The Julian TSH is delighted to be partnering with Ambition Institute to deliver our NPQs from Spring 2025 onwards.

 

 

NPQs for Spring 2025

The Julian TSH is offering the following qualifications beginning in April:

• NPQ SENCO: fully funded for teachers and leaders from all publicly funded schools and 16 to 19 educational organisations, and mandatory for SENCOs to complete within the first three years of taking up the role.
• NPQ in Senior Leadership (NPQSL): funded for teachers and leaders in the top 50% of state-funded schools in England that have the highest proportion of students attracting pupil premium.
• NPQ in Leading Teacher Development (NPQLTD): funded for teachers and leaders in the top 50% of state-funded schools in England that have the highest proportion of students attracting pupil premium.

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.

Find out more about funding here.

How do I apply?

You can apply now via Ambition Institute's website. Please be aware that even if the Julian TSH approves your application, you cannot take up a place until you have registered with DfE for your NPQ, even if you’re not eligible for scholarship funding. This is so that DfE can keep your professional record up to date, check and allocate NPQ funding, and issue NPQ certificates. We anticipate that the DfE NPQ portal will open in mid-February.

Why Ambition Institute?
We are excited to expand our partnership with Ambition Institute, having worked with them as a delivery partner since the early roll-out of the ECF-based induction programme in 2020. Ambition Institute is a charity with one purpose: "to help educators serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds to keep getting better". Their mission is to support teachers and school leaders at every stage of their careers, helping them to keep getting better.

Why NPQs?
NPQs complete the DfE’s golden thread, running from initial teacher training through to school leadership, rooting teacher and school leader development in the best available evidence and collective wisdom of the profession. You can read more about Ambition Institute's NPQs here.

How will I learn?
Every NPQ is delivered through a blend of online sessions, face to face workshops, and self-guided learning accessed through Ambition Institute's learning portal, StepLab. This allows you to structure your learning flexibly and to suit your lifestyle.

How are NPQs assessed?
At the end of your course, you will sit an open-book assessment in which you respond to a short case study. You will have an eight-day window in which to complete the assessment.