What is the NPQEL?
What is the NPQEL?
The National Professional Qualification for Executive Leadership will equip school leaders with the knowledge, skills, experience and networking opportunities to support their growth into executive leaders. This course builds on the knowledge you already have as experienced school leaders, and focuses on what you need to know and be able to do to effectively lead across multiple schools. You will learn:
- How to create a Trust culture where colleagues and pupils can thrive across schools
- How to embed effective teaching, curriculum and assessment across multiple schools
- How to implement and sustain practices which lead to excellent pupil behaviour across schools
- How to support all children in your schools to succeed, including those with additional and special educational needs
- How to support and develop colleagues through trust-wide professional development
- How to run a large organisation, such as a number of schools or as a trust-wide leader
- How to work effectively with colleagues and other stakeholders to secure a great education for the children in your schools
- What governance and accountability mean in the context of multiple schools
Throughout the course, you will hone your ability to work with and through other colleagues, identifying your authentic leadership style and developing your approach to management.
Who should take the NPQEL?
The National Professional Qualification for Executive Leadership is aimed at education professionals with significant leadership experience, such as serving Headteachers or those already operating at Trust level. You will be an aspiring Executive Headteacher, or aspiring to an executive role within a Trust. You may be aspiring to lead a Trust as a CEO. Whatever your career aims, the NPQEL will support you on your journey to executive leadership.
Why study the NPQEL with the NIoT?
Be part of something bigger. Join a movement of teachers creating lasting change.
- Be part of a network of passionate educators
- Be a catalyst for change
- Develop yourself, support others
We give you the tools to build habits and make learning stick
Our programmes tackle the knowing/doing gap in professional development. It’s one thing knowing the theory, and being inspired by what you’ve learned. It’s quite another to put this into practice in your school in your community on a tough day. Because we use serving teachers and leaders as practitioners, our programme focuses on application. We have the in-depth, domain-specific knowledge to help you grapple with content at the right level, and to support you to problem-solve and apply learning to your own context.
Break down geographical barriers to see great practice in action across the country
See what really happens on a normal day in a great school with our virtual visits – through the eyes of a great leader, but with expert narration to unpack and explain how practices were decided on, developed, implemented and sustained. You can experience the energy and dynamism of live teaching in action without the need for travel or disrupting a lesson.
Unlock the power of research. Our NPQs blend seamlessly with our in-house research and best practice function. Gain exclusive access to up-to-date research and invaluable insights, empowering you to implement evidence-based strategies in your practice.
Expertise from the frontline: professional development delivered by people who work in schools, right now
Teachers want to learn from other teachers. Our programme content is drawn from the best available research, and it’s delivered by individuals who work in schools, right now. They speak your language; they understand the challenges you face. Benefit from their deep expertise, real-world insights and practical strategies that have been tried and tested in today’s schools.
Find out more about our NPQs here.