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NPQ Introduction

As part of the government’s long term education recovery plan, £184 million of new funding has been provided be spent over the course of this parliament.

On October 12th, 2021 the DfE announced that in order to support education recovery, all NPQ qualifications from the reformed suite will be fully funded for all teachers*and leaders* who are employed in state funded schools and state funded organisations that offer 16-19 places in England.

*Access to funding remains conditional and on successful validation of your registration information against the Teacher Regulation Agency records. You must ensure that the information supplied in Step 2 of the application process matches your teacher record.

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How do I apply?

Step 1

Register Your Expression of Interest for an NPQ

Register your interest for an NPQ via the link below. Please fill in your details and select Potentia Teaching School Hub from the delivery partner menu. Once you have registered with EDT and selected Potentia Teaching school Hub, we will then be in contact with you directly. This will be to support you with the next step of the process whilst answering any questions you may have.

Click here to register your interest

Step 2

Apply for an NPQ with the DfE and Education Development Trust

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Once decided on a programme choice, the teacher who will be participating must register for the programme using the DfE’s Online service. You will need information to hand in order to register. Select Education Development Trust as the Lead Provider. This step will trigger an application form from EDT.

Click here to Register for a National Professional Qualification (education.gov.uk)

Step 3

Complete the EDT Application Form (indicate Potentia TSH as your Delivery Partner)

Complete the final step of the process by outlining your intentions for the programme, your current role and sponsor details.

Step 4

Induction and Orientation

Our dedicated team will be in contact ahead of the October start.

For a call back

From the NPQ Team

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What are the NPQ reforms?

In October 2020, the Department for Education (DfE) published details of the new frameworks for the reformed national professional qualifications (NPQ) that will be effective from November 2021. They have been developed in consultation with an expert advisory group from across the education system and include significant changes to the prior suite.

The newly reformed suite of NPQs are based around a flexible evidence based curriculum and learning model which includes a reduction in time out of school and changes to how they are assessed.

The reformed suite comprises of three specialist NPQs and revisions to NPQSL, NPQH and NPQEL. The three Specialist NPQs are – leading teaching (NPQLT), leading behaviour and culture (NPQLBC), and leading teacher development (NPQLTD) and have been added to the suite for teachers who want to deepen their expertise in specialist areas.

From Autumn 2022, the DfE will launch two new NPQs, aimed at teachers and leaders wanting to expand their knowledge and skills – NPQ Leading Literacy (NPQLL) and NPQ for Early Years Leadership (NPQEYL)

What is the schedule?

Specialist NPQ

NPQ Leading
Teacher Development

NPQ
Leading Teaching

NPQ
Leading Teacher Development

NPQ
Leading Literacy

Duration

12 months duration

2 face to face days

4x 2hr live sessions
Self Study

Leadership NPQ

NPQ
Senior Leadership

NPQ
Headship

NPQ
Executive Leadership

NPQ
Early Years Leadership

Duration

18 months duration

4 face to face days

5x 2hr live sessions
Self Study

Early Headship Coaching Offer

Additional support offer for Headteachers

Duration

12 monthly session

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Who are the NPQs for?

Leadership NPQs

Executive Leadership
NPQEL

School Leaders who are, or aspire to be an executive headteacher or have a CEO role.

Headship
NPQH

School Leaders who are, or aspire to be, a headteacher or head of school.

Senior Leadership
NPQSL

School Leaders who are, or aspire to be a senior leader.

Early Years Leadership
NPQEYL

For leaders qualified to at least level 3 with a full and relevant qualification

Managers of private, voluntary and independent nurseries

Headteachers or aspiring Headteachers of school-based maintained nurseries

Childminders with leadership responsibilities

Leadership

Leading Improvement
Culture
Conditions
Classroom

Specialist NPQs

Leading Teaching
NPQLT

Teachers who have, or aspire to have, responsibilities for leading teaching in a subject, year group , key stage or phase.

Leading Teacher Development
NPQLTD

Teachers who have, or aspire to have, responsiblties for leading the development of other teachers.

Leading Behaviour and Culture
NPQLBC

Teachers who have, or aspire to have responsibilities for leading behaviour and supporting pupil wellbeing.

Leading Literacy
NPQLL

For teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading literacy acrossa school, year group, key stage or phase.

Leadership

Leading Improvement
Underpinning Principles
Developing Others
Furthering your specialism
Embedding in Practice

Testimonials

Thank you for a really informative launch session. I am looking forward to the professional challenge and opportunity to learn about all elements of the role of headship

NPQH participant

I was worried about the time I'd have to take away from my class and how I will balance my learning with my young family. I needn’t have worried because I can learn at a time that suits me and there is much less time out of school than I’d thought

NPQSL participant

Great meeting with other professionals to share practice and ideas. Facilitated expertly and with enthusiasm

NPQLT participant

How can I find out more?

NPQEL

NPQH

ASO for Headteachers

NPQSL

NPQEYL

NPQLTD

NPQLT

NPQLBC

NPQLL

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