Fees and funding
Everything you need to know about the Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) tuition fees.
Tuition fee
The PGCE is a postgraduate course that has undergraduate fee status.
Bursaries and scholarships
Find information about eligibility for a Training Bursary on the UK government's initial teacher training (ITT) funding page.
Get into Teaching has further information about bursaries and scholarships.
Additional costs
There are some additional items which are not included in the course fee.
Some general examples include:
- Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (see below for further details)
- Additional travel costs
- Accommodation and living costs
- Stationery
- Optional books or texts – personal copies are not included in the tuition fee
- Optional field trips – where students have the option to go to alternative destinations, they may have to contribute part of the cost
- Electrical equipment eg laptops, digital cameras and calculators
- Resitting exams including professional accreditation exams
- Travel, accommodation and living costs for school experience and field trips
- General printing and photocopying, including for dissertations and coursework
- Any re-submission or extension fees
- Other charges for the Sheffield Graduate Award, replacement U-Cards, transcripts, degree certificates, late registration
DBS and safeguarding training
As this course leads to a professional qualification, student teachers are required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Disclosure and complete Safeguarding training.
The anticipated cost for these for 2025 entry is £59.50*.
Student teachers who have already paid for a previous DBS Enhanced Disclosure and signed up to the DBS update service (Enhanced level - Children's barred list) may pay a reduced fee (anticipated cost £10*).
Non-UK clearance
Student teachers who have spent three consecutive months or more abroad in the past five years must provide evidence of a clean criminal record (non-UK clearance) from the relevant country (or countries) and will be required to pay the appropriate fee(s).
Further information about DBS and Non-UK clearance is provided to offer holders before the start of the course.
*As we use external companies to undertake training and checks, should you decide to withdraw your application or you do not meet the conditions of your DfE Teacher Training offer, we are unable to offer a refund. These fees may also be subject to change.