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About this scheme

Eligible further education (FE) teachers can claim a targeted retention incentive payment for teaching specific courses in the following subject areas:

• building and construction
• chemistry
• computing, including digital and听ICT
• early years
• engineering and manufacturing, including transport engineering and electronics
• maths
• physics

Check the full list of听别濒颈驳颈产濒别听FE听肠辞耻谤蝉别蝉听to see if you can claim a payment.

You must be in the first 5 years of your听FE听teaching career to claim. This means it must be 5 years or less since you started your first role with the responsibilities of a teacher at a post-16 only education (FE)听辫谤辞惫颈诲别谤 in England.

Eligibility criteria are subject to change.

When to apply

You can apply from autumn 2025 for the 2025 to 2026 academic year. The academic year runs from 1 September until 31 August.

Who is 别濒颈驳颈产濒别听听听

You can apply for a payment if you:

• are employed with the responsibility of an听FE听teacher in England
• are employed by an 别濒颈驳颈产濒别听FE听辫谤辞惫颈诲别谤
• started your first role with the responsibilities of a teacher at a post-16 only education (FE) provider in England during or after the 2021 to 2022 academic year
• spend at least half of your timetabled hours, on average, teaching 别濒颈驳颈产濒别听FE听肠辞耻谤蝉别蝉 at level 3 or below
• are timetabled to teach more than 2 and a half hours a week
• spend at least half of your timetabled hours teaching 16 to 19 study programmes, T Levels, or apprenticeships to 16 to 19 year olds
• are not currently subject to any formal performance measures as a result of continuous poor teaching standards
• are not currently subject to any disciplinary action

Timetabled teaching hours refer to the time you spend teaching lessons to students of all ages.

You must also meet one of the following criteria:

• have a teaching qualification
• are currently enrolled on and working towards a teaching qualification
• intend to enrol on a teaching qualification in the next 12 months (if you鈥檙e applying for a targeted retention incentive for the first time)

If you hold an assessor qualification, you are only eligible if either you:

• are enrolled on a teaching qualification
• intend to enrol on a teaching qualification in the next 12 months (if you鈥檙e applying for a targeted retention incentive for the first time)

We also expect you to have developed, enhanced and maintained your teaching competences and practices, or have plans to do so.

Breaks in teaching

You鈥檙e still eligible if you have some breaks in your normal employment such as:

• sickness
• maternity or paternity leave
• parental or adoption leave

If you submit a claim during breaks in teaching, answer the questions based on your usual working pattern during normal employment.

You should apply for payments as usual during any breaks in teaching, before the claim window closes each year.

When you are not eligible

You are not eligible to claim if you:

• are unable to show ongoing commitment to teach at an FE provider
• are employed as support staff or a non-teaching leader
• are employed by a private supply teaching agency or a non-蝉迟补迟耻迟辞谤测听FE听辫谤辞惫颈诲别谤, even if an eligible provider is subcontracting your provider to deliver teaching on their behalf
• were employed with the responsibilities of an听FE听teacher in England in or before the 2020 to 2021 academic year
• have already claimed a targeted retention incentive payment for the 2025 to 2026 academic year
• are receiving an听FE听initial teacher education bursary for 2025 to 2026

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An 别濒颈驳颈产濒别听FE听辫谤辞惫颈诲别谤 in England must directly employ you as a member of staff who holds the responsibilities of a teacher. Eligible providers are:

• including:

  • FE听肠辞濒濒别驳别蝉
  • sixth-form colleges
  • designated institutions

• 16 to 19 only academies and schools

If you teach at an听FE听辫谤辞惫颈诲别谤 with a higher proportion of disadvantaged students, you鈥檒l receive a higher payment. This is based on the proportion of 16 to 19 students who attract听disadvantage funding.

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We have included subjects that are:

• the same as those eligible for the听targeted retention incentive for secondary school teachers
• linked to critical skills priorities and currently have the highest unfilled teaching vacancy rates in the 蝉迟补迟耻迟辞谤测听FE听蝉别肠迟辞谤

翱苍濒测听selected early years courses听are eligible. We have listed these separately.

You must spend at least half of your hours, on average, teaching 别濒颈驳颈产濒别听FE听肠辞耻谤蝉别蝉.

Speak to your employer if you鈥檙e unsure if your teaching fits one of these categories.

Subject	Course
Building and construction	Recognised qualifications approved for funding at level 3 and below in the听听蝉别肠迟辞谤 subject area
听	T Level in building services engineering for construction
听	T Level in on-site construction
听	T Level in design, surveying and planning for construction
听	level 2 or level 3 apprenticeships in the听
Chemistry	A or AS level in chemistry
听	GCSE in chemistry
听	IBO听level 3听SL听and听HL听chemistry, taught as part of a diploma or career related programme or as a standalone certificate
听	IBO听level 1 / level 2听MYP听chemistry
Computing	Recognised qualifications approved for funding at level 3 and below in the听听蝉别肠迟辞谤 subject area
听	Recognised qualifications approved for funding at level 3 and below in the听听蝉别肠迟辞谤 subject area
听	Recognised digital functional skills qualifications and essential digital skills qualifications
听	T Level in digital support services
听	T Level in digital business services
听	T Level in digital production, design and development
听	IBO听level 3听SL听and听HL听computer science, taught as part of a diploma or career related programme or as a standalone certificate
听	level 2 or level 3 apprenticeships in the听
Engineering and manufacturing	Recognised qualifications approved for funding at level 3 and below in the听听蝉别肠迟辞谤 subject area
听	Recognised qualifications approved for funding at level 3 and below in the听听蝉别肠迟辞谤 subject area
听	Recognised qualifications approved for funding at level 3 and below in the听听蝉别肠迟辞谤 subject area
听	T Level in design and development for engineering and manufacturing
听	T Level in maintenance, installation and repair for engineering and manufacturing
听	T Level in engineering, manufacturing, processing and control
听	level 2 or level 3 apprenticeships in the听
Maths	Recognised qualifications approved for funding at level 3 and below in the听听蝉别肠迟辞谤 subject area
听	GCSE in maths, functional skills qualifications and听听for teaching to 16 to 19 year olds who meet the condition of funding
Physics	A or AS level in physics
听	GCSE in physics
听	IBO听level 1 / level 2听MYP听physics
听	IBO听level 3 in听SL听and听HL听physics, taught as part of a diploma or career related programme or as a standalone certificate

