Apply for our Autumn 25 NPQ cohort below!

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National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) are a national, voluntary suite of qualifications designed to support the professional development of teachers and school leaders. They equip teachers with the expertise to lead sustainable improvement across their schools.

NPQs are designed to:

• provide training and support for teachers and leaders at all levels
• be completed flexibly around existing commitments
• deliver improved outcomes for children and young people

If you’re a teacher or leader, an NPQ can help you:

• improve your skills
• progress in your career

Funding

Scholarship funding for Autumn 2025 

Funding for Autumn 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 will 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
• Schools eligible for targeted regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE) intervention

Full scholarship funding will remain for all state funded schools for the NPQ in Headship (NPQH) and NPQSENCO for 2025-2026.

NPQ Programmes

NPQs can be divided into two groups:

• Leadership programmes, covering senior leadership; headship; executive leadership; SENCO and early years leadership.
• Specialist programmes, covering the leadership of teaching; behaviour and culture; teacher development; primary mathematics and literacy.

How to Apply:

We advise that you complete a pre-registration with your chosen provider for the best chance of securing funding. The Department for Education (DfE) registration portal for the Spring 2025 cohort will open on the 10th February 2025, if pre-registered, your chosen lead provider will let you know when to register with the DfE.

Leadership NPQs:

Specialist NPQs: