HISP Teaching School Hub offers the following NPQs:

Specialist NPQs:

That can help you develop your classroom teaching or specialism:

• NPQ Leading Teacher Development (NPQLTD) - learn how to become a teacher educator and successfully support teachers in their school to expand their skills.

• NPQ Leading Teaching (NPQLT) - learn how to lead the teaching and learning of a subject, year group or phase.

• NPQ Leading Behaviour and Culture (NPQLBC) - learn how to create a culture of good behaviour and high expectations in which staff and pupils thrive.

• NPQ Leading Literacy (NPQLL) - learn how to effectively teach and promote literacy across the whole school, year group, key stage or phase.

• NPQ Leading Primary Mathematics (NPQLPM) - learn how to use mastery approaches and teach maths effectively. Click here to read to learn more about the importance of a quality mathematics education and how this NPQ can benefit you and your school.

Leadership NPQs:

Can help you develop your leadership skills or progress to a leadership role:

• NPQ Senior Leadership (NPQSL) - develop your leadership knowledge and expertise to improve outcomes for teachers and pupils in your school.

• NPQ Headship(NPQH) - develop the knowledge behind expert school leadership and apply it to become an outstanding headteacher.

• NPQ Executive Leadership (NPQEL) - develop the expertise needed to be an outstanding leader, leading improvements across a group of schools or multi-academy trust.

• NPQ Early Years Leadership (NPQEYL) - develop expertise in leading early years education and staff and organisational management.

• NPQ for Special Educational Needs Co-ordinators (SENCOs) (NPQ for SENCOs) ***NEW from Autumn 24*** - the mandatory course for special educational needs co-ordinators to learn how to effectively perform the SENCO role. This course replaces the NASENCO course from September 24. Please click here for further information about this change.

Early headship coaching offer (EHCO):

If you are in your first 5 years of headship, you may also be eligible for the early headship coaching offer.

This targeted one-year support package has been tailored to the needs of new headteachers. It provides un-assessed structured support, coaching and networking opportunities based on the best available evidence about what makes an effective headteacher.

To take the early headship coaching offer, you need to be doing or have done the headship NPQ and be in your first five years of headship.

NPQs are developed in collaboration with the sector, informed by the best available research and evidence endorsed by the Education Endowment Foundation. 

Each NPQ is underpinned by a content framework that sets out what participants should know and be able to do after completing an NPQ. NPQ training providers use these frameworks to design their courses.

If you pass your NPQ, you can access your teaching qualifications to get your certificate.

Course Eligibility:

NPQ for Leading Primary Mathematics (NPQLPM): 

Before applying for this NPQ, you should have a secure understanding of mastery approaches to teaching maths from the Teaching for Mastery programme, or an equivalent programme. Applicants should have completed a minimum of one year of the DfE's Teaching for Mastery programme, delivered by the national network of Maths Hub and co-ordinated by the National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM), or have secure mastery expertise from another equivalent programme. Those with a knowledge of mastery approaches to teaching mathematics will also be eligible for this NPQ  

NPQ for Early Years Leadership (NPQEYL): You need to have a full and relevant qualification to at least level 3. Full and relevant qualifications are defined as qualifications that demonstrate depth and level of learning appropriate to specified outcomes of full early years, childcare or playwork qualifications. The qualification should have valid, reliable assessment and awarding procedures and must include an element of assessed performance.

You also need to be, or be aspiring to be, one of a:

• manager of private, voluntary and independent nursery,
• headteacher or leader of a school-based or maintained nursery,
• childminder with leadership responsibilities

You need to be, or be employed by, one of a: 

• maintained nursery school in England 
• pre-school class or nursery that’s part of a maintained school in England 
• pre-school class or nursery that’s part of an independent school in England providing free early years entitlements places 
• nursery that is registered on the Ofsted Early Years Register 
• childminder registered on the Ofsted Early Years Register, or with a registered childminder agency 

Spring 25 NPQs: Expression of Interest