National Professional Qualification for Senior Leaders (NPQSL)
National Professional Qualification for Senior Leaders (NPQSL) ConnectEd Partnership Teaching School Alliance (TSA) in connection with Leadership Live is delivering a local NPQSL Programme for Senior Leaders with cross-school responsibilities, including experienced Middle Leaders, Deputy Headteachers, Special Educational Needs Coordinators (SENCOs) and advanced skills teachers, and other senior staff looking for further professional development but not aspiring to headship at this stage in their career. Qualification Overview
What is involved?
NPQSL provides recognition of leadership development and professional achievement for senior leaders. Candidates have access to high-quality learning materials and accounts of practice from outstanding leaders. Senior leaders reflect on their own leadership through discussion and debate with peers and put theory into practice. The qualification has been designed to stimulate and challenge thinking, build knowledge, skills and expertise, and promote change and improvement in leadership behaviours, capability and capacity. The qualification has a flexible combination of blended learning and support opportunities that includes face-to-face sessions, online learning, personal tutor and peer support. Connected Partnership TSA delivery approach The TSA’s delivery approach is to role-model outstanding practice and use coaching techniques to support you to unlock your leadership potential. You will be encouraged to reflect on your own areas of strength, observe ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ practice demonstrated by other school leaders, allowing you to evaluate the impact you have as a leader in your own school and identify your key priorities for development.
To achieve the NPQSL qualification, you will need to successfully complete two essential modules: 1) Closing the Gap 2) Succeeding in Senior Leadership Two elective modules chosen from: • Effective partnership working • Effective whole-school management • Improving the quality of teaching • Leading change for improvement • Leading professional development • Research and development in teaching • School self-evaluation Each module requires up to 50 hours of blended learning, which typically consists of 20 hours workplace learning, 6 hours face to face activity, including peer and facilitated learning, 6 hours coaching/reflection and 18 hours on line learning. You will need the support of an in school coach who is a member of your leadership team and MUST attend the introductory session.
Assessment
Programme Dates
The NPQSL final assessment process has been designed to enable candidates to demonstrate they can deliver successful and sustainable school Mon 9th November 2015 - 13:00 till 15.30 Introductory session for participants AND their coaches improvement in their school setting, and can use the experience to reflect upon and improve their leadership competencies. Module 1- Closing The Gap Facilitators Thursday 26th November2015 - 13:00 till 16:00 The NPQSL will be facilitated by highly experienced practicing senior leaders Thursday 28th January 2016 - 13:00 till 16:00 from Wolverhampton partnership schools.
Cost £605 (Scholarships may be available)
Venue Face to face sessions will take place at the Midlands Technology Centre or one of our partner schools.
Module 2- Succeeding in Senior Leadership Thursday 25th February 2016 - 13:00 till 16:00 Thursday 28th April 2016 - 13:00 till 16:00 Elective Modules (To be decided as a group) Thursday 9th June 2016 - 13:00 till 16:00 Thursday 15th September - 13:00 till 16:00
Contact Details For more information & details about the qualification, contact Lisa Walker, Deputy Headteacher, Broadmeadow Special School ConnectEd Partnership TSA [email protected] 01902 558330 For general enquiries & expressions of interest, contact Harinder Jandu, ConnectEd Partnership TSA Coordinator [email protected] 01902 907909
ConnectEd Partnership is a trading name of Wolverhampton Schools’ Improvement Partnership (WSIP) Contact [email protected] or 01902 907909 for more details
What is involved?
NPQSL provides recognition of leadership development and professional achievement for senior leaders. Candidates have access to high-quality learning materials and accounts of practice from outstanding leaders. Senior leaders reflect on their own leadership through discussion and debate with peers and put theory into practice. The qualification has been designed to stimulate and challenge thinking, build knowledge, skills and expertise, and promote change and improvement in leadership behaviours, capability and capacity. The qualification has a flexible combination of blended learning and support opportunities that includes face-to-face sessions, online learning, personal tutor and peer support. Connected Partnership TSA delivery approach The TSA’s delivery approach is to role-model outstanding practice and use coaching techniques to support you to unlock your leadership potential. You will be encouraged to reflect on your own areas of strength, observe ‘good’ and ‘outstanding’ practice demonstrated by other school leaders, allowing you to evaluate the impact you have as a leader in your own school and identify your key priorities for development.
To achieve the NPQSL qualification, you will need to successfully complete two essential modules: 1) Closing the Gap 2) Succeeding in Senior Leadership Two elective modules chosen from: • Effective partnership working • Effective whole-school management • Improving the quality of teaching • Leading change for improvement • Leading professional development • Research and development in teaching • School self-evaluation Each module requires up to 50 hours of blended learning, which typically consists of 20 hours workplace learning, 6 hours face to face activity, including peer and facilitated learning, 6 hours coaching/reflection and 18 hours on line learning. You will need the support of an in school coach who is a member of your leadership team and MUST attend the introductory session.
Assessment
Programme Dates
The NPQSL final assessment process has been designed to enable candidates to demonstrate they can deliver successful and sustainable school Mon 9th November 2015 - 13:00 till 15.30 Introductory session for participants AND their coaches improvement in their school setting, and can use the experience to reflect upon and improve their leadership competencies. Module 1- Closing The Gap Facilitators Thursday 26th November2015 - 13:00 till 16:00 The NPQSL will be facilitated by highly experienced practicing senior leaders Thursday 28th January 2016 - 13:00 till 16:00 from Wolverhampton partnership schools.
Cost £605 (Scholarships may be available)
Venue Face to face sessions will take place at the Midlands Technology Centre or one of our partner schools.
Module 2- Succeeding in Senior Leadership Thursday 25th February 2016 - 13:00 till 16:00 Thursday 28th April 2016 - 13:00 till 16:00 Elective Modules (To be decided as a group) Thursday 9th June 2016 - 13:00 till 16:00 Thursday 15th September - 13:00 till 16:00
Contact Details For more information & details about the qualification, contact Lisa Walker, Deputy Headteacher, Broadmeadow Special School ConnectEd Partnership TSA [email protected] 01902 558330 For general enquiries & expressions of interest, contact Harinder Jandu, ConnectEd Partnership TSA Coordinator [email protected] 01902 907909
ConnectEd Partnership is a trading name of Wolverhampton Schools’ Improvement Partnership (WSIP) Contact [email protected] or 01902 907909 for more details
