Specialist NPQs

NPQLT (Leading Teaching): support improvements in the quality of teaching and learning.

This course is for teachers and middle leaders who have, or want to have, responsibilities for leading teaching in a subject, year group, key stage or phase.

What will my NPQLT cover?

This one-year course will help you gain confidence and develop skills in:

• Helping create a culture of high expectations

• Supporting colleagues with all aspects of their teaching

• Contributing to effective professional development linked to teaching, curriculum and assessment

This course covers themes including:

• Understanding what good teaching practice is and how to implement it

• Supporting colleagues to design a broad and coherent curriculum

• Planning effective lessons and stimulate your pupils’ thinking

• Helping colleagues adapt their teaching to different needs

• Contributing to the design of school assessment systems

• Aligning your professional development with wider school improvement priorities

How much will it cost?

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

For the NPQ for Leading Teaching, scholarship funding to cover the full NPQ course cost, may be available to teachers and leaders who:

1. Work in the 50% of schools with the highest proportion of students who attract pupil premium funding

2. 16 to 19 educational settings identified as having high disadvantage in England

School eligibility lists for the spring cohorts will be available from the DfE in early 2025.

If you do not work in an eligible school, the NPQ in Leading Teaching costs £890 plus VAT.

Contact us at npqapplication@churchofengland.org to find out more.

How to apply?

Apply now for a place on our Spring 2025 cohort.

Read the DfE overview of the course.

NPQ Leading Behaviour and Culture (NPQLBC) is a nationally recognised, professional qualification for Teachers, Support Staff and anyone working in a relevant role in a school. It’s great for those who are leading behaviour, working in a pastoral role or are working to lead inclusion whether you work in a primary or secondary school or an FE college.

What will my NPQLBC cover?

NPQLBC is a 12 month, evidence informed course. You can start in November or February. During the programme you’ll be introduced to the latest research and evidence-based practice. You’ll also focus on how you can, practically, apply this research in your own school.

This course covers units including:

• Teaching

• School Culture

• Enabling Conditions for Good Behaviour

• Complex Behavioural Needs

• Professional Development

• Implementation

How much will it cost?

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

For the NPQ for Leading Behaviour and Culture, scholarship funding to cover the full NPQ course cost, may be available to teachers and leaders who:

1. Work in the 50% of schools with the highest proportion of students who attract pupil premium funding

2. 16 to 19 educational settings identified as having high disadvantage in England

School eligibility lists for the spring cohorts will be available from the DfE in early 2025.

If you do not work in an eligible school, the NPQ in Leading Behaviour and Culture costs £890 plus VAT.

For more information contact us on npqapplication@churchofengland.org.

How to apply?

Apply now for a place on our Spring 2025 cohort.

Read the DfE overview of the course here.

NPQLTD (Leading Teacher Development) is a nationally recognised, professional qualification for Teachers. It’s perfect for those who are or would like to mentor Early Careers Teachers or those who are interested in Leading Professional Development in their schools.

Why study the NPQLTD?

NPQLTD is a 12 month, evidence informed course. You can start in November or April. During the programme you’ll be introduced to the latest research and evidence based practice, in 4 key areas. You’ll also focus on how you can, practically, apply this research in your own school. This course will help you gain confidence and develop skills in:

• implementing evidence-based professional development programmes focused on

  • improving classroom teaching

  • promoting a strong professional development culture across their school

This course covers themes including:

• designing and delivering effective professional development

• how to make informed evidence

• based professional development decisions

• techniques for tailoring and adapting support based on individual development needs

• effective implementation

How much time will I need out of school?

Our NPQLTD offers a great blend of online and face to face learning. There are 4 half-day face to face sessions across the course. You will have a 90 min webinar for each unit (4 in total). They are online from 4-5:30pm. You’ll also have one coaching session per teaching cycle.

How much will it cost?

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

For the NPQ for Leading Teacher Development, scholarship funding to cover the full NPQ course cost, may be available to teachers and leaders who:

1. Work in the 50% of schools with the highest proportion of students who attract pupil premium funding

2. 16 to 19 educational settings identified as having high disadvantage in England

School eligibility lists for the spring cohorts will be available from the DfE in early 2025.

If you do not work in an eligible school, the NPQ in Leading Teacher Development costs £890 plus VAT.

For more information contact us at npqapplication@churchofengland.org.

How to apply?

Apply now for a place on our Spring 2025 cohort.

Read the DfE overview of the course.

NPQLPM (Leading Primary Maths) is a nationally recognised, professional qualification for teachers who lead on maths in primary schools. This course builds on the ‘Teaching for Mastery’ programme delivered by local maths hubs and on this 12-month programme, you’ll learn how to lead the development of high-quality mastery approaches to improve the quality of maths teaching and improve outcomes in your school. We’ve developed this programme in conjunction with Maths Mastery experts from Maths Hubs across the UK.

Why study the NPQLPM?

NPQLPM is a 12 month, evidence informed course. You can start in November or April. During the programme you’ll be introduced to the latest research and evidence based practice, in the following key areas. You’ll also focus on how you can, practically, apply this research in your own school. This course covers themes including:

Develop a school culture with a positive attitude to maths.

1. You’ll learn how pupils learn maths, so you can develop systems which help children:

• overcome maths anxiety

• build resilience

• develop problem-solving strategies

2. You’ll learn how to create a culture of high expectations where teachers:

• challenge and motivate pupils

• give pupils high quality feedback

• Design and introduce maths curriculums

3. You’ll learn how to design maths curriculums and develop the leadership skills to help you introduce them, including how to:

• identify the maths knowledge that pupils need

• help pupils make connections between maths facts and concepts

• identify gaps in pupils’ knowledge and make changes accordingly

• plan curriculum changes so that teachers are supported

• Support maths teachers in your school

4. You’ll learn techniques to help you support the teaching of maths, including techniques to help teachers:

• plan and sequence lessons so that pupils can build their knowledge

• support inclusion of pupils, for example by ensuring that the starting point is accessible to all

• manage their workload, for example by sharing approaches to marking work

• understand and use consistent maths vocabulary

How much time will I need out of school?

Our NPQLPM offers a great blend of online and face to face learning. There are 4 half-day face to face sessions across the course. You will have a 90 min opening webinar for each unit (4 in total). They are online from 4-5:30pm. You’ll also have one coaching session per teaching cycle and we finish each teaching cycle with a 90 minute virtual Maths conference, led by our Maths Mastery expert facilitators.

How much will it cost?

Limited DfE scholarship funding is available for Spring 2025.

For the NPQ for Leading Primary Maths, scholarship funding to cover the full NPQ course cost, may be available to teachers and leaders who:

• Teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading primary mathematics teaching across a school, key stage or phase.

• Be familiar with mastery approaches to teaching maths or be a subject leader in a primary school which is already engaged in the Teaching for Mastery programme or a similar programme.

If no funded places are available to you, the NPQ in Leading Primary Maths costs £890 plus VAT.

For more information contact us on npqapplication@churchofengland.org.

How to apply?

Apply now for a place on our Spring 2025 cohort.

Read the DfE overview of the course.