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

Duration: 12 months (plus 3 months for summative assessment process)
Hours of study: 55
Cost: £875 or offered at no cost to the participant, available to all teachers who meet the following criteria:

• have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading teaching in a subject, year group, key stage or phase
• work in a state-funded school or a state-funded organisation that offers 16-19 places in England

NPQLT brochure

For teachers who have, or aspire to have, responsibilities for leading behaviour and supporting pupil wellbeing in their school.

Duration: 12 months (plus 3 months for summative assessment process)
Hours of study: 55
Cost: £875 or offered at no cost to the participant, available to all teachers who meet the following criteria:

• have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading behaviour and/or supporting pupil wellbeing in their school
• work in a state-funded school or a state-funded organisation that offers 16-19 places in England

NPQLBC brochure

For leaders and teachers who have, or aspire to have, responsibilities for leading the development of other teachers in their school.

Duration: 12 months (plus 3 months for summative assessment process)
Hours of study: 55
Cost: £835 or offered at no cost to the participant for all leaders and teachers who meet the following criteria:

• have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading the development of other teachers in their school
• work in a state-funded school or a state-funded organisation that offers 16-19 places in England

NPQLTD brochure

For school leaders who are, or aspire to be, a senior leader with cross-school responsibilities.

Duration: 18 months (plus 3 months for summative assessment process)
Hours of study: 81
Cost: £1,120 or offered at no cost to the participant, available to those who meet the following criteria:

• are, or are aspiring to be, a senior leader with cross-school responsibilities
• work in a state-funded school or a state-funded organisation that offers 16-19 places in England

NPQSL brochure

For school leaders who are, or aspire to be, a headteacher or head of school with responsibility for leading a school.

Duration: 18 months (plus 3 months for summative assessment process)
Hours of study: 81
Cost: £1,885 or offered at no cost to the participant, available for those who meet the following criteria:

• are, or are aspiring to be, a headteacher or head of school with responsibility for leading a school
• work in a state-funded school or a state-funded organisation that offers 16-19 places in England

OR:

• are a headteacher or head of school with responsibility for leading a school
• are in the first 24 months of headship
• work in a state-funded school or a state-funded organisation that offers 16-19 places in England

NPQH brochure

NPQH applicants can also apply for our Early Headship Coaching Offer (EHCO). This programme is tailored to your needs and suitable for any stage of NPQH study.

The EHCO will enable you to apply NPQH knowledge and skills to your own context, thrive through building support networks alongside main NPQH groups and sustain your development using social and psychological resources for leadership. Full funding for the EHCO is available for eligible participants. Click here to find out more about the EHCO.

For school leaders who are, or aspire to be, an executive headteacher or to have a CEO role within a school trust with responsibility for leading several schools.

Duration: 18 months (plus 3 months for summative assessment process)
Hours of study: 87 including 6 hours of 1:1 coaching
Cost: £3,995 or offered at no cost to the participant, available to those who meet the following criteria:

• 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 state-funded school or a state-funded organisation that offers 16-19 places in England

NPQEL brochure

Please note that our NPQEL programme will be delivered centrally via Education Development Trust, rather than via delivery partners.