Leadership NPQs

National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership:

This course is designed for school leaders who are, or who are aspiring to become senior leaders with cross-school responsibilities. 

For more information, please see our flyer below.

Length of course: 4 terms

Cost of Programme

Full scholarship funding, with no cost to the participant, for the NPQ for Senior Leadership is available to those who meet the following criteria:

  • Are, or are aspiring to be, a senior leader with cross-school responsibilities. 
  • Work in a state funded school and state funded organisations that offer 16-19 places in England.

The cost is £1055 for those in independent schools. British International Schools, contact us directly for prices. A discount has been applied for this NPQ programme.

'More than anything, completing the NPQSL sealed my ambition to become a senior leader. It was very rewarding and I am glad of the skills and knowledge I gained from it.'
Emily, Headteacher

NPQSL Flyer

National Professional Qualification for Headship:

This course is designed for school leaders who are, or who are aspiring to become a headteacher or head of school with responsibility for leading a school.

For more information, please see our flyer below

Length of course: 4 terms

Cost of Programme

Full scholarship funding, with no cost to the participant, for the NPQ for Executive Leadership is available to those who meet the following criteria:

  • A school leader who is aspiring to be, a headteacher or head of school with responsibility for leading a school. 
  • Work in a state funded school and state funded organisations that offer 16-19 places in England.

OR

  • Are a headteacher or head of school with responsibility for leading a school.
  • Are in the first 2 academic years of headship without a NPQH.
  • Work in a state funded school and state funded organisations that offer 16-19 places in England. 

The cost is £1985 for those in independent schools. British International Schools, contact us directly for prices

NPQH Flyer

National Professional Qualification for Early Years Leadership

This course is designed for leaders qualified to at least Level 3 with full and relevant qualification who are, or aspiring to be:

  • managers of Private, Voluntary and Independent nurseries
  • headteachers of school-based or maintained nurseries
  • childminders with leadership responsibilitie

    and are employed
     
  • in a local authority nursery in England
  • in a pre-school class that’s part of a school in England
  • in a private nursery that is registered with Ofsted
  • as a childminder or nanny and registered with Ofsted


For more information, please see our flyer below.

Cost of Programme

Full scholarship funding, with no cost to the participant, for the NPQ in Early Years Leadership is available for those who meet the following criteria: 

  • Are, or are aspiring to be, a headteacher or head of school with responsibility for leading a school-based nursery for children aged 0-5 years.
  • Are, or aspiring to be, a manager of a PVI for children aged 0-5 years.
  • Are, or aspiring to be, a childminder with leadership responsibilities.

NPQEYL flyer

Applying for the NPQs

You can find out more about the application process here.