If you’re a teacher or leader, a National Professional Qualification can help you:

• improve your skills
• progress in your career
• increase your confidence in your role

• Staff working in state schools with the top 50% of Pupil Premium pupils are eligible for full scholarship funding on all NPQ qualifications
• FE colleges, in the top 50% of settings with the highest proportion of disadvantaged are also eligible for full scholarship funding on all NPQ qualifications.

Many schools are now suggesting NPQs are desirable or essential characteristics when applying for new roles.

NPQs are currently funded by the Department for Education and all state schools are eligible to receive full funding for the following:

• NPQ Headship
• NPQ Leading Primary Maths
• NPQ for SENCOs
• Early Headship Coaching Offer
• OFSTED registered childminders are entitled to receive full funding for the NPQ Early Years Leadership
• Lead Mentors for ITT Training for an accredited provider are eligible for a fully funded NPQ Leading Teacher Development.

Here at Tees Valley Teaching School we offer our NPQ Courses through two Lead Providers – Best Practice Network, and the National Institute of Teaching. Whilst both providers ultimately provide the same knowledge and information, each course will be delivered in a different way. Anyone interested in doing an NPQ course with Tees Valley TSH has the choice to decide which Lead Partner they can use that best fits their current commitments, working model and lifestyle.

The NPQ courses are designed to deliver focussed and effective NPQs for teachers looking to enhance their professional development. All face to face events are delivered by expert facilitators in venues in the North East.

Please find below the list of courses Tees Valley TSH currently offers, as well as links to the course details on the respective websites of the National Institute of Teaching and the Best Practice Network.

Leadership Programmes

Course Providers

A 2 year programme with 5 face to face events over the course of 6 terms, with coaching, self study units and masterclass events.

If applying for a course please ensure you select ‘Tees Valley Teaching School Hub‘ as your Delivery Partner.

Course Providers

An 18 month programme with 4 face to face events over the course of 4 terms with coaching, self study units and masterclass events.

If applying for a course please ensure you select ‘Tees Valley Teaching School Hub‘ as your Delivery Partner.

Course Providers

This is the new expected qualification for SENDCOs.  It is an 18 month programme with 4 face to face events over the course of 4 terms with coaching, self study units and masterclass events.

If applying for a course please ensure you select ‘Tees Valley Teaching School Hub‘ as your Delivery Partner.

Specialist Programmes

Course Providers

A 12 month programme for newly appointed or aspiring heads of year or pastoral leads with 3 face to face events over 3 terms, with coaching and self study units.

If applying for a course please ensure you select ‘Tees Valley Teaching School Hub‘ as your Delivery Partner.

Course Providers

A 12 month programme for newly appointed or aspiring subject leads and heads of department with 3 face to face events over 3 terms, with coaching and self study units.

If applying for a course please ensure you select ‘Tees Valley Teaching School Hub‘ as your Delivery Partner.

Course Providers

A 12 month programme for newly appointed or aspiring CPD leads or those working with ITTs or with ECTs with 3 face to face events over 3 terms, with coaching and self study units.

If applying for a course please ensure you select ‘Tees Valley Teaching School Hub‘ as your Delivery Partner.

Testimonials

“I have enjoyed my NPQLTD immensely particularly the face to face sessions and the opportunity to share best practice with colleagues on return to my setting.  The real life examples of practice have been very useful and I have been able to incorporate much of the programme into my support for ITT trainees.”

Cohort 2 NPQLTD participant

“I now have a more rounded understanding of teaching development methods. I have successfully implemented these methods into my own practice. I know what it means to be an effective leader of teaching and how to get the best out of challenging situations.”

Cohort 1 NPQLTD participant

“I was acting headteacher for half a term during Spring 2. I was able to use what I had learned in the course to help me whilst completing this role. This course has helped me to realise that I would like to progress to Headship and given me tools and insights I have found extremely useful.”

Cohort 1 NPQH participant

“Both facilitators are knowledgeable, very engaging and experienced and it is great to have both primary and secondary headteachers to add context.”

Cohort 1 NPQSL participant

“I have found the course highly informative, interesting, engaging and highly professional and would recommend to any aspiring educational leader as it has measurably had an impact on my leadership role.”

Cohort 3 NPQLTD participant