NPQ application

Step 1 - Register with the DFE

To confirm your eligibility to complete an NPQ, you should first complete the Department for Education online registration process.  

Please note: You will need to select ‘The Church of England’ as your chosen provider.   

You can only register with the DFE once so please choose carefully from the list of lead providers given. 

Step 2 - Complete your Application Form

Once you have been validated by the DfE, you will automatically receive our application form via email. Sometimes this does appear in the junk/spam folder, so please keep an eye out for it.  

You can begin completing the form as soon as you receive this. The form will be relatively straight forward, asking your personal details as well as details of your school. It is very important that these are accurate as we will use these to maintain contact with you.  

Some things to Remember  

1. Please ensure that you use the same email address throughout the process  

2. If your name changes through the process, please contact the Teacher Regulation Agency to notify them of this. It is only once the TRA have confirmed this change, that we can then change it on our system. Please continue to use your old name until we confirm this change.  

   As well as your personal details, the form will ask you 3 open questions; why have you chosen to apply, your experience and why us? We really value the answers you provide in this section and ask that you take the time to carefully consider each answer. This ensures that our cohort has dedicated, driven individuals with a common goal of developing great leaders in education. We would ask that you do not use AI to generate responses to these questions.

Step 3 - Sponsor Endorsement

Finally, on this form, you will also be asked to input your sponsor’s details. This is typically your headteacher (or Governor/ Trust lead if you are a headteacher). Please let them know in advance that you have used their details because once you have submitted your form, they will receive the sponsor form to complete.  

Once you submit your form, your part of the process is complete. Our team will look over your application and you will hear from us in due course regarding the status of your application.  

In the meantime, we will be available to answer any questions that you may have.  

We can’t wait to welcome you to our NPQ network of educational leaders!