National Professional Qualifications (NPQs)

Built around the real needs of educational settings and leaders

Our National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) empower leaders and aspiring leaders to create conditions for change, embedding evidence-informed teaching and learning in the classroom, department, school, early years setting or trust.

All our NPQs are fully funded for staff at state-funded schools and colleges.

For teachers taking their first steps into specialist leadership roles, our specialist NPQs support practitioners towards mastery of relevant expertise, giving them the knowledge and tools to develop others and extend their influence beyond their own classrooms. 

Our leadership NPQs guide experienced and aspiring leaders through learning that examines the three layers of influence: culture in their school, trust or early years setting; the organisational conditions which bring this culture to life; and how these conditions can promote excellent teaching in every classroom, or excellent learning and care in every early years learning environment.

Our Early Headship Coaching Offer will help new headteachers to embed the learning from their NPQ for Headship, share and receive peer support, gain confidence and achieve early success in their role.

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