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Leadership CPD

School leadership is the most challenging and most rewarding job in education, and whether you are just beginning your leadership journey or are a system leader, there is a number of programmes and networks available both locally and nationally which will enable you to be the best leader you can be.

The recently revised suite of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) are featured within the leadership pathway outlined below. NPQs are offered by 10 lead training providers, and are available through approved delivery partners, including local teaching school hubs.

For Norfolk, the two hubs are the Julian Teaching School Hub and Inspiration Trust Teaching School Hub. As part of the government's long-term education recovery plan, it was announced in May 2022 that funding for fully funded NPQ training scholarships will be available in academic years 2022 to 2023 and 2023 to 2024.

Leadership Pathway

Aspiring Middle Leaders

  • NPQLTD Leading teacher development - learn how to become a teacher educator and successfully support teachers in your school to expand their skills
  • NPQLT Leading teaching - learn how to lead the teaching and learning of a subject, year group or phase
  • NPQLBC Leading behaviour and culture - learn how to create a culture of good behaviour and high expectations in which staff and pupils can thrive
  • NPQL Leading literacy - learn how to effectively teach and promote literacy across the whole school, year group, key stage or phase

Aspiring Senior Leaders

  • NPQSL Senior leadership - develop your leadership knowledge and expertise to improve outcomes for teachers and pupils in your school

Aspiring Heads

  • NPQH Headship - develop the knowledge that underpins expert school leadership and apply it to become an outstanding headteacher

    Early Headship

    • Early Headship Coaching Offer - a follow up to the NPQH offering a package of structured unassessed support and networking opportunities, based on the best available evidence about what makes an effective headteacher. Accessible if you are in your first 5 years of headship

    Established Headship

    • HeadsUp4HTsis a diverse national network of experienced headteachers and coaches offering peer support sessions. This network is useful to headteachers who are interested in a creative approach to resolving challenges and achieving their goals. HeadsUp4HTs can also help headteachers to connect to other professionals to establish a mentoring and/or coaching relationship

Leading Headship

  • NPQEL Executive leadership - develop the expertise you need to become an outstanding executive leader, leading change and improvement across your group of schools or multi-academy trust

Further Leadership CPD Opportunities

As well as funded NPQs, there are a range of national development programmes available for leaders and teachers. For example, Chartered College of Teaching offers a variety of professional learning opportunities, as do professional associations like the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) and the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT). Locally, VNET offer a range of leadership CPD, training, consultancy, events and conferences.

Networking, Collaboration and Families of Schools/Cluster Support

  • HeadsUp4HTs is a diverse national network of experienced headteachers and coaches offering peer support sessions. This network is useful to headteachers who are interested in a creative approach to resolving challenges and achieving their goals. HeadsUp4HTs can also help headteachers to connect to other professionals to establish a mentoring and/or coaching relationship.
  • Educate Norfolk The home of support for Norfolk's Headteachers and CEOs.