Newly reformed NPQs to be fully-funded
The government has announced that the newly reformed National Professional Qualifications will now be fully-funded for all state-funded schools from Autumn 2021.
The 3 new NPQs in specialist areas of teaching are:
- leading teacher development - for teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading the development of other teachers in their school
- leading teaching - for teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading teaching in a subject, year group, key stage or phase
- leading behaviour and culture - for teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading behaviour or supporting pupil wellbeing in their school
The reformed leadership NPQs are:
- senior leadership - for school leaders who are, or are aspiring to be, a senior leader with cross-school responsibilities
- headship - for school leaders who are, or are aspiring to be, a headteacher or head of school with responsibility for leading a school
- executive leadership - for school leaders who are, or are aspiring to be, an executive headteacher or have a school trust CEO role with responsibility for leading several schools
From Autumn 2022 there will be two new NPQs:
- NPQ for leading literacy – for teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading literacy across a school, year group, key stage or phase
- NPQ for early years leadership – for leaders qualified to at least level 3 with a full and relevant qualification who are, or are aspiring to be:
- managers of private, voluntary and independent nurseries
- headteachers of school-based or maintained nurseries
- childminders with leadership responsibilities
Applications are now open for the November cohort.
