NPQ Quality Assurance
All DfE Accredited Providers of NPQs are subject to quality assurance metrics set by the DfE.
These are monitored and quality assured by the DfE's QAA- Tribal.
Please see below for our metrics performance:
UPDATED JULY 2020
100% of participants surveyed by the Quality Assurance Agent- Tribal said they would recommend us as an NPQML/SL provider to a colleague. We are delighted that our participant feedback figure is 'Well above the national average'.
| Metric | Target | Actual | Target Met? |
| Recruitment Target 2018-19 | 40 | 40 | Yes |
| Recruitment Target 2019-20 | 60 | 43 | No * |
| Participants from schools with 30% + FSM 2018-19 | 1% | 1% | Yes |
| Participants from schools with 30% + FSM 2019-29 | 3% | 11.5% | Yes |
| Participants from Black and Minority Ethnic Backgrounds 2018-19 | 14% | 15% | Yes |
| Participants from Black and Minority Ethnic Backgrounds 2019-20 | 15% | 13% | No* |
| Participant's completion rate (within 18 months) 2018-19 | 90% | 100% | Yes |
| Participant's completion rate (within 18 months) 2019-20 | 90% | tbc | tbc |
| Accuracy of NPQ Assignment Marking 2018-19 | 95% | 100% | Yes |
| Accuracy of NPQ Assignment Marking 2019-29 | 95% | tbc | tbc |
| Participant Feedback via the QAA (averaged out of a possible 10) | 6 | 8.6 | Yes * |
| Participant retention rate 2018-19 | 90% | 95% | Yes |
| Participant retention rate 2019-20 | 90% | tbc | tbc |