SCoTENS is pleased to announce that the Minister of Education, Paul Givan, has recently approved additional seed funding of up to £18,000 for the 2025/26 academic year. This funding supports the Minister’s commitment to support research-informed practice and  will specifically support research projects within the SCoTENS programme which are closely aligned with the key objectives of the new TransformED NI strategy.

Each year, SCoTENS offers seed funding to support a range of north-south collaborative research projects and professional development activities in teacher education across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. To date, more than 150 initiatives—including research studies, conferences, and exchange programmes—have been successfully funded.

We are deeply grateful for this additional investment, which will strengthen and expand the impact of our seed funding projects and enable further innovative work in cross-border teacher education.