The Application Process
Step 1 - Register with the DFE
To confirm your eligibility to complete an NPQ, you should first complete the Department for Education online registration process. Please ensure you have you TRN number in order to complete your registration (TRN guidance below).
Step 2 - Complete your Application Form
Once you have been validated by the DfE, you will automatically receive our application form in your inbox. Sometimes this does appear in the spam folder, so please keep an eye out in there.
You can begin to complete the form as soon as you receive this. It is very important that your personal details are all entered accurately as these will be used to maintain contact with you.
- Please ensure that you use the same email throughout the process
- If your name changes through the process, please contact the TRA to notify them of this. It is only once the TRA have confirmed this change, that we can then change it on our system. Please continue to use your old name until we have confirmed this change.
As well as your personal details, the form will ask you 3 open questions; why you have chosen to apply, your experience and why us? Please take the time to carefully consider each answer. This ensures that our cohort has dedicated, driven individuals with a common goal of developing as great leaders in education.
Step 3 - Sponsor Endorsement
Finally, on this form, you will also be asked to input your sponsor’s details. This is typically your headteacher (or Governor if you are a headteacher). Please let them know in advance that you have used their details because once you have submitted your form, they will receive the sponsor form to complete.
Once you submit your form, your part of the process is complete. Your application will be looked at, and you will then hear from us regarding the status of your application.