Increased tax-free bursaries and scholarships for training to teach Ebacc subjects have been announced. 

The government has increased the existing bursaries in order to help attract the best graduates with the “potential to be exceptional teachers” in the core Ebacc subjects (English, maths, science, history or geography, and a language at GCSE).

The bursaries include:

• £30,000 tax free for graduates with a first class degree who are training to teach physics, (an increase from £25,000 in 2015 to 2016). Trainees in physics with a 2:1 will continue to receive a £25,000 bursary, and trainees with a 2:2 will also now receive £25,000, up from £15,000 last year
• Increased bursaries of up to £25,000 in other EBacc subjects 
• Continuing the increased funding available to schools boosting starting salaries in maths and physics
• A further 700 tax-free scholarships worth up to £30,000 for physics and £25,000 for maths, chemistry and computing trainees.