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GLF Schools

GLF Schools was founded in 2012 in order to enable the federation of Glyn School (an academy in 2011) and Danetree Junior School. Together, we began our journey to become a MAT of more than 1000 talented staff working with over 10,000 children in 40 schools across 5 regions in southern England.

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NPQH

Headship (NPQH)

National Professional Qualification in Headship (NPQH)

We are partnering with Best Practice Network to deliver this programme.

  • Target Audience: school leaders who are, or are aspiring to be, a headteacher or head of school with responsibility for leading a school.
  • Course Length: 18 months with 5 face to face days across the duration
  • Programme Start Dates: October 2024
  • Brochure: BPN (brochure on Sharepoint)
  • DFE framework: DFE framework NPQH
  • Cost: Funding for NPQ programmes will change from September 2024 and NPQH is one of the three programmes that is funded for all schools. For non-funded school settings or those who do not receive funding, the cost of the NPQ in Leading Primary Mathematics is £1,975

Requirements to apply:

Applicants must have full support from their school/organisation.

A head teacher, member of the SLT, line manager or Chair of Governors (or similar authoritative role) must confirm their support and that all information submitted is true and correct. This is a Department for Education mandatory requirement.

To apply for NPQLBC, applicants must have the following:

  • Teacher Reference Number (TRN)
  • 2 years teaching experience
  • Leadership aspiration/experience
  • Be 18-36 months from applying for a headship role (if not already a headteacher)

What will I learn?

You’ll develop expertise in the knowledge, skills and concepts for areas of whole-school responsibility related to your role as an aspiring or current headteacher.

Modules include:

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

Programme breakdown

The NPQH is delivered over 18 months using a blend of online seminars, flexible online learning and conferences.

How will I benefit?

Over 18 months, you will benefit from:

  • Increased capability to set an ambitious vision for a school
  • Increased knowledge and understanding of what effective headteachers need to know and do to successfully lead both the strategic direction of a school and its operational management
  • Opportunities to network with other leaders in order to reflect on the latest research into effective school leadership and to explore practice in other settings
  • Choose what to study. Our regular needs analyses support participants to focus their energies on those aspects of their leadership they most wish to develop
  • Assessment tasks that involve professional enquiry into relevant aspects of your school’s current practices
  • Flexible delivery arrangements according to needs and circumstances e.g. provision for staff who work part-time
  • Link to For more information and to apply: https://www.bestpracticenet.co.uk/npqh

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