Every school across the Trust is expected to support teacher development through the range of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) available through the DfE.

National professional qualifications (NPQs) are designed to support the professional development of teachers and leaders and are available for teachers and leaders who want to develop their knowledge and skills in specialist areas of teaching practice.

NPQs available

The 4 NPQs in specialist areas of teaching have been designed with both classroom teachers and leaders in mind. They are:

• Leading teacher development - help teachers in your school develop their skills
• Leading teaching - lead the teaching and learning of a subject, year group or phase.
• Leading behaviour and culture - promote a culture of good behaviour and high expectations
• Leading literacy - promote literacy across a whole school, year group, key stage or phase
• Leading primary mathematics - use mastery approaches to lead maths teaching in your school

The leadership NPQs are:

• Senior leadership - develop leadership expertise to improve outcomes for teachers and pupils
• Headship - become an expert school leader and outstanding headteacher
• Executive leadership - develop the expertise to run a multi-school organisation and lead change and improvement
• Early years leadership - manage your staff and organisation to provide high-quality early years education and care
• Special educational needs co-ordinator (SENCO) – perform a SENCO role effectively and set the strategic direction of special educational needs policy in a school. 

Each NPQ is underpinned by a new content framework. These frameworks set out what participants should know and be able to do after completing an NPQ. Providers have used these to design their courses.

As well as the reformed NPQs, we have introduced an early headship coaching offer for new headteachers. This is a package of structured support and networking opportunities for teachers early on in their headship role.

Please contact our Director of Education, Jo Galloway: jo.galloway@libertytrust.org.uk for further information.