School Improvement Library

Archive of Legacy NPQ School Improvement Projects

The National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) were reformed in 2021. The reforms saw changes to the NPQ assessment criteria so that NPQ participants no longer had to complete a School Improvement Project.

School Improvement Projects saw participants lead real and sustainable change in their schools and we have decided to leave an archive of some of the most impactful projects available online. We hope they can be used to inspire change at your school and thank the NPQ participants involved in the projects for allowing us to share them.


We invite colleagues to view a range of archive School Improvement Projects online.





Improving Progress 8 scores for high prior attaining students
  May 15 2019
Due to the large amounts of funding the pupil premium in schools has received schools are expected to show the impact of this through closing gaps in attainment and in particular progress for students who are identified in this group.
Improving teaching and learning in English
  April 25 2019
To improve outcomes in Reading and Writing in EYFS, KS1 and KS2 and diminish differences between key groups, including boys and girls in EY and pupil premium at KS2
Attaining greater depth in maths
  April 17 2019
To improve the percentage of pupils attaining greater depth in maths across the school
Provision and practice for pupils with SEND
  April 17 2019
Improving provision and practice for pupils with SEND, impacting on their progress and outcomes
Capturing progress
  April 12 2019
To accurately capture students’ progress in the Foundation subjects for students working below National expectations