FAQs

Your questions, answered

  • All Saints Educational Trust provides financial awards to support teacher training, teacher professional development and education programmes for Religious Education and Home Economics, including food and textiles education. We support both individual teachers and organisations delivering projects that strengthen teaching and learning.

  • We support Religious Education and Home Economics, including food and textiles education. The terminology used for these subjects varies across the UK; for example, Religious Education may be described as Religion and Worldviews in England, Religion, Values and Ethics in Wales, and Religious and Moral Education in Scotland.

  • We provide awards for trainee teachers (training to become a teacher) and practicing teachers (professional development). We also fund education programmes that enable organisations to deliver a project that benefits teachers and teaching, such as training, mentoring, curriculum development or the creation of teaching resources. All Awards support Religious Education and Home Economics, including food and textiles education.

About the Trust

  • We provide grants to support those who are, or who are intending to become, qualified or better teachers of Home Economics or Religious Education in schools. 

    At the discretion of the trustees the detailed criteria may change from year to year to reflect changing educational need and policy. See application form. 

  • To apply, you must have the right to work, study or train in the UK, and the course of study will qualify you to become a teacher of Religious Education or Home Economics, including D&T: Food and nutrition, and Textiles, in the UK. Trainee teacher applications must lead to qualified teacher status, certification or equivalent qualification from a UK higher education institution or similar accrediting authority.

  • As a practising teacher, your application must focus on continuing professional development or postgraduate action research that improves teaching and is supervised by a United Kingdom higher education institution or similar accrediting authority. To apply, you must have the right to work in the UK and teach Religious Education and Home Economics, including D&T food and nutrition, and textiles, in the UK. By Religious Education we also mean Religion and Worldviews in England, Religion Values and Ethics in Wales, Religious and Moral Education in Scotland.

  • Not necessarily. Awards may support appropriate professional development as well as formal qualifications, provided the activity meets the Trust's criteria and contributes to improving teaching.

  • The Trust does not normally support subject degrees that are not specifically related to teacher education or the professional development of teachers in the subject areas it supports.

  • No. The current criteria specifically exclude courses in social work or youth work and training for ministers within churches or religious organisations.

  • The Trust is not currently offering Awards directly to overseas applicants. Some international activity may, however, be supported through Education Programme Awards involving UK-based collaboration.

  • You should have evidence of your place on the relevant course or programme and the professional references required as part of the application.

  • Yes. The online application system allows you to save your application and return to it. Make sure your application is marked as complete before the relevant closing date.

  • The current application system allows applicants to make amendments up until the closing date. Applicants should check the instructions shown in the application system when applying.

  • Application rounds and closing dates can vary from year to year. Check the ‘Apply for funding’ pages for dates.

Trainee teachers and teacher awards

Education programme awards

  • Education programme funding is currently paused, subject to a review. Watch this space for updates.

  • The application system allows only one registration for each email address. If you have previously registered, use the login page rather than registering again.

  • Use the Lost password option on the application login page and make sure you enter the same email address you originally used to register.

  • First check whether the form is displaying an error, such as exceeding a word limit. If you are using a school or organisational device, security settings or browser extensions may sometimes interfere with the application system. Trying another browser or your own device may help.

  • Make sure every required part of the application has been completed and that the application has been marked as complete. The application system provides confirmation when your application has been successfully received.

  • After the application deadline, eligible completed applications are considered by the Awards Committee. Applicants are then contacted with the outcome.

  • Use the Contact us form on the website. If your question relates to a potential Programme Award, contacting the Trust before completing a full application can be particularly useful.

The application process