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My PPD scheme, TDA-subsidised course has multiple start dates as standard, and one of these is towards the end of the academic year (AY). Will teachers on these programmes be eligible to be counted as PPD continuers?

We recognise that some programmes have flexible starts and may start throughout the year. However, the TDA reserves the right to withhold funding where it appears that providers have changed programme dates in response to this guidance. Anyone in doubt about this should seek confirmation from the TDA.

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Will a participant who began a TDA-subsidised PPD scheme programme in the AY 2008/09, then took maternity leave and only returned to their studies in AY 2010/11, be eligible as a PPD funded continuer?

Yes, providing the participant has been engaged with an eligible PPD programme between 1 August 2009 and 31 July 2011 (see Break in programme).

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Will a participant who began their studies in the AY 2008/09 and then deferred their studies indefinitely, e.g. on an extended career break, be eligible as a TDA-funded continuer on the PPD scheme?

No; if the participant was not engaged with an eligible PPD scheme, TDA-subsidised programme, between 1 August 2009 and 31 July 2011, they would not be eligible as a PPD funded continuer.

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Will a trainee undertaking their PGCE course in the AY 2010/11 be eligible to be counted as a PPD scheme, TDA-funded continuer?

No; PGCE participants from the AY 2010/11 will not be counted as PPD continuers because they have not completed 60 credits of a PPD subsidised programme. Owning 60 credits from a PGCE or the Masters in Teaching and Learning (MTL) does not confirm PPD continuer status.