Roehampton’s TDA subsidy funding

Teachers with QTS and who are resident in England are eligible to apply to Roehampton University School of Education for a subsidy to significantly reduce the cost of undertaking professionally relevant masters-level study. Using funding from the TDA (Training and Development Agency for Schools) Roehampton is making available a significant subsidy to teachers who undertake 60 credits of masters-level study during a year. The subsidy is available to teachers of pupils and students of all age groups, from the Foundation Stage through to Key Stages 1 to 4 and post-16 education. Teachers who are not currently employed in a school are also eligible.

How much is Roehampton’s subsidy funding worth?

For teachers who are successful in their application to Roehampton University for the subsidy to study 60 credits, the cost of the fees will be reduced by £800 (for taught modules), thereby making the tuition fee £484 for 60 credits (rather than the full price of £1284).

Teachers will be responsible for paying their fees unless they are receiving further sponsorship, for which written evidence must be attached to the funding application form.

What will the subsidy funding entitle me to?

After successful completion of 60 credits of masters-level study within the School of Education’s Taught Postgraduate Scheme (masters-level programmes) teachers will be able to either:

Continue to the next 60 credits

Exit the programme and claim an award (see below)

Possible awards on exit are:

Postgraduate Certificate in Education (for 60 credits gained)
Postgraduate Diploma in Education (for 120 credits gained)
A full MA award (for 180 credits gained) (the final 60 credits is always a Dissertation)

Named awards: These exit awards can be named in a specialist area, (eg Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning, MA Education (Education Management). This will depend on the module combinations chosen (see below).

Full list of Certificates, Diplomas and MA awards.

Which areas of study may be pursued?

To qualify for Roehampton’s subsidy, teachers’ study must relate to one or more of the following areas:

teaching and learning
leadership and management
coaching and mentoring
teaching and learning
enquiry into school/local priorities and issues
subject knowledge.

The School of Education’s Taught Postgraduate Scheme features a diverse range of professional learning areas such as Teaching and Learning, Education Leadership and Management, Special and Inclusive Education, and Coaching and Mentoring as well as individual curriculum areas such as History, Art, Craft and Design Education, ICT and Multimedia Education, and Physical Education.

Can I apply for funding to support a second or third 60 credits of study?

Participants who want to apply for funding for a second 60 credits of study (often the second year) will need to successfully complete the first 60 credits worth of modules before they can do so. Those wishing to proceed to a third 60 credits of study (and the full MA award) (often the third year) will need to have successfully completed 120 credits worth of modules before they do so.

Subsidising the cost of each 60 credits is not automatic. Participants will be required to complete an application form for the subsidy funding for each year/each block of 60 credits.

Conditions of receiving the subsidy funding

Roehampton University's School of Education requires that the following conditions are met by teachers who receiving the subsidy funding. Failure to meet these conditions could result in withdrawal of the subsidy funding.

Complete and submit module evaluations at the end of each module.
Provide further evaluation feedback in relation to their learning and their professional practice when required to do so. This is likely to involve:
- the completion of two questionnaires per year
- the keeping of reflective learning and research journals (though the contents of these will be private to teachers)
- the submission to a shared resource website of brief descriptions/illustrations of the impacts of the professional learning gained, including examples of practice (max of three per year)
Full attendance at sessions on modules, other than in exceptional circumstances such as illness or family bereavement. The professional responsibilities of teachers are not usually acceptable as a reason to miss taught sessions.

Credit transfer

Some teachers will already have acquired masters-level credits through Roehampton University accredited programmes. These can usually be transferred to an MA programme, reducing the number of further credits required to gain a full MA award. Masters-level credits gained through other UK universities can also count and be transferred to a Roehampton University MA programme. Teachers who want to transfer previous credits in this way will need to indicate this both in the appropriate place on the subsidy funding application form, and by attaching a covering letter to the application form to the Programme, along with evidence of the M-level credits gained previously.

Do I need to begin my study in 2009/10?

Roehampton’s funding is available for three years. Those teachers who wish to take full advantage of the funding are strongly recommended to apply as soon as possible.

What is the deadline for applications?

Teachers wishing to begin their study in the Spring Term (January) 2010 should apply for Roehampton’s subsidy funding as soon as possible and no later than Monday 4 January 2010. Applicants will be informed by email about whether they have been successful. Funded places are limited and it is recommended that applications are made as soon as possible.

Application form

Download a Roehampton TDA subsidy funding application form (Word).

Contact details

For further information please contact:

Elaine Hilides
MA Programme Administrator
School of Education
Froebel College
Roehampton University
Roehampton Lane
London SW15 5PJ
Email: e.hilides@roehampton.ac.uk
Tel: 020 8392 3382

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