National Professional Qualifications

New Year, New You, New NPQ!

We’re pleased to share that the DfE has confirmed the funding package available to schools and teachers for NPQ programmes starting in Spring 2025. Applications for our April 2025 NPQ cohort are now open on our main NPQ page.

Scholarship funding for Spring 2025 

Scholarship funding for the full suite of NPQ programmes will be available to teachers and leaders from:

  • The top 50% of state-funded schools in England that have the highest proportion of students attracting pupil premium, as set out in the eligibility lists
  • The top 50% of state-funded settings in England that have the highest proportion of students eligible for disadvantage funding 

For the Early Years Leadership NPQ, highly disadvantaged early years settings will also be eligible.    

Eligibility lists for the spring cohort will be made available in early 2025.

Fully funded NPQs

The following NPQ programmes will continue to be free for all publicly funded schools and 16 to 19 educational organisations:

Please note: being eligible for an NPQ scholarship does not guarantee a place, as funding and places are limited.

Next steps - sign up for our online briefings in January

To find out more about NPQ funding, eligibility and how to apply, sign up to one of our online Saffron NPQ Briefings:

Choose from the following dates:

  • Friday 10th January – 8:30-9:00am
  • Monday 13th January – 4:00-4:30pm

Sign up here: https://forms.office.com/e/tSRRDK6HyV

How to apply

Applications are now open for our NPQ programmes starting in Spring 2025. To apply, complete the application form below:

Details of our full suite of NPQ programmes can be found here.