NPQLPM
BackUCL’s NPQ for Leading Primary Mathematics, is a 12 month programme that puts you and your school at its heart through a professional learning group approach that helps you to share your thinking and understanding within a well-planned framework. You will experience a blended approach of face to face sessions with Thames South TSH local expert facilitators, self-directed study materials and in school support to enable you to progress professionally and develop networks to enhance your career.
What will you learn?
- Developing Primary Mathematics – you will learn how to shape a culture of maths across your Primary setting and develop a deep understanding of how pupils learn mathematics becoming skilled in leading staff to develop pupils interconnected understanding of concepts, their procedural fluency and automaticity in key number facts.
- Teaching – you will learn how to support teachers at all levels in your school, key stage or phase to develop their knowledge and classroom skills in teaching primary mathematics.
- School culture – you will strengthen your ability and that of your colleagues to contribute to a school culture in which pupils can thrive and succeed and have a positive attitude towards mathematics.
- How pupils learn – you will deepen your knowledge of the best ways to develop, adapt, embed and practice good models of learning across the whole school community, key stage or phase.
- Subject and curriculum – you will learn how to support and improve high quality lesson design, teaching, learning and assessment in primary mathematics.
- Professional Development – you will deepen your knowledge of the best ways to provide effective professional development in mathematics curriculum, pedagogy and assessment across the whole school community.
- Implementation – you will learn how to implement change successfully within your context by understanding the stages of implementation and applying them with the support of your facilitators and colleagues.
To find out more please visit UCL’s NPQLPM page
Cost
Scholarship funding is available for the NPQLPM based on a disadvantage criteria. Please check here to see if your setting is eligible for full funding.
The programme fee is £885 (+VAT) for participants in England who are not eligible for scholarship funding and are required to pay for the programme. The same fee applies to independent schools in England.
How to apply
Registration for Autumn 2025 NPQs is now open. To register click here. UCL's deadline to apply is Friday 14th November.
