National Professional Qualification
Whether you're at a Church of England, Catholic, state or independent school, and wherever you are in your career, we have the qualifications to help you transform your professional practice and make a difference to your pupils. 99.5% of our Alumni say our NPQs had a positive impact in their role.
NPQ Applications for Cohort 8 have now closed. The next Cohort is dependent on DFE funding and will be announced in the Summer 2025. In the meantime if you complete this expression of interest form then we will contact you when our applications reopen for any future cohort.
Scholarship Funding Spring 2025
Funding for Spring 2025 will target those teachers and leaders who work in the most challenging schools or educational settings, serving more disadvantaged communities.
NPQ Funding for those serving communities with higher levels of disadvantage
Scholarship funding to cover the full NPQ course cost, of any NPQ, 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
Universal funding for NPQs
The following 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 above criteria, we cannot guarantee you a funded place this year.
Course Costs 2025
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 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).
Course fees are payable as a single payment, once you have completed your initial induction with us (so due by the end of May 2025).
Which NPQ is for you?
Our range of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) offers tailored pathways to suit your career goals, school development priorities and expertise. Whether you’re seeking to enhance your classroom practice, take on a leadership role, or specialise in a particular area, our NPQs provide the knowledge, skills, and practical experience you need to make a positive impact. The following section explores the NPQs available to help you discover the NPQ that’s perfect for your journey.
Specialist NPQs
We offer 4 specialist NPQs. All our specialist NPQs are 12 months long, include online study which you can access flexibly, include coaching and help you to develop your leadership and broaden your whole school impact:
NPQLT (Leading Teaching)
NPQLBC (Leading Behaviour and Culture)
NPQLTD (Leading Teacher Development)
NPQLPM (Leading Primary Mathematics)
Leadership NPQ
We offer 4 leadership NPQs:
NPQSENCO (Statutory qualification for SENCOs)
NPQSL (Senior Leadership)
NPQH (Headship)
NPQEL (Executive Leadership)
All our leadership NPQs are 18 months long, include online study which you can access flexibly, include coaching and help you to develop yourself as a senior leader and broaden your whole school impact.
Our delivery partners
We have a network of local schools, universities, Dioceses and trusts that will deliver face-to-face sessions in a venue in your region. This has the added benefit of allowing you to network and collaborate with peers from your local area who understand your context. Whilst some locations are still to be confirmed, you can expect courses in different locations across a number of regions.
How to apply
NPQ Applications for Cohort 8 have now closed. The next Cohort is dependent on DFE funding and will be announced in the Summer 2025. In the meantime if you complete this expression of interest form then we will contact you when our applications reopen for any future cohort.
Ofsted
Our NPQ provision was inspected in June 2024, when we were judged to be Outstanding.