Student finance survey

1.      Have you received a bursary/grant/golden hello to help you with your course?

Yes

65%

No

35%

2.      Do you pay top-up fees?

Yes

40.3%

No

42.9%

Not applicable

16.8%

3.      Did you start teacher training earlier than intended to avoid paying top-up fees?

Yes

6.2%

No

62%

Not applicable

31.8%

4.      Would paying top-up fees have affected your decision to undertake teacher training?

Yes

43.7%

No

37.8%

Not applicable

18.5%

5.      Do you have a paid job in addition to teacher training?

Yes

33.7%

No

66.3%

6.      On average, how many hours a week do you spend in paid employment on top of your teacher training commitments?

10 hours or less

54.2%

11-20 hours

35.8%

21 hours+

10%

7.      Has being in paid employment had a detrimental effect on:

Your studies

68.1%

Your energy levels

89.3%

Your social life

74.5%

Family relationships

40.6%

Other

6.9%

8.      Do you receive any financial assistance from your parents or guardians?

Yes

28.7%

No

64.1%

Not applicable

7.2%

9.      How much debt do you estimate you will have when you have completed your studies?

None

8.7%

£1-£5,000

12.5%

£5,000-£10,000

14.4%

£10,000-£15,000

24.4%

£15,000-£20,000

24.9%

£20,000+

15.1%

10.  How long do you estimate it will take you to pay off?

Not applicable

9.5%

1 year or less

3.5%

1-5 years

19.8%

6-10 years

27.1%

11-15 years

16.6%

16 years+

23.5%

11.  Do you have any regrets about starting teacher training because of finances?

Yes

16.1%

No

69%

Don’t know

14.9%

12.  Do you know of anyone who has NOT pursued teacher training for financial reasons?

Yes

45.7%

No

54.3%

13.  Do you know of anyone that has dropped out of teacher training for financial reasons?

Yes

38.3%

No

61.7%