National Professional Qualification for Leading Primary Mathematics (NPQLPM)
For: Teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibility for leading mathematics across a group of schools, school, year group, key stage, subject or phase.
Course length: 12 months
Accreditation: NPQLPM
Programme start date: Autumn
Cost: £899 + VAT
Brochure: NPQLPM
Our NPQ in Leading Primary Mathematics programme aims to support teachers to develop their understanding of mathematics teaching for mastery and the knowledge and concepts that underpin the successful leadership of mathematics. This one-year programme helps participants develop informed and intentional approaches to instruction, curriculum, assessment, adaptive teaching, professional development and implementation for the teachers they lead.
Those doing the training will learn:
- How to become excellent leaders of teaching
- How to unpack and apply learning in teaching, curriculum and assessment
- At a time and pace that suits their existing timetable.
Benefits to your school:
- Access the latest evidence-based professional learning
- Retain your teaching talent
The programme is delivered by our highly trained and skilled Visiting Fellows; teachers and leaders from our school-based delivery partners.
Suitability (please review before applying)
Must be a teacher who has, or is aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading mathematics across a group of schools, school, year group, key stage, subject or phase.
Participants must have some maths mastery training via the Teaching for Mastery programme or equivalent.
Participants must be in a primary school or responsible for educating primary-aged pupils.
Example roles include:
- Primary Head of teaching development
- CPD lead
- Primary maths/ numeracy leader
- Key stage/phase leader
- Assistant/deputy head of primary or all-through school
- Headteacher of primary or all-through school
- Class teacher aspiring to lead mathematics
Not suitable for:
- Early Career Teachers (ECTs)
- Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs)
- Non-teaching staff
Programme
Ambition Institute has designed this ground-breaking new NPQ to help you learn the essential knowledge and skills to successfully lead high-quality maths development and teaching in your school.
Ambition’s approach uses the latest research to help you put your learning into practice. You’ll train alongside other maths leaders with similar responsibilities.
This is a new National Professional Qualification (NPQ) developed by the Department for Education (DfE). Each of the new NPQs share the same common language and framework to help drive improvement across schools and other educational settings.
With no project work and minimal time out of school, this NPQ is designed to fit around your busy timetable.
Benefits for you
Make a real difference
This programme will help you to offer all children in your school access to a high-quality maths education.
Excel at maths leadership
Become a true champion of maths. You’ll develop a thorough understanding of how you can improve maths in your phase and school, using the latest evidence-based research.
Build a network
You’ll have the opportunity to connect with other maths leaders, sharing your experiences and building a strong support network.
Learn at your own pace
This programme is designed to fit with your busy teaching role and can be completed in bite-size chunks around your existing schedule.
Tailor your training
The programme allows you to apply theory to your school context.
Benefits for your school
Build brighter futures
By expertly championing maths leadership in your school, you can make sure that every young person has the maths skills to succeed across all curriculum areas.
Improve maths at all levels
Participants will work on applying learning and improving maths across their school – and support colleagues to do this too.
Create a ‘golden thread’
The new NPQs are all aligned. Your mathematics leaders will benefit from an evidence-based framework with a common language which they can pass on to their colleagues.
Put knowledge into practice
This programme gives maths leaders a comprehensive and accessible evidence base. This allows them to bridge the gap between what they know and how to apply it effectively in their context, improving mathematics outcomes for pupils.
Invest in your leaders
By aligning staff professional development with wider school improvement priorities, you can make sure all pupils have access to high quality maths support in their education.
Curriculum & Framework
This publication provides guidance from the Department for Education (DfE). It sets out the knowledge, skills and behaviours that will be developed by school leaders when they participate in the National Professional Qualification for Leading Primary Maths (NPQLPM).
The Curriculum Map outlines the learning and structure of the programme.
Note: programme content is subject to change.
Assessment
The assessment takes place at the end of the 12-month programme. Participants will be given an eight-day window to sit an ‘open book’ style assessment in which they respond to a short case study.
There are two assessment windows every year, and participants can re-sit the assessment if necessary.
You need to complete the course to qualify for the NPQ accreditation.
Ambition Institute will offer a webinar and live clinic in advance of the assessment window to support participants.