NPQSL: National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership

The NPQSL is a qualification that provides national recognition of your leadership development and professional achievement as an aspiring or existing senior leader. A National College for Teaching and Leadership course and part of their leadership curriculum, it has been successfully run by the Leadership and Training Centre with primary and secondary schools across Milton Keynes for the last few years. Under licence from the Thames Valley School Partnership this course is being offered by the Leadership and Training Centre at Shenley Brook End School on behalf of Denbigh Teaching School Alliance and Milton Keynes Teaching School Alliance.

The NPQSL is designed for those leaders who have, or are building, their experience in a senior leadership post in educational establishments. This experience varies across all organisations, but should equate to having whole school responsibility in your role. For those aspiring to senior leadership, it will be important that you can demonstrate good experience of whole school, strategic work alongside the Senior Leadership team.

This programme is an important step on the route towards Headship for those aiming at that level of leadership. It will also be vital in enhancing the skills and experience of well-established career senior leaders who can provide an excellent role-model for leadership across the new wider school system.

What criteria make you eligible for the programme?

In applying for the NPQSL, we ask you to address the following criteria:

1. A statement of experience of whole school leadership role(s), either through a senior leadership role, work alongside senior leadership teams, or demonstrable impact of whole school strategic work

2. A supporting statement from your Headteacher supporting your readiness for this level of development3. The ability to cover the cost of the programme, either personally or through your school.

Modules and Delivery

Each module has an expectation of up to 50 hours of work, including up to 2 face-to-face days, online study, collaborative learning and school-based project work.

Assessment

This is an externally assessed programme, with a written project to submit. This will be based on a specific task for the module “Closing the Gap”.

VENUE: Leadership and Training Centre Shenley Brook End School Walbank Grove Shenley Brook End Milton Keynes MK5 7ZT

FORMAT: 8 full days over a 12 month period.

DATES: Induction Day – Wednesday 15th April 2015 Face to Face Day 1 – Friday 8th May 2015 Face to Face Day 2 – Wednesday 8th July 2015 Face to Face Day 3 – Thursday 24th September 2015 Face to Face Day 4 – Monday 19th October 2015 Face to Face Day 5 – Thursday 10th December 2015 Face to Face Day 6 – Wednesday 20th January 2016 Review Day - Tuesday 10th March 2016

BOOKING DEADLINE: Before 16th January 2015

Format: 8 full days over a 12 month period.

FEES: The recommended retail price for the programme is £1400 for 2014/15 cohorts, with a full scholarship for schools in target categories, such as small schools, rural schools, etc. For each participant, the National College is providing a scholarship of up to £158. Further subsidies may be available through other local networks. For details of the current levels of NCTL scholarship contact tvsp@learningtrust .net. Those from independent or non-maintained schools will also have to pay £225 for their final assessment.

BOOKING DEADLINE: Before 16 January 2015

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