National Professional Qualifications
for Teachers and School Leaders
NPQ scholarships are available for all state-funded schools for programmes starting in Autumn 2022
New for 2022! Targeted Support Funding for Small Schools
In addition to the full scholarship funding in place for all state-maintained schools and academies, the DfE are also introducing additional payments to small schools to enable them to support their teachers and leaders to undertake NPQs. This ‘Targeted Support Fund’ will give a grant payment of £200 per participant to settings with 1-600 pupils, for every teacher or leader they employ who participates in an NPQ. Organisations that are eligible for NPQ scholarships will also be eligible for targeted support funding. Our understanding at this stage is that these payments will go direct to schools.
As a partner of Best Practice Network/Outstanding Leaders Partnership, ConnectEd delivers the reformed National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) using local senior leaders from our schools.
The NPQs offer teachers and leaders clearer development opportunities and career progression. These qualifications build on key areas of the Early Career Framework (ECF), allowing for further specialisation and development of expertise and help prepare teachers and leaders for the next step in their careers.
The qualifications aim to:
- help teachers hone and develop the skills they already have, helping them to become more effective leaders inside and outside the classroom and improving overall teaching quality
- retain high-calibre teachers by offering clearer development opportunities and career progression
Specialist NPQs:
• National Professional Qualification for Leading Teaching (NPQLT) – Delivered in Wolverhampton by ConnectEd Partnership facilitators
• National Professional Qualification for Leading Behaviour and Culture (NPQLBC)
• National Professional Qualification for Leading Teacher Development (NPQLTD) – Delivered in Wolverhampton by ConnectEd Partnership facilitators
Leadership NPQs:
• National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership (NPQSL) – Delivered in Wolverhampton by ConnectEd Partnership facilitators
• National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH)
• National Professional Qualification for Executive Leadership (NPQEL)
For full information about each programme and how to apply, please click on the buttons below.
Full details of the NPQ programme can be viewed here.
NPQ Briefing recording link
BPN recently ran two national webinars for prospective NPQ participants. You can find a link to the event recordings below.
Specialist NPQs – https://youtu.be/N6A3r3Ol4q8
Leadership NPQs – https://youtu.be/jHECYCiKgt8
Specialist NPQs
NPQ for Leading Teaching (NPQLT) Delivered locally through ConnectEd Partnership
Who is it for?
Colleagues with at least 3 years teaching experience. NPQLT is suitable for teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading teaching in a subject, year group, key stage or phase.
Spring 2023 Dates to follow soon
NPQ for Leading Behaviour and Culture (NPQLBC) Delivered locally through ConnectEd Partnership
Who is it for?
Colleagues with at least 3 years teaching experience. NPQLBC is for teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading behaviour and/or supporting pupil wellbeing in their school.
Click here for 2022-2023 dates
Spring 2023 Dates to follow soon
NPQ for Leading Teacher Development (NPQLTD) Delivered locally through ConnectEd Partnership
Who is it for?
Colleagues with at least 3 years teaching experience. NPQLTD is for teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading the development of other teachers in their school. They may have responsibilities for the development of all teachers across a school or specifically trainees or teachers who are early in their career.
Spring 2023 Dates to follow soon
Leadership NPQs
NPQ for Senior Leadership (NPQSL) Delivered locally through ConnectEd Partnership
Who is it for?
NPQSL is suitable for senior leaders with cross-school responsibilities, for example, an experienced middle leader, a deputy head, a special educational needs co-ordinator (SENCO), an advanced skills teacher or a senior member of staff.
Spring 2023 Dates to follow soon
NPQ for Headship (NPQH) Delivered locally through ConnectEd Partnership
Who is it for?
NPQH is suitable for those who have recently been made headteachers or who are highly motivated to become headteachers, and no more than 18 months from applying for headship.
Spring 2023 Dates to follow soon
NPQ for Executive Leadership (NPQEL)
Who is it for?
Colleagues who have been a headteacher for 3 years. NPQEL is suitable for colleagues aspiring to, or already in, leadership roles across more than one school. This includes headteachers, executive headteachers and directors of school improvement.
Application Process for Spring 2023 - PLEASE APPLY BY 23rd January 2023
The application window for Spring 2023 is NOW OPEN – Apply by 23rd January 2023
The online registration forms are linked via an ‘Apply Now’ button found on the right side of each of the individual programme pages on our website www.outstandingleaders.org
Please ensure you select ConnectEd Partnership from the dropdown list of delivery partners (Teaching School Hubs, MATs, Diocese, former TSAs, other school groups) within the application form.