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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% |