Here at Services For Education we can help school leaders and aspiring school leaders navigate the uncertainty and mystery surrounding National professional Qualification (NPQ) funding for Autumn 2024.

There’s been considerable uncertainty over the last few months about how NPQs will be funded from Autumn 2024, and we know that for many of you this has meant the decision to embark on one of the specialist NPQs or leadership NPQs has been a tricky one to navigate.

You may be wondering what the latest NPQ funding announcement shared by the DfE means for you and your NPQ journey. You’ll be pleased to know that Services For Education can take some of that worry away and provide you with much needed clarity on the subject of scholarship funding.

For Autumn 2024 NPQ scholarship funding will target those teachers, aspiring leaders and current senior leaders who work in the most challenging schools and education settings, serving the most disadvantaged communities. This is great news, as the scholarship funding on offer will cover the full NPQ course costs for both specialist and leadership NPQs. So, how do you know if you are eligible for scholarship funding and can complete your NPQ with Services For Education?

Scholarship funding to cover the full NPQ course cost with Services For Education will be available to teachers and leaders from:

• The 50% of schools with the highest proportion of students who attract pupil premium funding
• 16 to 19 educational settings identified as having high disadvantage

Scholarship funding continues to be available to all teachers and leaders from publicly funded schools and 16 to 19 educational organisations for the following NPQs with Services For Education:

• Leading primary maths
• Headship

Why not visit https://www.servicesforeducation.co.uk/npqs/ to find out more about our NPQ offer here at Services For Education or alternatively, register your interest here and Services For Education can advise you further on your eligibility for a scholarship funded NPQ.