Leadership CoLab: National Professional Qualifications for School Leaders

This qualification provides national recognition of your leadership development and professional achievement as a middle leader in a school.

You should have responsibility for leading a team, e.g. as a:

• key stage leader
• curriculum area leader
• subject leader
• head of development

This qualification provides national recognition of your leadership development and professional achievement as a senior leader in a school.

It's expected that you not only have responsibility for leading a team, but you're also involved in a range of activities that affect the whole school organisation.

This programme is for:

• senior leaders or those about to take on a substantive senior leader role with whole-school responsibilities
• deputy/assistant heads who aren't aspiring to headship at this stage of their career
• special education needs coordinators (SENCOs) and advanced skills teachers (ASTs) who are looking for professional development, but not aspiring to headship at this stage

This qualification develops talented leaders from all backgrounds who can deliver educational excellence in a self-improving system, and high-quality outcomes for pupils and students.

NPQH will give you the confidence, skills and professional knowledge you need to deliver the best for pupils and all members of the school community in preparation for your first headship post.

It's for those who are:

• aspiring headteachers or principals in a school or academy
• no more than 18 months away from being credibly able to apply for a headship post