Leadership

The National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership (NPQSL) is a qualification that provides national recognition of your leadership development and professional achievement and will give you the opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to be a highly effective senior leader.  You can control the pace and focus of your study by completing the work in a timeframe that suits you, with the freedom to specialise and develop your own professional areas of interest.

* Fully-funded places are available for all teachers and leaders as long as they meet the eligibility criteria.  The requirement is for your school to be located in a ‘category 5 or 6 area’ - download a copy of our flyer for further information.

Please note that funding is finite and will be allocated by the DfE on a first come, first served basis so it will be beneficial to apply early.

Dates for 2018-19 - FULLY BOOKED

Wednesday 26th September – Introductory twilight, 4pm-6pm
Wednesday 10th October – Day One, 9am-4pm
Tuesday 27th November – Day Two, 9am-4pm
Wednesday 6th February – Twilight Two, 4pm-6pm
Tuesday 30th April – Day Three, 9am-4pm
Wednesday 3rd July – Twilight Three, 4pm-6pm

Email Trish O'Malley p.omalley@minster.notts.sch.uk to register your interest for 2019-20.

The National Professional Qualification for Middle Leadership (NPQML) is a qualification that provides national recognition of your leadership development and professional achievement and will give you the opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge and confidence you need to be a highly effective middle leader.  You can control the pace and focus of your study by completing the work in a timeframe that suits you, with the freedom to specialise and develop your own professional areas of interest.

* Fully-funded places are available for all teachers and leaders as long as they meet the eligibility criteria.  The requirement is for your school to be located in a ‘category 5 or 6 area’ - download a copy of our flyer for further information.

Please note that funding is finite and will be allocated by the DfE on a first come, first served basis so it will be beneficial to apply early.

Dates for 2018-19 - FULLY BOOKED

Monday 8th October – Introductory Twilight, 4pm-6pm
Wednesday 14th November – Day One, 9am-4pm
Tuesday 11th December – Day Two, 9am-4pm
Monday 11th February – Twilight Two, 4pm-6pm
Wednesday 24th April – Day Three, 9am-4pm
Thursday 4th July – Twilight Three, 4pm-6pm

Email Trish O'Malley p.omalley@minster.notts.sch.uk to register your interest for 2019-20.

We are pleased to offer a Leadership Development for Chairs programme in partnership with the National Governance Association (NGA).  Further information, including dates, can be found in the flyer below.

Bookings for the programme can be made via the NGA website.

Guidance on completing the form can be found in the FAQs document.

Some additional guidance for governors:

In order to apply for the Development for Chairs or Development for Boards; the governor must have a Governor ID number, which they will have if they are registered on the Get Information About Schools website. If governors do not have a Governor ID number, there is some information about how to register their details on Get Information About Schools.

For Development for Chairs and Development for Boards, applicants will need to provide names, email addresses and phone numbers of two references who the Department for Education or its agent may contact. Referees may be, for example:

• the headteacher/ principal/ CEO or another member of the board
• a National Leader of Governance (NLG) or other external governance expert with regular contact with the board
• from the Local Authority, a local Teaching School Alliance, or a Department for Education Adviser or Regional Schools Commissioner regional office official.

If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact Trish O'Malley, Teaching School Administrator p.omalley@minster.notts.sch.uk