National Professional Qualifications
We are delighted to be delivering our National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) in partnership with UCL Institute of Education to support leadership development at all levels.
See our NPQ tabs to find out more about each award.
The DfE portal to register for an April starting NPQ, is now open!
Visit here to sign up by 28th March 2025.
Funding and Applying for Spring 2025 NPQs
From Spring 2025, all state funded schools in England will be eligble for full funding for the NPQSENCO, NPQH, NPQLPM and EHCO.
Scholarship funding to cover the other NPQ courses will be available to teachers and leaders from 50% of state funded schools in England that have the highest proportion of students attracting pupil premium, as set out in the eligibility lists which are availble on the DfE website here.
Please also see our drop down information at the bottom of this page, for information about a NPQSL and NPQEL with Best Practice Network for unfunded schools using the apprenticeship levy.
UCL's NPQs
NPQSL and NPQEL Apprenticeships Opportunity for Unfunded Schools
Thames South TSH have also partnered with Best Practise Network for an exciting CPD opportunity for those schools in our region who are not on the DfE's list of funded schools for NPQs, but who pay into the apprenticeship levy.
The offer includes a dual award of an NPQ award along with a Level 5 (SL) or Level 7 (EL) apprenticeship. By mapping the two qualifications, BPN have created a programme which allows participants to complete two qualifications concurrently with a much smaller workload than would be required if completing the qualifications separately.
For schools who pay into the apprenticeship levy there is no cost to the participant. For non-levy paying schools there is a small course fee of just 5%.
Please see the flyers below for more information or contact us in the hub where we will be happy to talk you through the unique offer.
The deadline to apply for this route is 6th April 2025:
- To apply for the 'Senior Leadership Level 5 apprenticeship with NPQSL' visit here.
- To apply for the 'Senior Leadership Level 7 apprenticeship with NPQSL' visit here.
