| Participant’s circumstances | Funding category |
|---|---|
| Working within a state-funded school in England | Funding will be paid for you |
| Working within an independent school | You will be invoiced for the course (current charges: £3,100) |
| Working in a school operating outside the English system (includes Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Channel Isles and Isle of Man) | You will be invoiced for the course (current charges £3,100) and you will need to be able to meet the cost for travel to and from the face-to-face sessions |
| Working within a local authority | Funding will be paid for you |
| Working within an education action zone (EAZ) | Funding will be paid for you |
| Working within a further education college | You will be invoiced for the course (current charges: £3,100) |
| Not working within a school, but looking to work in a state-funded school | Funding will be paid for you |
| Not working within a school, but looking to work in an independent or overseas school | You will be invoiced for the course (current charges: £3,100) |
| All funded special schools (those that are independent still receive help or support from their local authorities) | Funding will be paid for you |
| Overseas maintained schools eg armed forces schools teaching the national curriculum | Funding will be paid for you |
| Working within Excellence in Cities (EiC) | Funding will be paid for you |
| Unemployed | Funding will be paid for you if you intend to work in the maintained sector as a bursar. This is not a Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) training scheme to improve the employment prospects of claimants; rather it is aimed at training bursars for the maintained sector. The onus is placed on the applicant to ensure that embarking on this programme will not affect benefit claims |
If the applicant is eligible for funding, the DCSF will pay the enrolment fee directly to NCSL. In any other case, the participant should investigate who will meet payment for the programme, eg employer or the participant.
Independent and overseas participants will be informed of the precise payment arrangements soon after the closing date of the application round. However, payment in full will be requested prior to the participant’s attending the first event, unless there are exceptional circumstances, which will be determined on an individual basis by NCSL.
NCSL will not meet supply cover costs.
Travel and subsistence will not be met unless under exceptional circumstances. Each exceptional case will be considered individually and will fall under NCSL’s external travel and subsistence policy if it is deemed a valid claim. Please note travel and subsistence costs will not be paid for overseas participants.
Exceptional circumstances are listed below.
If you wish to retract your application, you must contact your training provider and quote your application reference number.
You are able to defer your application to another cohort only once. If you wish to defer a second time your application will be withdrawn. You will need to apply again for your desired cohort.
Once you have started the programme if you wish to withdraw or defer you should contact your training provider who will issue you with a copy of the withdrawal and deferral policy and the form you will need to complete.
You are required to inform your training provider a minimum of two weeks prior to your face-to-face session if you are unable to attend. If you fail to do so the late cancellation costs for the venue and accommodation can be passed on to you. Please beware, as these can be significant. Try to provide as much notice as you can.