We are delighted to be able to offer National Professional Qualifications through two different providers as part of our commitment to delivering the best possible professional development to all colleagues. 

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Why take an NPQ?

National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) are a nationally recognised suite of qualifications for teachers and school leaders at all levels; from those who want to develop expertise in high quality teaching practice, to those leading multiple schools across a trust or other group of schools.
NPQ courses are designed to help you hone and expand the abilities you already have, supporting you to become a more effective leader inside and outside the classroom. Completing an NPQ will support you on the next step in your career by offering practical support and guidance, and the core knowledge you need to help your school improve further. Wherever your teaching career takes you, having an NPQ can help you demonstrate your continued commitment to and expertise in school leadership and specialist areas of teaching practice.

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Find out more about the different NPQs we offer:

Specialist NPQs:

Specialist NPQs can help you develop your classroom teaching or specialism. We offer four specialist NPQs. All specialist NPQs will take you 12 months to complete.

Leading Teacher Development: support the development of teachers.

Leading teaching: support improvements in the quality of teaching and learning.

Leading behaviour and culture - promote a culture of good behaviour and high expectations.

Leading primary mathematics - use mastery approaches to lead maths teaching in your school.

 

Leadership NPQs

Leadership NPQs can help you develop your leadership skills or progress to a leadership role. Leadership NPQs will take you 12 months to complete.

Senior leadership - develop whole-school leadership expertise to improve outcomes for teachers and pupils.

Headship - become an expert school leader and outstanding headteacher.

Special educational needs co-ordinator (SENCO) – perform a SENCO role effectively and set the strategic direction of special educational needs policy in a school. 

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NPQ Funding: Scholarship funding for Spring 2025 

Funded courses for those serving more communities with higher disadvantage:

Funding for Spring 2025 will target those teachers and leaders who work in the most challenging schools or educational settings, serving more disadvantaged communities.

Scholarship funding to cover the full NPQ course cost, of any NPQ course, may be available to teachers and leaders from:

• the 50% of schools with the highest proportion of students who attract pupil premium funding
• 16 to 19 educational settings identified as having high disadvantage

There are limited funded places available so, even if you are in a school which meets the criteria, we cannot guarantee you a funded place this year.

Funded courses for those in all schools:

These courses are funded for staff in any school/college or maintained nursery.

• leading primary maths
• SENCO
• Headship

Again, there are limited funded places available so, even if you are in a school which meets the criteria, we cannot guarantee you a funded place this year.

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Course Costs

If your school is not eligible for funding, or we do not have a funded place available, you can still complete your NPQ with us this year- but your school will need to fund your place.

	Course Duration	Course Costs
NPQEL	18 months	£4085
NPQH	18 months	£1970
NPQSL	18 months	£1135
NPQLT	12 months	£890
NPQLBC	12 months	£890
NPQLPM	12 months	£890
NPQLTD	12 months	£890
NPQ for SENCO	18 months	£1333

Course costs are the same, irrespective of the size of your school or school type.

This is a complete cost, so there are no additional fees to pay. The course cost also includes your final assessment (up to two attempts).