Ofsted conducted the lead provider monitoring visit (LPMV) in June 2022, ahead of a full inspection of the ECF and NPQ programmes with results to follow. The LPMV focuses on how well lead providers have designed an effective curriculum, established efficient delivery systems, and approached self-evaluation, as well as collaboration with all stakeholders.
In 2021 the Department for Education appointed IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society as a lead provider of the newly updated National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) for teachers and school leaders, and for the national roll-out of the Early Career Framework (ECF) for newly qualified teachers.
Ofsted judged that ‘leaders and those responsible for governance are taking effective action towards ensuring that the ECF training and NPQ professional development is of a high standard’.
