National Professional Qualifications
National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) are a national, voluntary suite of qualifications designed to support the professional development of teachers and leaders.
New Reformed National Professional Qualifications
In partnership with Teacher Development Trust, TKAT offer the full suite of reformed NPQs.
To register for a place on one of our NPQ cohorts please click here you will need your TRN to hand.
Alternatively please email your full name and the NPQ you are interested in to ldnenquiries@tkat.org
If you do not have a TRN the please click here to find relevant information.
Please click on the titles below for more details.
- National Professional Qualification Leading Teaching
- National Professional Qualification Leading Teacher Development
- National Professional Qualification Leading Behaviour & Culture
- National Professional Qualification for Leading Literacy
- National Professional Qualification Senior Leadership
- National Professional Qualification Headship
- National Professional Qualification Executive Leaders
| UK Price if not eligible for scholarship | Government scholarships - available for staff who meet suitability criteria | |
| Leading Teacher Development - NPQLTD | £889 | Fully funded for any staff working in state-funded schools in England* |
| Leading Teaching - NPQLT | £889 | Fully funded for any staff working in state-funded schools in England* |
| Leading Behaviour & Culture - NPQLBC | £889 | Fully funded for any staff working in state-funded schools in England* |
| Leading Literacy - NPQLL | £889 | Fully funded for any staff working in state-funded schools in England* |
| Senior Leaders - NPQSL | £1,149 | Fully funded for any staff working in state-funded schools in England* |
| Headteachers - NPQH | £1,885 | Fully funded for any staff working in state-funded schools in England* Fully funded for any staff working in state-funded schools in England* |
| Executive Leaders -NPQEL | £3,899 | Fully funded for any staff working in state-funded schools in England* |
* Full details and specific eligible roles and schools available from the Department for Education (England) website here.
Additional NPQH support programme
In addition to the reformed suite of National Professional Qualifications, the DFE is introducing an additional support offer for new head teachers from September 2021. This is a targeted support package for teachers new to the role of headship.
You are eligible for this targeted support package if you meet all of the following:
- are in your first 2 years of headship
- have either completed the reformed NPQH before taking up your first headship post or are currently taking the reformed NPQH
- have not withdrawn from or failed the same programme previously
- are employed by an eligible school upon starting the training
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To find out more about Teacher Development Trust National Professional Qualifications please click here