The four specialist NPQs, for teachers and leaders who want to develop their knowledge skills and expertise in specialist areas of teaching practice, are: 

National Professional Qualification for Leading Behaviour and Culture (NPQLBC): 

for teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading behaviour and/or supporting pupil wellbeing in their school. 

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National Professional Qualification for Leading Teaching (NPQLT): 

for teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading teaching in a subject, year group, key stage or phase. 

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National Professional Qualification for Leading Teacher Development (NPQLTD):  

for teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading the development of other teachers in their school. They may have responsibilities for the development of all teachers across a school or specifically trainees or teachers who are early in their career. 

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National Professional Qualification for Leading Literacy (NPQLL):  

for teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading literacy across a school, year group, key stage or phase. 

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The leadership NPQs are: 

National Professional Qualification for Executive Leadership (NPQEL): 

for school leaders who are, or are aspiring to be, an executive headteacher or have a school trust CEO role with responsibility for leading several schools. This NPQ is delivered centrally by Education Development Trust. 

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National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH): 

for school leaders who are, or are aspiring to be, a headteacher or head of school with responsibility for leading a school 

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National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership (NPQSL):  

for school leaders who are, or are aspiring to be, a senior leader with cross-school responsibilities. 

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National Professional Qualification for Early Years Leadership (NPQEYL): 

for leaders qualified to at least Level 3 with a full and relevant qualification who are, or are aspiring to be: 

• managers of private, voluntary, and independent nurseries 

• headteachers of school-based or maintained nurseries 

• childminders with leadership responsibilities 

The NPQEYL will support leaders to develop expertise in leading high-quality education and care, as well as in effective staff and organisational managements, working with and through colleagues so that every child gets the best start in life. 

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Each of the reformed NPQs is underpinned by a new content framework, which sets out what participants should know and be able to do after completing an NPQ. 

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Participants undertaking NPQs prior to 2021 

Participants undertaking an NPQ under the 2017 framework have until 31 August 2022 to complete their NPQ course. This includes submitting work for assessment and moderation. For more information about the 2017 NPQs please click here. 

For information on the funding and scholarship eligibility criteria, for the reformed suite of NPQs, please click below. 

NPQ Funding