National Professional Qualifications

NPQH

We’re really excited to introduce NPQ in Headship (NPQH).

What are the objectives and the content of the NPQH programme?

This programme will help you to:

  • develop as a leader with whole-school responsibility
  • access content across a breadth of areas such as school culture, curriculum and assessment, and organisational management
  • be supported to effectively implement change and improvement in an area you identify as a school priority

Modules include:

  • School culture
  • Teaching
  • Curriculum and assessment
  • Behaviour
  • Additional and special needs
  • Professional development
  • Organisational management
  • Implementation
  • Working in partnership
  • Governance and accountability

 What are the NPQH programme benefits?

Deliver meaningful change in your school

Get the tools to establish and – more importantly— sustain your school’s strategic direction. Learn how to create an effective school culture and align your staff in your school’s mission. 

Access free ongoing support for your first year of headship 

Get additional support tailored to the needs of new headteachers. Receive structured, unassessed, face-to-face support from an experienced former headteacher who will offer guidance and coaching to help you get the most out of your training. 

Join a network of like-minded leaders 

Become part of a community of school heads who share a passion for addressing educational disadvantage. Build valuable connections with other headteachers and senior school leaders from across the country and learn how they faced and overcame similar challenges.

Cost and funding

For further information on cost and funding, please visit our NPQ Funding Information page. If you have any questions regarding your eligibility please contact us at tsh@bright-futures.co.uk

To submit an expression of interest for 2025/2026 click here.

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