Funding
NPQ Funding - Autumn 2026
For all state funded schools and 16-19 settings the following NPQs will be fully funded:
For publicly funded early years settings and maintained nurseries (including private, voluntary, independent settings, Ofsted-registered early years childminders, publicly-funded early years educational settings), the following NPQ is fully funded:
Scholarship funding is also available for eligible schools and 16-19 settings that meet the DfE high disadvantage criteria for our specialist NPQs:
- NPQ Leading Teaching
- NPQ Leading Teacher Development
- NPQ Leading Behaviour and Culture
- NPQ Leading Primary Maths
- NPQ Leading Literacy
To check if your school is eligible, see the DfE eligibility list
There is also funding available to cover course fees on the Early Headship Coaching Offer if you’re in your first 5 years of headship in England in a state-funded school or 16-19 setting AND currently taking, or have completed, NPQH.
If you are not eligible for a scholarship or a place isn’t available, you or your school can choose to pay for the programme:
| NPQLT, NPQLTD, NPQLBC, NPQLL & NPQLPM | £902 (+VAT) |
| NPQSL & NPQEYL | £1,149 (+VAT) |
| NPQSENCO | £1,265 (+VAT) |
| NPQH | £1,985 (+VAT) |
| NPQEL* | £4,099 (+VAT) |
| Early Headship Coaching Offer* | £800 (+VAT) |
Please note eligibility for a scholarship does not guarantee a funded programme place. If you are eligible for a scholarship but have been unsuccessful in securing one in the first instance you will be placed on a waiting list and additional scholarships may become available in the current application window. Alternatively, you can apply to another Lead Provider, however you must formally decline your place with UCL to apply elsewhere and there is no guarantee the other Lead Provider will have scholarships available.
Autumn 2026 Funding Eligibility Criteria
| NPQ | ALL state funded schools and 16-19 settings | PP50 disadvantaged schools and 16-19 settings | RISE schools | PP50 disadvantaged EARLY YEARS settings | ITT Lead Mentors | LA Maintained Nurseries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPQH Headship | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| NPQ SL Senior Leadership | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| NPQ SENCO Special Educational Needs | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| NPQ EYL Early Years Leadership | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| NPQ LTD Leading Teacher Development | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |||
| NPQ LBC Leading Behaviour & Culture | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| NPQ LPM Leading Primary Maths | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| NPQ LT Leading Teaching | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| NPQ LL Leading Literacy | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| NPQ EL* Executive Leadership | ✔ | ✔ | ||||
| NPQ EHCO* Early Headship Coaching Offer | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
*Centrally delivered by UCL