Train to teach in England!
If you’re interested in training to teach in England as a citizen from the Republic of Ireland, we can help you understand your next steps.
International Relocation Payment (IRP)
We are excited to be able to open up our languages and physics teacher training places to citizens from the Republic of Ireland.
Sheffield and the South Yorkshire region, are quite simply a fabulous place to live and start a teacher training course. Not only is Sheffield the greenest city in Europe, it is also well know for being one of the friendliest! Here are just a few more of the reasons why Sheffield is such a great place to live.
Why not find out for yourself why Sheffield has one of the highest retention rates for graduates in the UK, at just over 40% with an International Relocation Payment (IRP) of £10,000, to assist with the cost of moving.
Sheffield is the only city in the UK to have a National Park within its borders.
The International Relocation Payment (IRP) is a single payment of £10,000 which will be available to eligible trainees who are citizens in the Republic of Ireland who want to train to teach languages and physics.
The payment is designed to cover:
the costs of visas
the immigration health surcharge
other relocation expenses
The IRP will offer financial support to trainees from the Republic of Ireland who wish to come to train with the Sheffield SCITT. It will be paid around the end of the trainee’s first term. It will not need to be repaid.
Teacher trainees accessing an IRP can also access either a bursary or scholarship, if they meet the eligibility criteria.
The scheme will run for trainees starting in September 2023.
If this sounds like the perfect next step for you, there are 3 types of financial support you can get if you’re interested in training to teach languages and physics:
an international relocation payment worth £10,000 for languages and physics
bursaries worth up to £27,000 for languages and physics
scholarships worth up to £29,000 for French, German, Spanish and Physics
If you are eligible, you can receive both an international relocation payment and a bursary or scholarship. You cannot receive both a bursary and a scholarship.
Get an international relocation payment (IRP) worth £10,000
Check your eligibility for the IRP
To be eligible, teacher trainees must meet all 3 of the following requirements.
Firstly, you must have taken up a place on our teacher training course leading to qualified teacher status for the academic year 2023 to 2024.
any secondary language or languages except English, including courses with content which is at least 50% languages
secondary physics, including:
courses with content which is at least 50% physics
Secondly, you must come to England on one of the following visas:
Skilled worker visa
Student visa
Youth Mobility Scheme
Family visa
UK Ancestry visa
British National (Overseas) visa
Thirdly, you must move to England no more than 3 months before the start of your course.
You will not be eligible for the IRP if you are undergoing assessment only QTS.
Learn more about applying for a visa to train to teach in England(opens in new window).
How to get the IRP
Sheffield SCITT will email you if your choice of course makes you eligible for the IRP. Your visa status and date of arrival will be checked by the DfE. If you meet the eligibility requirements, you’ll get the IRP around the end of your first term.
We ask that you please be aware that you will not need to pay an agent or any other third party to complete your application. If you have had a message asking you to apply or contact someone about the IRP, treat it carefully as it could be a scam. Find out what to do about suspicious messages(opens in new window).
Contact us
For general enquiries about the IRP, please email: teach.inengland@education.gov.uk or contact Sheffield SCITT directly, chat with our finance manager Ivan Bishell: IBishell@notredame-high.co.uk
Bursaries and scholarships for physics and languages
Bursaries and scholarships are cash sums from the UK government that you do not have to pay back. Bear in mind that:
you cannot be awarded both a bursary and a scholarship
bursaries and scholarships are only available for courses where you pay a fee to study teacher training
bursaries and scholarships in physics and languages are open to all non-UK trainees (even if you are not eligible for other types of financial support from the UK government)
Bursaries for physics and languages
You do not need to apply for a bursary – it will automatically be awarded to you through your training provider if you are eligible.
You may get a:
physics bursary of £27,000
languages bursary of £25,000
To be eligible, you’ll need at least one of the following:
a bachelor’s degree class 2:2 (honours) or higher
a master’s degree
a PhD
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