NPQ Scholarship Funding Explained
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News - 1st Jul 2021
This page has been updated as of 12.10.21
The Department for Education (DfE) has confirmed teachers and leaders employed in state funded schools as well as state funded organisations that offer 16-19 places in England will be able to access a fully funded NPQ from Autumn 2021
As part of the government’s long-term education recovery plan, £184 million of new funding for NPQs was announced on 2 June 2021 to be spent over the course of this parliament. Today the Secretary of State for Education has announced that eligibility for fully funded NPQ programmes will be widened.
Teachers and leaders employed in state funded schools as well as state funded organisations that offer 16-19 places in England will be able to access a fully funded NPQ from Autumn 2021, to support teachers and pupils following the disruption to learning faced as a result of COVID-19.
Which NPQS are fully funded?
Each qualification in the updated suite will be fully funded if the applicant meets the eligibility criteria outlined below.
Who is eligible for funding?
Teachers and leaders employed in state funded schools and state funded organisations that offer 16-19 places in England will be able to access a fully funded NPQ from Autumn 2021, to support teachers and pupils following the disruption to learning faced as a result of COVID-19.
Applicants who are not eligible for scholarship funding, will still be able to undertake an NPQ and can apply through the same route using our digital application. Click here to apply now.
What happens to those that have already applied?
For participants who have already registered for an NPQ on the DfE system, and are currently self-funding, there will be an automatic check against the new funding criteria. Where participants become eligible under the new criteria, funding status will be updated automatically and an email will be sent to inform participants they are now eligible for DfE NPQ scholarship funding. The relevant provider will be informed of this change, and those participants do not need to take any further action. These communications will be sent throughout the day on Tuesday 12 October.
If you expect to receive a communication but don't, this could be because you've applied through the School-Led Network website but not yet registered on the DfE online portal. You can complete DfE registration by clicking here.
Following the announcement, our application deadline has been extended to midnight on Thursday 28 October. For more information about our programmes, please click here.