With NPQH, you join a select group of leaders with the only qualification in the whole world for school headship.

This  course is the ultimate in school leadership. The course is for school or college leaders who are, or are aspiring to be, a headteacher, principal or head of school / college with responsibility for leading a school or college. 

National Professional Qualification for HEADSHIP

The NPQH helps boost your knowledge and confidence as you perform the role of headteacher / principal of the whole school. 

This course will help you gain confidence and develop expertise in all areas of whole school leadership. 

You will have the opportunity to engage with relevant research and evidence, learn how leaders in other schools carry out their role and participate in discussion forum activities with everyone else completing the same qualification as you.

You will also complete a series of activities to build a personal online learning journal. This will record your progress, help you to reflect on the new knowledge, understanding and skill you are acquiring and act as a repository for all of the key information you don’t want to forget.  
  

The key topics covered over the course are:

  • School / college culture

  • Teaching 

  • Curriculum and assessment 

  • Behaviour

  • Additional and special educational needs and disabilities

  • Professional development

  • Organisational management 

  • Implementation

  • Working in partnership

  • Governance and accountability

Each topic is explored through the lens of the work of a headteacher. 

Complete the form and register now for Spring 2024.