Eligible early years courses

The following early years apprenticeships and T Levels are eligible.

Course type	Course
Apprenticeship	early years practitioner (level 2) apprenticeship
听	early years educator (level 3) apprenticeship
T Level	T Level in education and early years (specialism - early years educator) 鈥� this is only eligible when assessed in the early year foundation stage, and in an early years setting in England

The following early years qualifications are also eligible.

We have only included those early years qualifications:

• approved for funding at level 3 and below
• where providers can count the recipient in staff to child ratios 鈥� we have taken all entries from the听early years qualifications list听on 22 May 2025

Knowledge only pathways for any of the early years qualifications listed are not eligible.

Awarding organisation	Course
BIIAB	level 2 diploma for the early years practitioner
City and Guilds	level 2 diploma for the early years practitioner (England)
听	level 3 diploma for the early years practitioner (early years educator)
Crossfields Institute	level 3 diploma in holistic baby and child care (early years educator)
FutureQuals	level 3 diploma in early years education and childcare (early years educator)
Focus Awards	level 3 diploma for the children鈥檚 workforce (early years educator) (RQF)
Innovative Awarding	level 2 diploma for the early years practitioner
听	level 3 diploma in early learning and childcare (early years educator)
iCan Qualifications	level 2 diploma for the early years practitioner
听	level 3 diploma in early learning and childcare (early years educator)
听	level 3 diploma in children鈥檚 learning and development (early years educator)
NCFE CACHE	level 2 diploma for the early years practitioner
听	level 3 diploma for the early years workforce (early years educator)
听	level 3 diploma for working in the early years sector (early years educator)
听	level 3 diploma in childcare and education (early years educator)
听	level 3 diploma in early years Montessori pedagogy - birth to 7 (early years educator)
听	level 3 diploma in Montessori pedagogy 鈥� birth to 7 (early years educator)
听	level 3 technical occupational entry in Montessori pedagogy 鈥� birth to 7 (early years educator) (diploma)
听	level 3 technical occupational entry for the early years workforce (early years educator) (diploma)
听	technical level 3 diploma in childcare and education (early years educator)
听	technical level 3 diploma in early years education and care (early years educator)
Pearson	BTEC level 2 diploma for early years practitioners
听	BTEC level 2 technical occupational entry for early years practitioners (diploma)
听	BTEC level 3 technical occupational entry for early years educator (diploma)
听	level 2 technical diploma in children鈥檚 play, learning and development (early years practitioner)
听	level 3 national diploma in children鈥檚 play, learning and development (early years educator)
听	level 3 national extended diploma in children鈥檚 play, learning and development (early years educator)
听	level 3 diploma in children鈥檚 learning and development (early years educator)
Training Qualifications UK	level 2 diploma for the early years practitioner (RQF)
听	level 3 diploma for the children鈥檚 workforce (early years educator)
VTCT Skills	level 2 diploma for the early years practitioner (RQF)
听	level 3 diploma for the children and young people鈥檚 workforce (early years educator)

Payments听

For the 2025 to 2026 academic year, the targeted retention incentive payment ranges from 拢2,000 to 拢6,000, depending on:

• the provider you are employed by
• the number of hours you are timetabled to teach

We make the payment in one lump sum each year.

Teachers on permanent contracts

This includes those employed on a permanent contract, or a fixed term contract covering the 2025 to 2026 academic year.

Timetabled teaching hours	Payment
12 hours or more per week	拢4,000 to 拢6,000
2.5 hours to 12 hours per week	拢2,000 to 拢3,000

Teachers on variable hours contracts

If you鈥檙e employed on a variable hours or a short-term fixed contract, you must:

• have worked for one term before applying
• be timetabled to teach in the next term

Timetabled teaching hours	Payment
12 hours or more per week	拢4,000 to 拢6,000
2.5 hours to 12 hours per week	拢2,000 to 拢3,000

These hours refer to timetabled teaching hours and not total working hours. If you鈥檙e unsure about the hours you teach, check with your employer.

Taxable income and National Insurance

We鈥檒l pay听National Insurance and basic rate Income Tax听for the payment on your behalf. If you are or become a higher-rate taxpayer, you鈥檒l need to pay any Income Tax at the higher rate through PAYE.

The payment is not part of your salary from your employer. You, your employer or the government will not make a contribution to your pension as part of this payment.

Your payment, along with the Income Tax and National Insurance contributions paid on your behalf, will all count towards your income. You should consider how this will affect any other benefits or tax credits.

Student loan deductions

If you have a student loan you鈥檙e currently paying off, a deduction will go towards repaying it. This is automatically taken from your payment.

Contact

For queries about targeted retention incentive payments, email
FE-targeted.retention-incentive@education.gov.uk.