South Central Teaching School Hub are proud to offer the full range NPQ courses to schools in BCP and Dorset in partnership with University College London Institute of Education (UCL IOE).
Latest Update from the DfE : March 2024
The DfE have announced that the following NPQ courses, starting in Autumn 2024, will be FULLY FUNDED for staff in STATE FUNDED SCHOOLS AND SETTINGS
- NPQ for Special Needs Co-Ordinators (NPQSENCO) – New
- NPQ Headship (NPQH)
- NPQ Leading Primary Mathematics (NPQLM)
The DfE have not yet announced if funding will be available for NPQ courses that commence in Spring 2025, so if you were interested in the above courses, NOW would be the time to apply for your place and receive the funding on offer.
Funding for other NPQs
For all the other NPQs commencing in Autumn 2024,
- 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.
- 16-19 educational settings identified as having high disadvantage
- For the NPQEYL, highly disadvantaged early years settings will also be eligible
Click here to read the full announcement on funding from the DfE and for details on how to check your eligibility
NPQs courses available for Autumn 2024
South Central TSH provides NPQs to BCP and Dorset schools in partnership with University College London Institute of Education (UCL IOE)
- NPQ Early Years Leadership (NPQEYL) for leaders who are or aspiring to be managers of Private, Voluntary and Independent nurseries, Headteachers of school-based or maintained nurseries, or childminders with leadership responsibilities.
- NPQ Executive Leadership (NPQEL) for those who are, or are aspiring to be, and executive headteacher or have a school trust CEO role with responsibility for leading several schools.
- NPQ Headship (NPQH) those who are, or are aspiring to be, a Headteacher or Head of School with responsibility for leading a school. Additional support offer for the NPQ in Headship In addition to the reformed suite of NPQs, the department is introducing an additional support offer for new headteachers from autumn 2021. This is a targeted support package for teachers new to the role of headship.
- NPQ Leading Behaviour and Culture (NPQLBC) for teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading behaviour and/or supporting pupil wellbeing in their school.
- NPQ Leading Literacy (NPQLL) for teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading literacy across a school, year group, key stage or phase.
- National Professional Qualification in Leading Primary Mathematics (NPQLPM) for teachers who are, or are aspiring to be, leaders with responsibility for leading maths across a primary key-stage or school.
- NPQ Leading Teaching (NPQLT) for teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading teaching in a subject, year group, key stage or phase.
- NPQ Leading Teacher Development (NPQLTD) for teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading the development of other teachers in their school. This may be responsibility for the development of all teachers across a school or specifically trainees or ECTs.
- NPQ for Special Needs Co-ordinators (NPQSENCO) – NEW for Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators (SENCOs), teachers interested in developing expertise in special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) or undertaking a SENCO role in future and school leaders.
- NPQ Senior Leadership (NPQSL) for teachers who are, or are aspiring to be, a senior leader with cross-school responsibilities.
How to Apply for a NPQ
Currently the DfE registration portal is NOT OPEN for Autumn 2024 registrations until July. HOWEVER, you can pre-register your interest for your preferred NPQ.
- Pre-register with UCL for your preferred NPQ by completing a short form
- Please ensure you select South Central TSH as the Delivery Partner on this form
- Once the DfE registration portal re-opens, UCL will contact you with a link to the DfE registration portal to complete your registration. It’s that simple!
NPQ Framework
All NPQs are underpinned by a new content framework, setting out what participants should know and be able to do after completing an NPQ. You can access the content frameworks NPQs at National professional qualification frameworks.
If you have any questions, then please contact us.