National Professional Qualification for Leading Primary Mathematics (NPQLPM)

Excel as a teacher
Delve deeper into the nuts and bolts of what makes an effective primary maths teacher, what good maths teaching looks like, and how you can lead others so they can learn from you.

Develop a positive maths culture
Learn how to create a positive attitude to maths in your primary school. You’ll learn how to develop systems that help your pupils overcome any maths anxiety and build their resilience to solving maths problems.

Design an effective maths curriculum
As a leader of maths, you’ll learn how to implement and lead an effective maths curriculum. You’ll be able to identify the maths knowledge that pupils need, identify gaps in their understanding and make changes to improve outcomes.

Build on your existing mastery expertise
This new NPQ will support you to embed mastery approaches to teaching maths in your school. You’ll also benefit from the design expertise of AC+ who have been working with primary schools for over a decade to develop effective approaches to teaching and leadership.

Invest in your future
Ongoing professional development helps you to grow and thrive as a primary maths leader. You will follow an evidence-informed framework and gain a professional accreditation at the end of the programme.

Learn to your pace
This programme is designed to fit around your busy teaching role. Much of the work can be completed in short bursts around your existing schedule.

Connect with your peers
You will train alongside other primary maths teachers from similar school contexts. You can share your experiences and build a strong support network.

Improve maths teaching
Your maths leaders will learn techniques to improve the teaching of maths across your school. This includes creating an effective school-wide teaching strategy through the careful sequencing of lessons as well as supporting teachers to understand and use evidence-informed approaches to maths teaching.

Create a ‘golden thread’
The new NPQs are all aligned. So, no matter what career stage your teachers are at, by joining this programme, they will benefit from an evidence-based framework. They will also share a common language with other NPQ participants that they can pass on to colleagues.

Access the latest learning
Teachers will bring evidence-based teaching and learning into classrooms, meaning high quality teaching and improved pupil outcomes.

Identify future leaders
Competent and confident teachers who excel in their roles will be more likely to apply for middle or senior positions in your school when they arise.

Retain your teaching talent
By allowing teachers to develop and nurture their talents in specialist areas such as maths, you are investing in their future. This will boost their confidence, making them feel supported and less likely to apply for jobs elsewhere.

Tap into a network
Your teachers will train alongside peers from other schools with similar contexts, supported by facilitators who fully understand your needs.

Who is the NPQLPM programme for?
The NPQ for Leading Primary Maths is designed for teachers who have, or is aspiring to have, responsibilities for primary leading teaching in mathematics, numeracy, curriculum, teaching and learning, phase or a primary classroom teacher aspiring to lead.

This course could be suitable if you’re a:
> Primary teacher and you’re already familiar with mastery approaches to teaching maths, but you want to improve your leadership skills in this area.
> Subject leader in a primary school which is already engaged in the Teaching for Mastery programme or a similar programme.
> Phase leader in an all-through school with responsibility for educating a primary aged key-stage or primary school

How long does the NPQLPM programme last?
The NPQ for Leading Primary Maths is a twelve-month programme, with a mixture of live, facilitated sessions and self-directed learning.

How does the NPQLPM programme accommodate busy schedules?
The NPQ for Leading Primary Maths is designed to fit around your schedule with a 'little and often' approach that aligns with insights from the science of learning.

Is the NPQLPM programme fully funded?
The NPQ for Leading Primary Maths is fully funded for teachers and school leaders who work in eligible primary schools and organisations in England, by the Department for Education. Find out more about the eligibility criteria in the 'Funding' tab.

Are there any specific requirements to enrol on the NPQLPM programme?
To be eligible for the NPQ for Leading Primary Maths, you must be a serving teacher in a school or eligible organisation in England and have completed your early career training.

Our NPQLPM is designed so you can engage in live, facilitated sessions alongside modules you can complete at any time.
Over 12 months, our NPQLPM includes:

• One full day conference.
• Six courses (each course lasts about six weeks and loosely aligns with a school half term).
• Each course includes six modules.
• Five two-hour clinics (facilitated sessions).
• One two-hour assessment clinic.
• Three communities (1 hour 15 minute group sessions).

The content is delivered through blended learning. This includes a mix of real-time, interactive online sessions and self-guided modules you complete in your own time.

The programme includes facilitator-led sessions with your peer group that focus on decision making. The programme starts with a one-day live conference.

Note: programme content is subject to change.

Ambition Institute provides high-quality content and materials, built on our experience in schools and other learning environments, and our deep knowledge of evidence and practice.

Our partner in your region will put this knowledge into context and manage your experience on the programme, from facilitation to day-to-day support.

The timings and methods of activity, sizes of cohorts and the cost of the programme may vary across delivery partners.