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ESFA targeted support fund offer for NPQs

Update to ESFA targeted support fund offer to support teachers and leaders participating in national professional qualifications (NPQs) from the 2023 to 2024 academic year.

The ESFA have updated the targeted support fund offer for the 2023 to 2024 academic year to further incentivise state-funded schools and state-funded 16 to 19 educational settings in England to participate in NPQs.

For each state-funded school and 16 to 19 organisation that employs a teacher or leader who takes a NPQ in the 2023 to 2024 academic year, the following funding will apply:

  • state-funded primary schools with 1 to 150 pupils will receive a grant payment of £800
  • state-funded primary schools with more than 150 pupils will receive a grant payment of £200
  • state-funded secondary schools and state-funded 16 to 19 educational settings with 1 to 600 pupils will receive a grant payment of £200.

You can read the targeted support funding grant conditions of grant and view the NPQs currently available in the DfE course prospectus