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International relocation payments: guidance for ITT providersschools

Information for ITT providers and schools about international relocation payments for trainee teachers and teachers of languages and physics from outside the UK.

From:
Department for Education
Published
6 March 2023
Last updated
141 AugustOctober 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Changes to international relocation payment (IRP) eligibility and payments

Teacher trainees in languages or physics who train to teach in the 2024 to 2025 academic year are no longer eligible for the IRP. This applies to all trainees starting courses from 1 July 2024 onwards.

Payments to teachers applying from September 2024 will be split into two £5,000 payments rather than awarded as a single payment of £10,000. 

Information for schools and initial teacher training providers about a pilot scheme offering international relocation payments to eligible teachers of languages and physics from outside the UK.

The scheme is running as a pilot in the 2023 to 2024 and 2024 to 2025 academic years.

Other measures to attract the best teachers from around the world to come and work in English schools include:

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Updates to this page

Published 6 March 2023
Last updated 141 AugustOctober 2024 + show all updates

  1. Removed reference to ITT providers and updated contact email on 'International relocation payments' HTML.

  2. Expressions of interest in the IRP are now closed.

  3. Removed information about the 2023 to 2024 application process which has now ended.

  4. Updated 'International relocation payments' to extend the deadline for users to apply for the international relocation payment.

  5. Updated with latest application, eligibility and payment details.

  6. Updated 'International relocation payments': the current application window has now closed and will reopen between 2 April and 31 May 2024.

  7. Updated with information about the current application window, which is open from 2 January to 29 February 2024.

  8. Added information about the extension of the IRP pilot for the 2024 to 2025 academic year.

  9. Updated with information about how to apply for an international relocation payment (IRP). The current application window is open from from 4 September 2023 to 31 October 2023.

  10. First published.

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