New National Professional Qualifications (NPQs)
We are delighted to be a delivery partner for the new and reformed NPQs for UCL Institute of Education. Across our region, we have a strong record of collaboration and delivering NPQs for UCL and the impact can be seen in many of our schools.
The NPQs are designed to provide quality CPD and a golden thread of development from the Early Career Framework.
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What are the benefits of the NPQs?
"Just a quick email to say thank you both so much for yesterday's session. As ever, I found it very valuable and a real aid to the assimilation of growing knowledge and a practical way to help me build on my confidence. I am working to conquer my imposter syndrome. I find it so useful to work with colleagues who have such varied experience. Your steering and general guidance are also invaluable." Feedback from one of our NPQH participants
"The research on the programme has really enabled my colleagues and I to become more effective practitioners and learners." Feedback from one of our NPQH participants
"The first peer learning group session was inspiring". Feedback from one of our NPQLBC participants
We are delighted to be a delivery partner for the new and reformed NPQs for UCL Institute of Education. Across our region, we have a strong record of collaboration and delivering NPQs for UCL and the impact can be seen in many of our schools.
The NPQs are designed to provide quality CPD and a golden thread of development from the Early Career Framework.
What are the benefits of the NPQs?
We are delighted to be a delivery partner for the new and reformed NPQs for UCL Institute of Education. Across our region, we have a strong record of collaboration and delivering NPQs for UCL and the impact can be seen in many of our schools.
The NPQs are designed to provide quality CPD and a golden thread of development from the Early Career Framework.
What are the benefits of the NPQs?
Autumn 2024 Registration for NPQs with UCL and SCSA (Cohort 7)
Autumn 2024 admissions
Although the DfE registration portal is currently displaying as open it is only available to accommodate amendments to Spring’s 2024 registrations. It does not allow registrations for the Autumn 2024 cohort. The DfE portal will re-open in July however until then please complete this short pre-registration form where you can register and secure your place for your preferred NPQ with UCL and SCSA. Once the portal re-opens we will email you to advise you to register on the DfE portal.
In addition to the current NPQs we are delighted to be offering the new NPQ for Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators in the Autumn 2024 cohort. More information on this programme will be available on this page soon.
NPQs available with SCSA from Spring 2024 (Cohort 6)
The 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 and/or supporting pupil wellbeing in their school.
- Leading Primary Mathematics: Teachers and leaders with responsibility for leading maths across a primary
key-stage or school, or those who want to have this responsibility.
• Teachers familiar with mastery approaches to teaching primary maths, who want to
improve leadership skills in this area.
• Subject leaders in a school already engaged in the primary Teaching for Mastery
programme or similar programme. - Leading Literacy for teachers who have, or aspire to have, leadership responsibility for literacy across a year group or key stage, phase or school.
The reformed leadership NPQs are:
- Early Years Leadership: for those who are, or aspiring to be, managers of Early Years settings. Additional information on NPQEYL and Q&A.
- 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.
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Funding
The DfE announced on 12th October 2021 that ALL NPQs will now be free to all state schools.
How to apply
If you wish to work with UCL Institute of Education, please follow the steps outlined below:
Applicants will need to apply individually after discussion with their Headteacher or senior leader and will need their Teachers Reference number (TRN) and their National Insurance number when registering.
Step 1: Go to DfE
https://register-national-professional-qualifications.education.gov.uk/
Step 2:
Choose UCL Institute of Education as a Lead Provider. The DfE platform will check the applicants TRN and, if appropriate, national insurance number. This is where eligibility for scholarships is checked. The DfE will then pass on details to UCL who will contact the participant directly asking them to complete the application process via a link to the application form.
Step 3:
UCL Institute of Education will notify the participant if they are successful and transfer the details to us as a Delivery Partner.
Step 4:
Sussex Coast Schools Alliance (delivery partner) will then contact participants with dates of the programme and details of how to prepare.
This process is the same for all national providers.
Deadlines for applications:
We are currently recruiting for Cohort 6 to begin in Spring 2024. Applications need to be submitted by 21st January 2024.
Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information or support at SCSA@benfield.brighton-hove.sch.uk