DfE have confirmed the following:

Scholarship funding for spring 2025

NPQs funded for all participants:

Scholarships will continue to be available to teachers and leaders from publicly funded schools and 16 to 19 educational organisations for the following NPQs: 

• Leading primary mathematics (NPQLPM)
• Special educational needs co-ordinator (SENCO) (NPQ SENCO)
• Headship (NPQH) 

NPQs funded for certain participants only: 

From spring 2025, scholarship funding to cover the full NPQ course cost will be available to teachers and leaders from:

• Schools: the top 50% of state-funded schools in England that have the highest proportion of students attracting pupil premium, as set out in the eligibility lists
• 16–19 settings: the top 50% of state funded settings in England that have the highest proportion of students eligible for disadvantage funding 

For the early years leadership NPQ, highly disadvantaged early years settings will also be eligible.    

You will only be eligible for scholarship funding for the spring 2025 cohort if your setting is on one of the eligible disadvantaged settings lists, and you are taking one of the following NPQs:

• Leading teacher development (NPQLTD)
• Leading teaching (NPQLT)
• Leading behaviour and culture (NPQLBC)
• Leading literacy (NPQLL)
• Senior leadership (NPQSL)
• Executive leadership (NPQEL)
• early years' leadership (NPQEYL)

Eligibility lists for the spring cohort will be made available in early 2025.

NPQLTD: For the leading teacher development NPQ, scholarship funding is available if you are taking on the role of lead mentor for an initial teacher training (ITT) provider accredited to deliver ITT from September 2024.

Early headship coaching offer (EHCO): For the early headship coaching offer, funding to cover the course fees will be available if you are in your first 5 years of headship in England in a state-funded school or state-funded 16 to 19 organisation. You should also be doing or have done the NPQH.

Once again, the total number of funded NPQ places available nationally will be capped. Eligibility for funding does not guarantee a place on a funded NPQ course. This includes the NPQ SENCO, NPQH, and NPQLPM.

Spring 2025 cohorts will commence in April. We anticipate that applications will open in January. 

The Julian TSH will be offering some NPQs but not all. To keep up to date on our offer, please complete this expression of interest form.

Read the full announcement here.