Prices and Funding

SUMMARY OF ALL PROGRAMMES AND PRICES

Register Your Interest for the November 2025 NPQ Cohort

DfE Funding Eligibility – Autumn 2025 Intake

As of 24 July 2025, the Department for Education has confirmed updated scholarship criteria:

NPQH and NPQ for SENCOs

These two qualifications remain fully funded for all eligible staff in state-funded schools and academies in England.

Funding eligibility for all other NPQs

To be eligible for a funded place, participants must work in a:

• State-funded school or academy in England
• School in the top 50% nationally with the highest levels of pupil premium
• Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) schools

Eligible applicants can access full funding for:

• NPQ Leading Teaching

• NPQ Leading Literacy

• NPQ Leading Primary Mathematics

• NPQ Leading Behaviour and Culture

• NPQ Leading Teacher Development

• NPQ Senior Leadership

• NPQ Executive Leadership

• NPQ Early Years Leadership (in eligible early years settings)

NPQLTD is also funded for teachers acting as lead mentors with ITT providers accredited from September 2024.

A full list of eligible settings and scholarship guidance is available here:
DfE NPQ Funding Guidance – GOV.UK

WHERE TO APPLY FOR WHICH PROGRAMME

The Alliance of Leading Learning work with different NPQ providers.    Firstly, please select the programme you are interested in and then ensure you are applying to the correct provider using the links below:

NPQH, NPQSL, NPQLT, NPQLTD, NPQLBC, NPQLPM, NPQEYL and NPQLL  application with the Alliance of Leading learning and LLSE click here.

NPQ for SENCOs (Best Practice Networks) – applicants follow this link.

The latest updates from the Department for Education on funding for NPQs can be found here.

To receive updates directly from the Department for Education, please register here.