Deadlines for claiming the Ethnic Minority Initial Teacher Education (ITE) incentive payments.
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Overview
The Ethnic Minority Initial Teacher Education (ITE) incentive scheme provides a £5,000 grant to eligible students.
The grant is paid in 2 instalments:
- £2,500 once a student has been awarded Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
- £2500 once a student has successful completed induction
The payments must be claimed within one year of:
- award of QTS
- completion of induction
Deadlines for claiming each of the instalments for full-time students
| Scheme year (programme start) | Qualified Teacher Status QTS) awarded from | Deadline for QTS payment claims | Induction awarded from | Deadline for induction payment claims |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 to 2023 | 01/08/2023 | 31/08/2024 | 01/08/2024 | 31/12/2027 |
| 2023 to 2024 | 01/08/2024 | 31/08/2025 | 01/08/2025 | 31/12/2028 |
| 2024 to 2025 | 01/08/2025 | 31/08/2026 | 01/08/2026 | 31/12/2029 |
| 2025 to 2026 | 01/08/2026 | 31/08/2027 | 01/08/2027 | 31/12/2030 |
The deadline for claims will be a year later for part-time students.
Payment of instalments from September 2022
Instalments will be paid by ITE partnerships and Welsh Government. Read the guidance on the payment process related to the year of study.