Teachers Group Educational Trust grants
Teachers Group Educational Trust funds education projects for young people aged 4 to 19 across England and Wales, particularly those from a disadvantaged background.
Guidance last checked 16 July 2026· from the funder’s own website
Overview
Teachers Group Educational Trust wants to help youngsters between 4 and 19 years old, particularly those from a disadvantaged background, across England and Wales. Its criteria set clear tests. New ideas must be capable of being translated into projects, and those projects must be capable of being replicated elsewhere across the wider education arena. The grantee must be able to demonstrate that the money used will improve educational attainment, inspire youngsters to develop new skills and have a positive impact on their lives. It will not fund individuals for their own education, or projects solely for the benefit of a single educational establishment.
What they fund
These categories come from the Charity Commission register, which records the trust under education and training.
Who and where
The register records the trust working throughout England and Wales, and making grants to other charities and voluntary bodies as well as to the general public.
Who they help
Where they fund
What Teachers Group 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.
Who they say they'll fund
“New ideas must be capable of being translated into projects and the projects must be capable of being replicated elsewhere across the wider education arena.”
Source: tget.org.uk — Criteria For Grants – Teachers Group Educational Trust →
“The grantee must be able to demonstrate that the money used will improve educational attainment, inspire youngsters to develop new skills and have a positive impact on their lives.”
Source: tget.org.uk — Criteria For Grants – Teachers Group Educational Trust →
“TGET wishes to focus on helping youngsters between 4 and 19 years old - particularly those from a disadvantaged background.”
Source: tget.org.uk — Criteria For Grants – Teachers Group Educational Trust →
What they say they won't fund
“Projects we believe should be part of statutory funding or the replacing of lost/withdrawn statutory funding.”
Source: tget.org.uk — Criteria For Grants – Teachers Group Educational Trust →
“Individuals for their own education.”
Source: tget.org.uk — Criteria For Grants – Teachers Group Educational Trust →
“Projects solely for the benefit of a single educational establishment.”
Source: tget.org.uk — Criteria For Grants – Teachers Group Educational Trust →
“Projects that are restricted to or built around particular religious or political beliefs.”
Source: tget.org.uk — Criteria For Grants – Teachers Group Educational Trust →
“Projects that cannot demonstrate equality of opportunity in education.”
Source: tget.org.uk — Criteria For Grants – Teachers Group Educational Trust →
Their charitable objects
As registered with the Charity Commission (their formal purposes):
Objects for the public benefit to advance education by:-3.1 making grants to any school, college, university or other educational institution established in the united kingdom where such school, college, university or other educational institution is itself a charity or a non-profit making or not for dividend…
How to approach them
Start with the official sources — they’re always more current than any directory, including this one.
Common questions
What does Teachers Group Educational Trust fund?
It funds education. Its criteria say it wishes to focus on helping youngsters between 4 and 19 years old, particularly those from a disadvantaged background, and that new ideas must be capable of being translated into projects which can be replicated elsewhere across the wider education arena. Its governing document also covers grants to schools, colleges, universities and other educational institutions that are charities or not-for-profit.
Who can apply to Teachers Group Educational Trust?
The Charity Commission register records the trust working throughout England and Wales, and making grants both to organisations and to individuals. Its criteria say the grantee must be able to demonstrate that the money used will improve educational attainment, inspire youngsters to develop new skills and have a positive impact on their lives.
What will Teachers Group Educational Trust not fund?
Its published exclusions are projects that cannot demonstrate equality of opportunity in education, individuals for their own education, projects solely for the benefit of a single educational establishment, projects that are restricted to or built around particular religious or political beliefs, and projects it believes should be part of statutory funding or that replace lost or withdrawn statutory funding.
How much does Teachers Group Educational Trust typically give?
We have not found a published grant size or range for this trust. Charity Commission records show £442,000 in grants to organisations in its most recent financial year. Ask the trust what size of grant it will consider before applying.
How do I apply to Teachers Group Educational Trust?
Read its criteria for grants first, as it sets out clear tests an application has to meet. Check the funder's own website (tget.org.uk) and its Charity Commission entry (charity number 1121070) for current guidance, as processes can change.
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