected applications and 20 said it had affected acceptances. One university reported around 100 applications this year, down from about 300 at the same point last year — roughly 66 per cent fewer. Another reported secondary applications down 46 per cent and offers down 35 per cent, while a third reported secondary PGCE applications 42 per cent down, with physics down 70 per cent. [Schools Week](https://schoolsweek.co.uk/teacher-trainers-report-drop-in-applications-amid-bursary-delay/) ## Top-up funding also unpublished Funding for subject knowledge enhancement (SKE) courses is also yet to be announced. Providers said they could not interview or make offers to applicants whose offer would depend on a funded SKE course. Trainers warned it would hit less advantaged applicants hardest, as a bursary can decide whether they train at all. ## How and when to apply Applications for courses starting by the end of September 2027 close at 6pm on 21 September 2027, via the DfE's Apply for Teacher Training service. Bursaries are tax-free and paid automatically to eligible trainees — but until the DfE publishes the 2027-28 figures, applicants cannot know which subjects will be funded or by how much. Check the official page before you apply: [Get Into Teaching — bursaries](https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/funding-and-support/scholarships-and-bursaries).