The Hub will be delivering the following NPQ programmes commencing November 2026.

• Eligibility for funding or successful registration with the DfE does not guarantee you a funded place.  Funded places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis. 
• There will only be one NPQ intake for the 26/27 academic year.  There will be no Spring intake.

APPLY NOW!  Please read below and once you have decided which NPQ programme best suits you,

• Apply with Ambition Institute, our lead provider, via this link Register for your NPQ
• Register with the DfE via this link registration platform 

Thursday 22 October 2026 - Deadline to apply for your chosen NPQ programme

Thursday 5 November 2026 - Deadline to accept your place on your chosen NPQ programme

November 2026 - NPQ programmes commence

LEADERSHIP NPQS

Fully funded places are available for teachers and leaders in publicly-funded schools (including maintained nursery schools) and 16 to 19 educational settings in England for the following NPQs:

• NPQ Headship
• NPQ SENCO
• NPQ Senior Leadership
• NPQ Early Years Leadership

Self-funding places are available.  Please see NPQ Costs.

SPECIALIST NPQS

Fully funded places are available for teachers and leaders who work in the top 50% of England's most disadvantaged schools according to pupil premium percentage (PP50) for the following NPQs.  You can check your school's eligibility via this link eligibility checker

• NPQ Leading Behaviour & Culture
• NPQ Leading Teacher Development

(The Hub is not delivering the following NPQs in the AY26/27: NPQ Leading Primary Maths, NPQ Leading Literacy, NPQ Leading Teaching).

• Funding is available to schools in the targeted regional improvement for standards and excellence RISE programme. Regional improvement for standards and excellence (RISE): school support provides further details on the targeted RISE programme and lists schools that are eligible for targeted RISE intervention.
• Funding is available for those taking on the role of lead mentor for an initial teacher training (ITT) provider accredited to deliver ITT from September 2024 (this includes those working in non-school settings or in schools not otherwise eligible under the disadvantage criteria).

If you are not eligible for funding, you can still join the programme as a self-funding participant.  Please see NPQ Costs.

EARLY HEADSHIP COACHING OFFER (EHCO) 

Fully funded places are available for participants undertaking the Early Headship Coaching Offer (EHCO) who are in their first five years of headship, and undertaking or have completed the NPQ Headship.