NPQ Autumn 2025 Funding Announcement

The Department for Education has published confirmed scholarship eligibility for the November NPQ intake. The eligibility criteria remain broadly the same as in Spring 2025.

NPQH and NPQ SENCO

These two programmes remain fully funded for all teachers and leaders in state-funded schools and academies in England.

Funding eligibility for all other NPQs

To be eligible for a funded place, participants must work in a:

• State-funded school or academy in England

• School in the top 50% nationally with the highest levels of pupil premium

• Regional Improvement for Standards and Excellence (RISE) schools 

You can view the full DfE guidance here: Funding for NPQs – GOV.UK