NPQ Apprenticeships with BPN

Best Practice Network Leadership Apprenticeship with NPQ

We are working in partnership with Best Practice Network to offer schools a funded route to access the National Professional Qualifications in School Leadership. The Leader Apprenticeship are dual awards which map the DfE's flagship NPQ with an apprenticeship. 

We can confirm GLF and West Sussex schools, both, have apprenticeship levy's in place and can therefore now access the apprenticeships with NPQ. The programmes on offer are listed below but these programmes are fully funded by the apprenticeship levy so may be of particular interest for schools who are not eligible for full NPQ funding.

The deadline for all applications is 27^th September so not delay in applying. 

NEW Specialist Apprenticeships with NPQ's

BPN have developed apprenticeship routes for the three specialist NPQs; NPQLT, NPQLTD, NPQLBC, to meet the need for middle leader professional development. With only some schools meeting the eligibility criteria for the specialist programmes, this is a fully funded route for both GLF schools and West Sussex schools for the Autumn 2026 cohort.  Links to the courses cane be found below:

Leader Apprenticeship with NPQLT

Leader Apprenticeship with NPQLTD

Leader Apprenticeship with NPQLBC

Leadership Apprenticeships with NPQ's

BPN have also developed apprenticeship routes for leadership programmes to meet the need of senior leaders in schools. Links for more information can be found below. Please note, both NPQH and NPQSL are both funded in the upcoming Autumn 2026 cohort. 

Leader Apprenticeship with NPQH

Leader Apprenticeship with NPQSL

If you need more information, please contact:

GLF schools: Kellie Hall on khall1@glfschools.org. 

West Sussex: Caroline Caroll on caroline.carroll@millais.org.uk