Funding
Scholarship funding for Autumn 2026
OneCornwall and SWIFT Teaching School Hubs work together to delivery NPQ programmes from National Institute of Teaching and Teach First in the region.
Details about the autumn 2026 NPQ cohort can be found on GOV.UK. In summary:
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the NPQ for Headship and NPQ for SENCOs will continue to be fully funded, regardless of disadvantage criteria
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the NPQ for Senior Leadership will now be fully funded, regardless of disadvantage criteria
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the NPQ for Early Years Leadership will now be fully funded for participants working in Early Years settings regardless of disadvantage criteria
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the above arrangements apply to participants working in eligible educational settings
Funding for the Early Headship Coaching Offer will continue to be available if the participant is also:
- in the first 5 years of headship
- undertaking or has completed the NPQ for Headship
Scholarship funding is also available for the following NPQs based on disadvantage criteria:
- leading teaching
- leading behaviour and culture
- leading literacy
- leading primary mathematics
- executive leadership
- leading teacher development
For these NPQs, scholarship funding to cover the full NPQ course cost will be available to teachers and leaders from eligible schools and 16 to 19 settings that have high levels of disadvantage.
To be eligible, your school or setting must be on one of the disadvantage eligibility lists.
The Registration Service, which enables applicants to express their interest with the DfE, will open on Tuesday 23 June 2026.
If you are interested in applying for one of our NPQ programmes, please complete your details below and we will be in contact when the application window opens. Many thanks for your interest.
