We understand that effective school leadership is critical in improving the educational outcomes for all children and young people, including the most vulnerable and disadvantaged.
Our Leadership Success Programme supports you to build leadership capacity in a sustainable school-led system.
National Professional Qualifications (NPQs)
We have teamed up with the Ambition Institute to deliver NPQs across the South West.
The Department for Education has announced updated funding eligibility criteria for the reformed suite of NPQs and introduced a new and updated suite of NPQs to offer the best possible support to teachers and leaders to help them become more effective teachers and leaders inside and outside the classroom.
The frameworks have been developed in consultation with an expert advisory group with specialists from across the education system and clearly sets out the content that participants should know and be able to do after completing an NPQ. Providers of NPQs will use these frameworks to design their courses.
These professional development programmes support teachers and school leaders at all levels – from new teachers through to trust CEOs.
NPQ in Headship
The NPQH is available for those who are, or are aspiring to be, a headteacher or head of school with responsibility for leading a school; or for those who are a headteacher or head of school with responsibility for leading a school and are in the first 24 months of headship.
The aim of the NPQH is to enable participants to gain an understanding of the expertise and approaches required to set an ambitious vision for their school, as well as learning how to establish a culture where staff and pupils can thrive.
Following completion of the NPQSL, participants will have covered the following ten areas of:
- school culture
- teaching
- curriculum and assessment
- behaviour
- additional and special educational needs and disabilities
- professional development
- organisational management
- implementation
- working in partnership
- governance and accountability
Read the full Headship framework
NPQ in Senior Leadership
The NPQSL is available for teachers who are or are aspiring to be a senior leader with cross-school responsibilities.
The aim of the NPQSL is to enable participants to develop the relevant expertise and provide approaches to enable continuous improvement across the school.
Following completion of the NPQSL, participants will have covered the following ten areas of:
- school culture
- teaching
- curriculum and assessment
- behaviour
- additional and special educational needs and disabilities
- professional development
- organisational management
- implementation
- working in partnership
- governance and accountability
Read the full Senior Leadership framework
NPQ in Leading Teaching
The NPQLT is available for teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading teaching in a subject, year group, key stage or phase.
The aim of the NPQLT is to provide the participant with expertise and approaches that, through working with their colleagues, enable their school to keep improving, and contribute to a culture in which staff and pupils are all able to thrive.
Following completion of the NPQLT, participants will have covered the following nine areas of:
- teaching
- school culture
- how pupils learn
- subject and curriculum
- classroom practice
- adaptive teaching
- assessment
- professional development
- implementation
Read the full Leading Teaching framework
NPQ in Leading Teacher Development
The NPQLTD is available for teachers who have or are aspiring to have responsibilities for leading the development of other teachers in their school. This may be responsibility for the development of all teachers across a school or specifically trainees or ECTs.
The aim of the NPQLTD is to provide teachers with essential knowledge, skills and concepts that underpin successful leadership of teacher development.
Following completion of the NPQLTD, participants will have covered the four areas of:
- teaching
- designing effective professional development
- delivering effective professional development
- implementation
Read the full Leading Teacher Development framework
Register your interest
Send us an email to BabcockEducationSW@babcockinternational.com and we’ll upload your details to the Ambition Institute’s online portal. You will then receive an email with information about how to apply.