All Saints Educational Trust grants
All Saints Educational Trust funds programmes and individual awards for teachers of Religious Education, Home Economics and Design and Technology; its Individual Awards Round 2 closes 1 September 2026.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
All Saints Educational Trust backs teachers of Religious Education, Home Economics and Design and Technology, and there are two routes in. Programme Awards go to organisations running imaginative and impactful programmes that support those training to teach, or currently teaching, those subjects. Individual Awards go to trainee and practising teachers, to increase the numbers of qualified Religious Education and Home Economics teachers and to improve and retain experienced ones. On dates, the trust has published for Individual Awards: "Round 2 applications will open June 2026 and close 5pm 1 September 2026". Confirm that date with the trust before you rely on it. Programme Awards applications are stated to open in January 2027, with dates to be confirmed.
What they fund
The Charity Commission register records education and training as this trust's single funding area, which matches its focus on teacher training and development.
Who and where
The register records the trust as working throughout England and Wales. Its own eligibility questions for Individual Awards ask whether the applicant is a UK citizen.
Who they help
Where they fund
What All Saints Educational Trust says in its own guidance
Quoted directly from the funder’s own website, with a link to the page each quote came from. Always the most current word is theirs — check the source before you apply.
What they say they're looking for
“The trust makes individual awards to increase the numbers of qualified Religious Education and Home Economics teachers, and/or improve the skills and qualifications of experienced Religious Education and Home Economics teachers and to help them stay in the profession.”
Source: aset.org.uk — Are You Eligible For Individual Awards? - All Saints Educational Trust →
Who they say they'll fund
“We make annual awards for imaginative and impactful programmes that support those training to teach, or those currently teaching Religious Education; Home Economics (including food and nutrition education); Design and Technology (food and textiles)”
Source: aset.org.uk — Programme Awards - All Saints Educational Trust →
“Are you a UK citizen? Will your proposed course of study qualify you to become a teacher in the UK? Or will your application improve your professional development as a teacher?”
Source: aset.org.uk — Are You Eligible For Individual Awards? - All Saints Educational Trust →
What they say they won't fund
“Trainee and practising teachers must need the Trust's help: awards are not made where study could be funded from personal means or available public funding.”
Source: aset.org.uk — Are You Eligible For Individual Awards? - All Saints Educational Trust →
“It is not usual for the Trust to directly fund salaries. The cost of staff in relation to a specific programme may be considered as part of the overall programme management costs.”
Source: aset.org.uk — Are You Eligible For Programme Awards? - All Saints Educational Trust →
Deadlines they mention
“Round 1 applications will open Jan 2026 and will close 27 March 2026 Round 2 applications will open June 2026 and close 5pm 1 September 2026”
Source: aset.org.uk — Are You Eligible For Individual Awards? - All Saints Educational Trust →
“Applications open in January 2027 Dates TBC. (If you seek an individual award for Teacher training please see the Individual Awards information page)”
Source: aset.org.uk — Are You Eligible For Programme Awards? - All Saints Educational Trust →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
The advancement of either higher of further education or both in one or more of the following ways:- the granting to beneficiaries of awards to enable them to attend an establishment of higher/further education or otherwise to pursue a course of study for the purpose of enabling them to become qualified or better…
How to approach them
Start with the official sources — they’re always more current than any directory, including this one.
Common questions
What does All Saints Educational Trust fund?
Education and training connected with teaching. Its Programme Awards support imaginative and impactful programmes for those training to teach, or currently teaching, Religious Education, Home Economics (including food and nutrition education), and Design and Technology (food and textiles). Its Individual Awards aim to increase the number of qualified Religious Education and Home Economics teachers, improve the skills and qualifications of experienced teachers in those subjects, and help them stay in the profession.
Who can apply to All Saints Educational Trust?
Organisations can apply for Programme Awards to deliver programmes supporting teachers in those subjects. Individuals can apply for Individual Awards. The trust's eligibility questions ask whether you are a UK citizen, and whether your proposed course of study will qualify you to become a teacher in the UK or improve your professional development as a teacher.
How much does All Saints Educational Trust typically give?
The trust does not publish a grant range or a typical award size for either route. Its Charity Commission entry records grants to organisations of £159,400 and grants to individuals of £80,271 in its most recent published accounts.
What won't All Saints Educational Trust fund?
For Individual Awards, trainee and practising teachers must need the trust's help; awards are not made where study could be funded from personal means or available public funding. For Programme Awards, it is not usual for the trust to fund salaries directly, though the cost of staff on a specific programme may be considered within overall programme management costs.
How do I apply to All Saints Educational Trust?
The two routes open at different times. For Individual Awards the trust has published: "Round 2 applications will open June 2026 and close 5pm 1 September 2026". That is the next round; confirm the date with the trust before you rely on it. For Programme Awards, applications are stated to open in January 2027, with dates to be confirmed. Check the funder's own website (www.aset.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 312934) for the current round and deadline, as processes can change.
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