Funding update for the National Professional Qualification for Leading Literacy (NPQLL):

Below are the recently published details of the Department for Education's scholarship criteria for the autumn 2024 National Professional Qualification (NPQ) cohort. 

In summary: 

• Scholarships for the majority of NPQs, including the NPQ for Leading Literacy, will now be targeted at those teachers and leaders working in the most challenging schools, and other settings, serving more disadvantaged communities. 
• In practice, this will mean the top 50% of schools as defined by the proportion of students that attract pupil premium funding. 
• Comparative disadvantage criteria will be applied to both Further Education and Early Years settings. 
• Scholarships are in place to all teachers and leaders from state-funded schools and settings for the following NPQs: 

o   NPQ for Headship 

o   Early Headship Coaching Offer (EHCO) 

o   NPQ in Leading Primary Mathematics 

o   NPQ for SENCOs 

Further details can be found on GOV.UK.