Teaching internships programme: summer 2026, 2027, 2028
Source: gov.uk (2025-09-15)

How schools can apply for funding to deliver the teaching internships programme to potential teachers studying priority subjects.

The teaching internships programme is open to potential trainee teachers interested in teaching:
- mathematics
- physics
- chemistry
- computing
- design and technology
- modern foreign languages
Schools can now apply for a 3-year grant to deliver teaching internships in summer 2026, 2027 and 2028.

Applications close at 5pm on 20 October 2025.

Schools must apply through Jaggaer (https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html), the e-tendering portal for the Department for Education (DfE).

Overview

Grants are available for schools to design and deliver 3-week paid teaching internships. These are for undergraduates in their second, third or final year, and master’s students, who are studying for a degree in STEM-related subjects or languages.

The internships programme aims to give university students studying degrees in relevant priority subjects experience of teaching before they commit to it as a career. It also helps schools and ITT providers to recruit future teachers.

This programme is part of the Get into Teaching (https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/) service, supporting prospective teachers through their journey into the profession.

Schools should consider partnering with other schools to maximise the number of places, locations and experiences available to interns. This could also provide administrative efficiencies.

Who can apply

The programme is school-led and only schools can apply for funding. Schools may choose to collaborate with an accredited initial teacher training (ITT) provider (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/accredited-initial-teacher-training-itt-providers) to develop and deliver their programme.

If several schools are working in partnership, one lead school should submit the application. They will have overall responsibility for the budget, and the administration and grant relationship with DfE.

Applications must:
- be for a minimum of 5 participants across the subjects
- include maths and physics internships
There will be an opportunity to revise places later in the programme, based on local capacity or need.

Programme recruitment

Internships will typically last for 3 weeks and take place towards the end of each academic year, in June and July.

For 2026 delivery, schools should prepare to begin recruiting interns from January onwards.

Before recruitment begins, DfE will send successful schools:
- standard application forms, including the minimum information required from each applicant
- Get into Teaching branding
All successful schools must advertise their programme on their own website. Participating schools are then listed on the Get Into Teaching website (https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/teaching-internship-providers).

Programmes should offer interns structured activities that give a deep experience of teaching. Programmes could include:
- teaching
- running subject-related projects
- offering intensive support for children who are struggling
- helping with experiments and laboratory work
- supporting language practice
- structured training
- job shadowing and lesson observation followed by a chance to jointly plan and deliver lessons
- support from one-to-one mentors who are good or outstanding classroom teachers in their specialism
- opportunities to network with qualified subject specialists
Your programme should encourage and support interns with applying for teacher training. This may include:
- continued contact with their mentor after the programme
- help with making an application for ITT
- guarantee of an interview for any ITT places that they apply to in your partnership
- keep in touch events for interns after the programme is complete
All interns should be encouraged to get more support from the Get into Teaching service, including teacher training advisers (https://getintoteaching.education.gov.uk/teacher-training-advisers).

Funding

The funding paid to the school is £2,065 for each intern completing a 3-week internship. Of this £2,065:
- £1,365 (£455 per week) is paid to the intern on completion of the full 3-week internship
- up to £700 (£200 per week + £100) is paid to the school to cover coordination costs and recruitment of interns. Funding is paid through a grant funding agreement (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/grant-funding-agreement-terms-and-conditions), which all successful applicants must agree and sign
For example, in 2026, for the minimum cohort size of 5 interns, the grant funding will be a maximum of £10,325.

The funding does not cover costs or expenses incurred in preparing your application.

The grant is provided on the strict understanding that none of the funding is used for advertising, marketing, communications, consultancy, or for any costs associated with maintenance, technical development or updating of existing websites, or for the development or creation of new websites.

Schools will be awarded a 3-year grant funding agreement to design and deliver a programme for 3 weeks in 2026, 2027 and 2028:
- funding for the 2026 programme will be provided between June 2026 and August 2026
- funding for the 2027 programme will be provided between June 2027 and August 2027
- funding for the 2028 programme will be provided between June 2028 and August 2028
Assurance and value for money

All successful applicants will be required to submit a certificate of expenditure at the end of each year as an assurance of expenditure. This is outlined in annex G of the grant funding agreement.

Payments will be staggered and are subject to assurance that programmes are developed, and recruitment is progressing to support viable programmes.

Funding will not be provided for participants interested in teaching subjects other than those included in this programme.

Reporting and evaluation

Successful applicants must submit documentation to DfE by specific dates given in the templates provided, as set out in the grant offer letter.

Schools must also comply with all obligations and requests from DfE relating to participant data, including retention of evidence confirming identities.

You should collect a standard data set of management information from applicants. We will issue details on successful award of any grant funding.

How to apply

Schools must register their interest through the DfE e-tendering portal (Jaggaer) (https://education.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html). The portal gives details of how to register and the terms of free registration.

Once registered, schools can apply to the programme through the portal.

The application deadline is 5pm on Monday 20 October 2025.

We will tell applicants the outcome of their application during the week beginning 15 December 2025.

Interns for summer 2026 should apply directly to schools from January 2026.

Contact

Send us any questions through Jaggaer.

DfE is hosting webinars for schools interested in finding out more about the teaching internships grant. These are suitable for schools that have previously participated and schools that are bidding for the first time.

Each webinar will include an overview of the programme, funding arrangements and guidance on how to apply. You will also have the chance to ask questions.
- Register for Wednesday 24 September, 12:30pm to 1:30pm (https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5e36f50b-xx-xxxx-xxxx-b0ec-61a0b37e7a2b@fad277c9-c60a-4da1-b5f3-b3b8b34a82f9)
- Register for Thursday 2 October, 4pm to 5pm (https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0154b862-d802-40a2-850d-6aedaf796be8@fad277c9-c60a-4da1-b5f3-b3b8b34a82f9)
If there are any issues with registration, email xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).