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Who this course is for

This course is for teachers and leaders who are, or want to be senior leaders with cross-school responsibilities.

Overview

This 18-month course will help you gain confidence and develop skills in:

• leadership knowledge and the specialist expertise needed to tackle school improvement priorities

• supporting the development of a positive, predictable and safe environment for pupils

• contributing to your schools strategic direction and establishing an environment for pupil success
• helping staff feel supported and valued

You will train alongside peers with similar responsibilities. The course content focuses on the key challenges teachers and leaders face in their role.

Teachers and education experts designed this course to fit around busy teaching timetables. Theres no project work and minimal time out of school required.

This course will:

• take 18 months to complete
• involve an average of 1 to 2 hours of study each week
• be a mix of self-study and group sessions
• involve a written assessment
• start in autumn 2024

Funding

Funding to cover the course fees for this NPQ is available for teachers and school leaders in many state-funded settings in England.

Course content

This course covers themes including:

• school culture
• effective teaching
• supporting curriculum and assessment development
• behaviour
• additional and special educational needs

• professional development

• organisational management

Youll also learn about:

• the latest evidence-based learning and approaches to teaching and leadership
• implementation strategies
• working in partnership with parents and carers
• governance and accountability

Your training provider will give you models and examples that will help you translate theory into practical skills you can use in your setting.

You can focus on specific areas of leadership where you want to improve your knowledge.

Course structure

The course covers 10 topics, outlined in the course framework. Providers use this framework to design their course.

The course includes:

• independent study
• group coaching
• face-to-face sessions with other participants

Youll need to spend 1 to 2 hours a week working on this NPQ.

Providers

You can train for this NPQ with one of the following providers:

• Ambition Institute
• Best Practice Network
• Church of England
• LLSE
• National Institute of Teaching
• Teacher Development Trust
• Teach First
• University College London (UCL) Institute of Education

They work with delivery partners, such as teaching school hubs, to provide training.

Assessment

To get your NPQ accreditation youll need to complete the course and pass a written assessment (between 1,500 and 2,500 words).

Apply

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