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NPQ Recruitment: Call to Action

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Dear Colleagues,

Scholarship-funded NPQ places are filling fast, so now is the perfect time to secure your place. To support your school improvement priorities and performance management goals, we would be grateful if you could share the information below with colleagues who may benefit from engaging in an NPQ programme.

With just one cohort available in 2026–27, starting November 2026, we encourage schools to secure places before the 15th October deadline.

 πŸ’° Fully Funded NPQs

βœ… NPQ for Headship (NPQH)
βœ… NPQ for SENCOs (NPQSENCO)
βœ… NPQ for Senior Leadership (NPQSL)
βœ… NPQ for Early Years Leadership (NPQEYL) for eligible practitioners
βœ… NPQ for Leading Teacher Development (NPQLTD) for ITT Lead Mentors in all settings

πŸ“š Additional Funding Available

NPQLPM, NPQLT, NPQLL and NPQLBC remain funded for eligible schools meeting the PP50 disadvantage criteria.

πŸ” Check your funding eligibility here: Eligibility Checker

✨ RISE schools are eligible for funding for all of our NPQs.

🎯 πŸŽ― Develop your staff, strengthen leadership, and drive lasting school improvement.

Apply now to secure your placeπŸ‘‰ Here

Important Dates

  • Thursday, 15th October 2026: Application deadline 
  • Thursday, 5th November 2026: Deadline for accepting places on the Ambition Portal.
  • Monday 7th December 2026 - DfE registration closes
  • Week commencing 9th November 2026: NPQ conferences begin.

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NPQH

NPQSL

NPQEYL

NPQLBC

NPQLTD

NPQLT

NPQLL

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Exceed Teaching School Hub, led by Harden Primary School and Exceed Academies Trust, has a leading role in signposting and delivering teacher development support to all 215 Bradford schools and our partners in other regions wishing to access support from Exceed Teaching School Hub.

The Hub helps to fulfil one of Exceed Academies Trust's ethical goals: to contribute to system-wide improvements in education.

Designated by the Department for Education (DfE) in February 2020, Exceed Teaching School Hub’s core functions support schools and trusts to invest in their workforce to grow, recruit, develop and retain the very best teachers, support staff and leaders. We will achieve this through a place-based approach to signposting and delivering high-quality progressive teacher development programmes that complement the internal support provided by schools and trusts. Our vision acknowledges teacher and leadership development are two of the most important forms of school improvement. We will achieve this by enhancing partnership working with schools, trusts and high-quality providers; improving the communication of opportunities with the workforce; introducing new professional learning opportunities; supporting teachers and leaders to make informed choices when selecting continuous professional development (CPD) and support, and ensuring that no school is left behind.

Find out more about our vision, strategies and priorities here.

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