

The National Professional Qualification of Middle Leadership NPQML
The NPQML – a nationally accredited programme for middle leaders, facilitated by experienced local school leaders
Target Audience
Facilitator
Course date: The next programme will begin in the autumn of 2019.
Course venues: Whitehall Primary School (Bristol), Backwell School (North Somerset), Corsham Primary School (Wiltshire/South Glos); Abbot Alphege School (Bath and North East Somerset)
£750 with reductions for eligible participants/schools
Who is it aimed at?
Accredited by the Department for Education, this nationally recognised programme is aimed at early years, primary and secondary colleagues who are, or are aspiring to become, a middle leader with responsibility for leading a team such as subject leader, curriculum development lead or Key Stage leader.
Who is it aimed at?
Accredited by the Department for Education, this nationally recognised programme is aimed at early years, primary, special and secondary colleagues who are, or are aspiring to become, a middle leader with responsibility for leading a team such as subject leader, curriculum development lead or Key Stage leader.
Programme
Starting in Autumn 2019, the NPQML programme takes around 12 months to complete and involves:
- 5 full day face to face core training sessions facilitated by outstanding senior leaders from across the region
- Minimum of 1 elective module session (½ day) on one or more of the following areas: Leading in an inner city school; Accelerating outcomes of disadvantaged pupils; staff workload and well-being; leading in a faith school context; leading in the Early Years; SEND.
- School based improvement project and case study (4500 words)
- Self-directed professional reading
- Individual leadership profiling
- Support from school based mentor
- ½ day assessment presentation
- During the programme delegates will develop their 7 leadership behaviours: commitment; collaboration; personal drive; awareness; respect; resilience and integrity.
In addition, delegates complete and collect evidence against 6 areas of study:
- Leading with impact;
- Increasing capability;
- Working in partnership;
- Strategy and improvement;
- Teaching and curriculum excellence and;
- Managing resources and risk.









