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National Professional Qualifications
Accredited by the Department for Education (DfE), National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) are a nationally recognised suite of qualifications for teachers and school leaders at all levels; from those who want to develop expertise in high quality teaching practice, to those leading multiple schools across a trust or other group of schools.
Teachers and leaders employed in state funded schools and state funded organisations (including those that offer 16-19 places in England) will be able to access a fully funded NPQ, to support teachers and pupils following the disruption to learning faced as a result of COVID-19.
Why do an NPQ?
In undertaking an NPQ you will:
- Gain a nationally recognised qualification
- Learn from a rich curriculum based on evidence-based practice
- Be able to transfer your learning as and when you change schools
- Complete your learning in a flexible way- both virtually and in small face to face groups
Our NPQs are designed to reduce the workload burden on teachers and school leaders, while still enabling you to develop and apply your knowledge, skills and understanding both to your current school, and to other contexts.
Delivered by DoWAT
On behalf of CEFEL and the Catholic Education Service, The Diocese of Westminster Academy Trust are offering NPQ Senior Leadership, NPQ Leading Teaching and NPQ Headship.
| NPQ | Who is this NPQ aimed at? |
|---|---|
| Senior Leadership (NPQSL) | For school leaders who are, or are aspiring to be, a senior leader with cross-school responsibilities. Please click here for more detail about NPQSL and how the course is delivered. |
| Leading Teaching (NPQLT) | For teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading teaching in a subject, year group, key stage or phase. Please click here for more detail about NPQLT and how the course is delivered: |
| Headship (NPQH) | A course to help school leaders and headteachers develop the knowledge behind expert school leadership and apply it to become an outstanding headteacher. Please click here for more detail about NPQH and how the course is delivered: |
NPQ Funding
Teachers and leaders employed in state funded schools and state funded organisations including those 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.
Access to funding remains conditional on successful validation of participants’ registration information against Teaching Regulation Agency records, so you must ensure that the information supplied to your NPQ provider matches your teacher record. You can check and update your record via the Teaching Regulation Agency Teacher Self-Service Portal.
Documents
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| DoWAT NPQH Flyer |
| NPQSL Flyer |
| NPQLT Flyer |
