NPQ in Senior Leadership (NPQSL)
Programme Breakdown
The NPQSL is designed for school leaders who are, or aspire to be, a senior leader with cross-school responsibilities.
Designed with busy teachers in mind, the NPQSL is delivered using a blend of online seminars, flexible online learning and conferences.
What will I learn?
You will develop expertise in the knowledge, skills and concepts for areas of cross- and whole-school responsibility related to your role.
Modules include:
- School culture
- Teaching
- Curriculum and assessment
- Behaviour
- Additional and special educational needs
- Professional development
- Organisational management
- Implementation
- Working in partnership
- Governance and accountability
How will I benefit?
- Grow your expertise as a senior school leader, broadening your leadership knowledge and gaining the specialist expertise needed to tackle your school improvement priorities
- Learn how to support the development of a positive, predictable, supportive and safe environment for pupils and colleagues
- Share experiences with other school leaders, learn how they’ve faced challenges and build a professional network that will support you throughout your career
- Benefit from the latest evidence-based research to aid with developing strategies to improve teaching and pupil performance at your school
Cost:
DfE scholarship funded places will be available to teachers and leaders from:
- publicly-funded schools (including maintained nursery schools)
- 16 to 19 educational settings in England
- hospital schools
- young offender institutions
- local authority virtual school staff in a defined deputy headteacher role and staff in direct teaching roles
- other local authority staff in direct teaching roles - for example, local authority supply or peripatetic teachers
Non-funded places: £1,090