Register your interest for Excellence in reception teaching

Welcome to the application pages for our Reception Class Teacher offer.

Please use the drop-down boxes at the bottom of this page to begin your application.

Reception Class Teacher Bursary Funding Information 

Bursary-funded places are available for participants working in most state-funded settings, including academies.

Examples of settings where funding is not available include:

• schools outside England
• independent schools

If you are not eligible for funding, you can self-fund/ your school can fund your place. You must still register with the DfE registration service.

N.B. Bursary-funded places for October 2026 have now been filled. We continue to accept self/school funded applications for October; applicants wishing to secure a bursary-funded place should select January 2027 as their start date. 

DfE registration

All Reception Class Teacher applicants are required to register with the Department for Education (DfE). This service is now open and can be accessed here. As everyone applying for a Reception Class Teacher place (regardless of funding pathway) will be required to have a One Login account, we also recommend people set this up in advance of completing the registration and application. You can do that by visiting https://signin.account.gov.uk/sign-in-or-create

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