- The Church of England National Professional Qualifications Application form 2024-2025 -

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Our NPQ Routes: NPQ Standard, NPQ Flex & NPQ Small

Please watch this short video, explaining the NPQs we offer before you start your application 👇

Please note: NPQ Flex is not yet open for applications & you can only apply for the NPQ Flex route if you are invited to do so.

Application Form Instructions

This application will take you approximately 30-minutes and you will be asked to check/complete the following:

Complete your Applicant Information & Provide your contact details 📞
Choose your NPQ Route, your course & select your cohort & area 📌
Complete information about your school 🏫
Answer x3 150-word questions about your experience and suitability for the course ✍
Give us the details of your Sponsor 👨‍💼
Review our Accessibility questions ❓
Review our privacy notices 📃

Before you begin/complete your application please ensure you have done the following:

Funding: Please note the completion of this application form is not confirmation of funding, we will be in touch to confirm whether you have been allocated a funded place. You must also register with the DfE service for your application to be considered 'complete' (see above application steps)
Your Sponsor: make sure you have received approval from your sponsor. Your sponsor is a senior person who will provide a reference for you and will be asked questions to help us determine your experience to undertake the course you have applied for. They will receive a Sponsor Endorsement form to complete in July 2024. Please note: your application is not considered complete until we have received their endorsement
Course: Please ensure the course you choose on this application form is the same course you will register for with the DfE in July 2024.

I can confirm I have watched the video & read the above instructions before proceeding with this form

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Applicant Information & Contact Details 📞

Title

If 'other', please specify

First Name

Please put your legal first name here

Last Name

Please put your legal last name here

First Name Preference

Please provide us with your preferred first name to use in email correspondence

Last Name Preference

Please provide us with your preferred last name to use in email correspondence

Previous Name (if applicable)

Date of Birth

Teacher Reference Number

If you have a TRN please do put it here. If you cannot remember your TRN you can find it via the following link: https://find-a-lost-trn.education.gov.uk/start

Primary Email Address

Please keep a note of the email you have provided for this form. You will need to use the same one when you register with the DfE in July 2024

Alternative Email Address

If possible, please provide us with an email that is different to your primary email to enable us to contact you on an alternative email in case your primary email changes during the course of your study with us

Work Phone Number

Mobile Number

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NPQ Route & Course Information 📌

NPQ Route

Please choose your NPQ Route. Before choosing please make sure you have watched the NPQ route video on page one of this form. Please note: NPQ Flex applications are not yet open/you must be invited to apply for NPQ Flex.

Leaders Like Us Participant?

Leaders Like Us ParticipantIf you are apart of the Leaders Like Us programme, please click the check box. If not, please leave unchecked.

Cohort

You have chosen: NPQ Standard Route

NPQ Standard is our most popular route. Participants studying on this route have most of their sessions online but also benefit from some face-to-face sessions with a local Delivery Partner.

Please choose the course you are applying for from the list below and the region that is closest to you for any face-to-face sessions 📌👇

Course

Region

Please choose the region that is closest to you for face-to-face sessions

Are you working part time and seeking flexibility in your course duration?

You have chosen: NPQ Small Schools Route

NPQ Small is specifically designed with small schools in mind. Both the delivery (fully virtual with a choice of when to attend some of the sessions) and the content (including case studies and examples from small schools) are designed to help you develop as a leader in small schools and beyond.

Course

Which area do you want to complete your training in?

Please tick to confirm that you understand you are applying for the NPQ Small route and that you work in a primary school that has fewer than 150 pupils or a secondary school with fewer than 800 pupils

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Current School Information 🏫

Current School Name

Please put the full name of your school here

School URN

Please include the URN associated to your school. If you do not know it you can find it here: https://www.get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Search?SelectedTab=Establishments

Current Role Title

Time in Current Role

School Type

Is your school a small school?

Other

If your school type is not listed in the above question please make a note of it using this box

Phase of Education

Is your school a church school?

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

Address Line 3

Town

County

Postcode

School Telephone Number

School Email Address

Headteacher Name

School Website

Please provide the URL to your school website

Diocese Area in which your school is located

Number of Children on Roll

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Question Section 📃

Why do you want to apply for this specific NPQ qualification?

150-word limit

What experience do you consider relevant to your application?

150-word limit

How do you envisage these skills will make a difference to your career and professional practice?

150-word limit

Please explain how you have a secure understanding of mastery approaches through a TfM programme or equivalent?

150-word limit. Please note: you will be asked to provide evidence of this if your application is successful

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Sponsor Details

We require the details of the person who is sponsoring you for the NPQ you are applying for. If you are the Headteacher then your sponsor should be the Chair of Governors, if you are an Executive Head then it should be the Chair of the Trust Board and if you are a teacher then it should be your Headteacher

Your sponsor will receive the sponsor endorsement form to complete in July 2024. Please ask your sponsor to check their email for their sponsor endorsement form. If this is not in their inbox, please ask them to check both their 'Other' folder and their 'Junk' folder.

Please carefully check the email you are providing is correct before continuing on with your application form

Please identify your role

Please note this is your role, not the role of the sponsor

Please add your headteacher's contact details below.

Please add the contact details of your chair of governors below.

Please add the contact details for the chair of your trust board below.

First Name

Last Name

Telephone

Contact Email

Administrative Contact

Please provide us with the email address of an administrative contact associated with your sponsor. This email should not be the same as the email address you have provided for your sponsor

Please confirm that you have the permission of your sponsor to include their details on this form

I can confirm that I have the permission to share the details of my sponsor with you for the purpose of my application

Accessibility Questions ❓

We are now going to ask you if you consider yourself to have a disability and if you require reasonable adjustments.

This isn't part of the application process and won't be considered when making decisions about whether or not you join one of our courses. We recognise that our school workforce is a wonderfully diverse place made up of lots of different people with different needs. We want to welcome everyone to learn with us.

We simply ask everyone this question so that if you do need additional support, we make sure we have everything in place ready for you to have the best possible learning experience.

We understand that answering questions like this can be hard for some people. If you would prefer you can email us at: npq@churchofengland.org

Do you consider yourself to have a disability?

Would you like us to make reasonable adjustments to support you while you're completing your programme with us?

Can we contact you to talk about this more?