National Professional Qualifications

National Professional Qualifications


National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) are flexible professional development courses for teachers and leaders to improve skills, progress careers and deliver improved outcomes for schools. 

For 2026-26, Saffron Teaching School Hub is delighted to be a Delivery Partner with Teach First and the National Institute of Teaching for our NPQ programmes. 

Our NPQ Headship and NPQ Leading Teaching programmes are with the National Institute of Teaching; all our other Specialist and Leadership programmes are in partnership with Teach First.

A full list of our NPQ programmes is available here.

NPQ Expressions of Interest - Autumn 2026

If you are interested in joining our next cohort of NPQ programmes in Autumn 2026, please register your interest by completing this form: Saffron Teaching School Hub NPQ Expression of Interest Form Cohort 6 - Autumn 2026

We will send interested applicants further information as soon as it becomes available. 

If you have any questions, please contact a member of our team: