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Claim a targeted retention incentive payment for school teachers

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Find out if you are eligible for a targeted retention incentive payment

For early career teachers who teach certain subjects and work in disadvantaged schools.

  • chemistry
  • computing
  • mathematics
  • physics

Payment amount

Teachers of eligible subjects can receive between £3,000 and £6,000. The amount you are eligible for depends on:

  • the subject you teach
  • the school you teach in
  • when your initial teacher training (ITT) course started (postgraduate) or finished (undergraduate)

How to apply

Applications are now closed for the 2024 to 2025 academic year. You can apply for a targeted retention incentive payment between September 2025 and January 2026.

Further information

If you are eligible for a School Targeted Retention Incentive (opens in new tab) payment we will collect personal information to verify your claim and process your payment.

Payments are given up to 26 weeks from applying. You will receive an approval email with further information on your application.

Claim back your student loan repayments

If you have a student loan, you may be able to claim back student loan repayments (opens in new tab) made while employed as a teacher. This is separate and you can apply for this whether or not you receive a school targeted retention incentive payment.