For school leaders who are, or are aspiring to be, an executive headteacher or have a school trust CEO role with responsibility for leading several schools. Led in partnership with the Teacher Development Trust.

Exceptional leadership across a group of schools or trust

A completely updated NPQEL for those who are, or aspiring to be, an executive headteacher, trust director or chief executive, with responsibility for leading several schools.

• Gain a nationally recognised, prestigious, government-backed qualification and make progress in your career
• Strengthen your expertise as both a strategic and operational leader, creating the culture, governance and strategy needed for a group of schools to flourish successfully and coherently
• Learn flexibly around your job with a blend of online learning, virtual sessions and local face to face workshops as well as a core residential weekend

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This completely reformed Leadership NPQ has an evidence-based curriculum design, connecting you to the latest research and best practice. Our research-rich course covers all of the core content in the government’s Framework for this qualification. It will help you to:

• Provide strategic leadership across a group of schools in effective teaching, curriculum, assessment and culture
• Oversee the development of cross-school approaches to embed effective workforce development, change and implementation
• Create and manage cross-school systems and processes, working with partners and boards.

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Benefits for you

• Develop knowledge and understanding of how to apply the evidence on multi-school improvement through people development, working with leaders, staff, pupils, governors and the wider community to create lasting and sustainable change
• A blended learning experience which fits around your role where you learn and discuss key content online delivered in a way that suits the busy working lives of trust leaders
• Local virtual and face to face sessions that focus on real problem-solving, creating understanding, connecting with your peers and gaining depth of knowledge
• A residential stay helps you develop networks with key national leaders and peers
• Ongoing preparation to give you confidence to pass the final assessmentFacilitation and support from serving executive leaders in excellent trusts and delivery at local venues

Benefits for your school / organisation

• A skilful and research-informed executive leader with the capacity to strategically lead a group of schools or trust
• Practical capability to get on with the job of developing others with the skills to lead with people and teams, creating change and impact
• A professionally aware and informed leader who can make evidence-based decisions and approach leadership in an effective and efficient manner
• The ability to review and evaluate practice in order to bring about change and get the best outcomes for young people and staff across the organisations

At the end of the programme, you will complete a 1500-word case study assessment to demonstrate your understanding of real leadership and change.

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Our programmes are led by a team of expert facilitators from different settings and phases who will support you throughout the programme.

Start your NPQ journey by completing the application form provided below.