National Professional Qualifications - NPQs

KYRA is delighted to be working with L.E.A.D. Teaching School Hub for Lincolnshire and Priory Federation of Academies Trust to deliver the full suite of National Professional Qualifications to Lincolnshire teachers and leaders.  Our national provider is Education Development Trust. 

As you are aware, the existing NPQs in Senior Leadership (NPQSL), Headship (NPQH) and Executive Leadership (NPQEL) have been reformed to accommodate the latest evidence-based findings and reflect the new Head teachers’ Standards. 

The NPQ for Middle Leadership has been replaced with three new Specialist qualifications: NPQ for Leading Teacher Development (NPQLTD), NPQ for Leading Behaviour and Culture (NPQLBC) and NPQ for Leading Teaching (NPQLT), designed for teachers who want to broaden and deepen their expertise in specialist areas within educational settings. 

Today (Tuesday 12 October 2021) the Department for Education has announced updated funding eligibility criteria for the reformed suite of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs). As part of the government’s long-term education recovery plan, £184 million of new funding for NPQs was announced on 2 June 2021 to be spent over the course of this parliament. 

Teachers and leaders employed in state funded schools, and state funded organisations that offer 16-19 places, in England will be able to access a fully funded NPQ from Autumn 2021, to support teachers and pupils following the disruption to learning faced as a result of COVID-19.

This means that schools who have already secured their place will have the new funding rule applied retrospectively and schools now considering accessing the NPQs will be able to register their interest on the DfE’s Online service. Please select Education Development Trust as your lead provider.

The deadline for submitting an NPQ application for November cohorts is still 17th October 2021

To support with this, please find the following resources and guidance: 

• You can watch a recorded NPQ Ready Event information session here. 
• Link to DfE application portal here.
• Extra help with the DfE portal here.
• Extra help with the EDT programme application (you will need to prepare responses to some of the questions) here.
• Detail of the blocks for all specialist and leadership NPQs here.
• Programme Planner and timeline for each programme here.
• Overview of the curriculum frameworks here. 
• Programme brochures are here.
• FAQs for existing and new applications following the updated funding are here. 

 If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We’re happy to help. 

NPQ Applications- Deadline 17th October: CLICK HERE

NPQ Programmes include:

An introduction and diagnostic assessment to scaffold and frame your learning identify gaps in your knowledge and direct you to the areas that are most relevant to you.

Tutor support sessions, led by a Local Lead Trainer which will provide you with opportunities to bring your learning into context and collaborate and network with peers.

Lots of online evidence and examples to introduce you to key ideas and demonstrate how you could implement these concepts. 

A micro implementation task to reinforce the overall approach to managing improvement and prepare you for the summative assessment.

Face-to-face and live online training where together with your peers you will  learn through expert-led dialogue, collaborative activities, and structured practice of new techniques.

A formative assessment activity to check your understanding and confidence, signpost you towards further learning and provide feedback that’s individual to you.

* 3 months for a summative assessment process. 

All programmes will begin from November 2021 onwards.

Scholarship funding will be available for the following programmes where the criteria are met, and where the participant works in a state funded school in England:

NPQ in Leading Teacher Development

Have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading the development of other teachers in their school.

NPQ in Leading Behaviour and Culture

Have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading behaviour and/or supporting pupil wellbeing in their school.

Work in a school that is within the top 30th percentile in relation to pupils on Pupil Premium as of the end of the previous academic year.

NPQ in Leading Teaching

Have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading teaching in a subject, year group, key stage, or phase.

Work in a school that is within the top 30th percentile in relation to pupils on Pupil Premium as of the end of the previous academic year.

NPQ in Senior Leadership

Are, or are aspiring to be, a senior leader with cross-school responsibilities.

Work in a school that is within the top 30th percentile in relation to pupils on Pupil Premium as of the end of the previous academic year.

NPQ in Headship 

Are, or are aspiring to be, a headteacher or head of school with responsibility for leading a school.

Work in a state funded school in England that is within the top 30th percentile in relation to pupils on Pupil Premium as of the end of the previous academic year.
OR

Are a headteacher or head of school with responsibility for leading a school.

Are in the first 2 academic years of headship.

NPQ in Executive Leadership

Are, or are aspiring to be, an executive headteacher or have a school trust CEO role with responsibility for leading several schools.

Work in a school that is within the top 30th percentile in relation to pupils on Pupil Premium as of the end of the previous academic year.

If you have any queries, please contact Helen at HBarker@kyra.anthemtrust.uk

Updates from EDT will also be on twitter @EdDevTrust_NPQs