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The National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) is the National College's highly successful flagship provision for aspiring headteachers, which is rooted in and underpinned by the National Standards for Headteachers. It is mandatory to hold NPQH in order to apply for a headship in the maintained sector.

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NPQH allows trainee headteachers to create their own flexible personalised development pathways, building on individual development needs. This will ensure that immediately on graduation, individuals are competent and confident to apply for headship.

Key aspects are:

Understand individual strengths and areas for development
One-to-one support from a verified NPQH coach
Access to a range of National College leadership and management materials
Peer learning with other aspiring headteachers
Relevant conferences, seminars and master classes
A 5 to 20 day placement within another context

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The ability to motivate high levels of performance in a team
Build capacity in an organisation, others and yourself
Coaching
Analytical ability to project plan effectively
Verbal communication and presentation
To give and receive feedback

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Those who aspire to Headship and are within 18 months of taking up a headship

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�760 per trainee headteacher

Free for trainee headteachers from Small Schools (those with 100 or fewer pupils of statutory school age)

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Caroline Horton
Tel 0113 812 4763
caroline.horton@ carnegieleaders.org.uk
www.carnegieleaders.org.uk

To find out more and make an application visit the National College website

www.nationalcollege.org.uk
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