National Professional Qualification in Leading Primary Maths (NPQLPM)

This course is for teachers who lead on teaching maths in primary schools.

You’ll become an expert leader of primary mathematics and learn how to embed high-quality mastery approaches to maths teaching in your school.

Registrations are now open for November 2025. No other NPQ cohorts will be available in the 2025/26 academic year.

Eligibility: Designed for teachers who lead on teaching maths in primary schools. To apply, you must be familiar with mastery approaches to teaching maths, or be a subject leader in a primary school which has already engaged in the Teaching for Mastery programme or a similar programme.

Duration: A 12 month specialist qualification 

Curriculum:

This programme follows the Department for Education’s National Professional Qualification (NPQ): Leading Primary Maths framework.

 You learn how to:

• Understand what good primary maths teaching practice is and how to implement it.
• Embed mastery approaches to teaching maths in your school.
• Lead your school to teach maths effectively, working collaboratively with senior leaders and teachers.
•  Develop your ability and capacity to improve the provision of maths across your school.
• Equip staff to plan effective primary maths lessons and stimulate your pupils’ thinking.
•  Help colleagues to adapt their maths teaching to meet different needs.
•  Align your professional development with wider school improvement priorities.

How you will learn:

The programme is delivered with a mixture of face-to-face and virtual sessions. The programme starts with a full-day Conference to introduce you to the structure and content of the course, allowing you to meet your Visiting Fellow and the wider NPQ cohort.  

Each of the six courses within the programme is taught through a combination of self-study modules, a mixture of virtual and in-person Clinics, and peer-led Community sessions. You will also be allocated a study partner to complete online learning with and discuss reflections. 

The North-West London Teaching School Hub team will be supporting you throughout your learning journey on the programme, tracking your progress and acting as your point of contact. 

Assessment:

You’ll sit an ‘open book’ style assessment in which you respond to a short case study.

The assessment window starts at the end of the 12-month programme and runs for up to four months (subject to change by the DfE).
During this time:

• We will offer a live clinic in advance of the assessment window to support you.
• You’ll be given an eight-day window to complete the case study.
• Participants can sit the assessment twice, if they need to.
• You need to complete 90% of the programme and pass the assessment to gain the qualification.

Cost:

Funding for autumn 2025 is targeted for those teachers and leaders who work in the most challenging schools or educational settings, serving more disadvantaged communities.

For the NPQ for Leading Primary Maths, funded scholarships are available for those who meet the following criteria:

• Work in the 50% of schools with the highest proportion of students who attract pupil premium funding and 16 to 19 educational settings identified as having high disadvantage in England.
• Teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading primary mathematics teaching across a school, key stage or phase.
• Be familiar with mastery approaches to teaching maths or be a subject leader in a primary school which is already engaged in the Teaching for Mastery programme or a similar programme.

Fully-funded spaces are limited and are filled up quickly, therefore we always advice early applications.

If you do not work in an eligible school, or all fully-funded spaces have been filled, the cost of the NPQLPM is £899 + VAT.

Self-funded payment options

If you are not eligible for a DfE-funded scholarship, you can self-fund your NPQ.

We will invoice the school or trust contact provided in your registration. Depending on your school type, they may be able to reclaim VAT.

If you’re paying personally, we can invoice you directly — however, you will not be able to reclaim VAT.

Please note:

• Full payment must be made before the programme begins.
• We do not offer payment plans.
• We are unable to offer refunds once the programme has started.

DfE funding restrictions:

Due to limited DfE funding, eligibility for a scholarship does not guarantee a funded place.

If no funded places are available, you can:

• Pay for your place yourself
• Approach another NPQ provider
• Join a waiting list with your chosen provider

Facilitators:

Sana Khokhar

North-West London Teaching School Hub

Further Info:

Only in exceptional circumstances may a participant request either a deferral or withdrawal from their programme. Participants should be aware that there is a process to follow which is outlined in Ambition’s Institute’s Deferral and Withdrawal Policy.

A participant considering withdrawal from an NPQ Programme should be aware that it is Department for Education Policy to only fund an NPQ course for a participant once. This means that a participant who starts a Department for Education funded NPQ course, and then withdraws from that course, will not be funded again for the same programme.