NPQLBC (National Professional Qualifications for Leading Behaviour and Culture)

Interested in enrolling in this NPQ programme for Autumn 2025?

The first step is easy. Just let us know your interest by completing the NPQ Interest Form, and we will take you through the journey step-by-step.

This programme is for:

What you will learn:

Teaching – you will learn how to support teachers at all levels in your school to develop their knowledge and skills in pupil behaviour and wellbeing.
School Culture – you will strengthen your ability and that of your colleagues to contribute to a school culture in which pupils can thrive and succeed.
Enabling Conditions for Good Behaviour – you will deepen your knowledge of the best ways to develop, embed and sustain good models of behaviour and learning across the whole school community.
Complex Behavioural Needs – you will learn how to support pupils who need intensive support with their learning and behaviour, working alongside specialist colleagues to ensure all children are safe and supported.
Implementation – you will learn how to implement change successfully within your context by understanding the stages of implementation and applying them with the support of your facilitators and colleagues.

Interested in exploring other NPQ Specialist Programmes?

Click on any of the programmes below to learn more.

NPQLPM (NPQ Leading Primary Mathematics)

Teachers and leaders with responsibility for leading maths across a primary key-stage or school, or those who want to have this responsibility.

Cost: £1,375

NPQLTD (NPQ Leading Teacher Development)

For teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading teaching in a subject, year group, key stage or phase.

Cost: £1,375

NPQLT (NPQ Leading Teaching)

For teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading behaviour and/or supporting pupil wellbeing in their school.

Cost: £1,375

NPQLL (NPQ Leading Literacy)

Teachers and leaders responsible for leading literacy across a year group, phase or school, or aspire to do so in the future. The programme is suitable for teachers in Primary and Secondary phases.

Cost: £1,375

What’s unique about our programme:

In addition to the DfE required content, our programme includes an Implementation Project which provides you with a great opportunity to reflect on and apply what you have learned throughout the programme in the context of your school, aligning to the EEF process model for school improvement (not assessed).

Programme route map:

Interested in the detailed structure, timeline and the hours you can expect to invest in the programme? Click on the below route map to learn more.

Assessment and accreditation:

To receive the DfE accreditation, you will need to (1) ensure 90% engagement in the programme throughout, and (2) pass the open-book summative case study task scheduled for an eight-day period following the programme completion.

Interested in exploring other NPQ Specialist Programmes?

Click on any of the programmes below to learn more.

NPQLPM (NPQ Leading Primary Mathematics)

Teachers and leaders with responsibility for leading maths across a primary key-stage or school, or those who want to have this responsibility.

Cost: £1,375

NPQLTD (NPQ Leading Teacher Development)

For teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading teaching in a subject, year group, key stage or phase.

Cost: £1,375

NPQLT (NPQ Leading Teaching)

For teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading behaviour and/or supporting pupil wellbeing in their school.

Cost: £1,375

NPQLL (NPQ Leading Literacy)

Teachers and leaders responsible for leading literacy across a year group, phase or school, or aspire to do so in the future. The programme is suitable for teachers in Primary and Secondary phases.

Cost: £1,375

Benefits to you:

Our participants have noted many benefits to studying for an NPQLL. Overall, they outline how the programme has given them professional confidence, time and space to reflect on themselves about the kind of leader they want to become and increased knowledge in their chosen area of study.

You will be able to:

Develop the skills, confidence and knowledge to implement new professional development initiatives successfully through a supported implementation project.
Understand the key principles of how to design and deliver effective professional development programmes.
Appreciate the value of sharing ideas, best practice and have thoughts and current practice challenged in a professionally safe space.
Learn how to think and plan in a structured way and apply that learning in your own school context.
Reflect on the importance of how important effective professional development is to student attainment.
Access research and materials and have many opportunities to discuss a variety of professional development approaches and models with other teachers.

Benefits for your school:

We know that our children and young people need teachers who are committed to their education and are confident learners themselves. Our programmes have been developed with teachers and leaders to:

Create professionally confident teachers and leaders.
Grow the next generation of leaders with the skills and knowledge to use the evidence-base for the benefit of their children and young people.
Retain the best teachers who are excellent, collaborative role models for their schools and communities.
Inspire leaders who can harness the power of rich learning environments for their children and young people no matter the current circumstances.

Watch: Laura Yandell, Deputy Head, AISL Harrow Hong Kong International School, discusses how NPQ programmes help develop a strong leadership pipeline for the school.

Interested in exploring other NPQ Specialist Programmes?

Click on any of the programmes below to learn more.

NPQLPM (NPQ Leading Primary Mathematics)

Teachers and leaders with responsibility for leading maths across a primary key-stage or school, or those who want to have this responsibility.

Cost: £1,375

NPQLTD (NPQ Leading Teacher Development)

For teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading teaching in a subject, year group, key stage or phase.

Cost: £1,375

NPQLT (NPQ Leading Teaching)

For teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading behaviour and/or supporting pupil wellbeing in their school.

Cost: £1,375

NPQLL (NPQ Leading Literacy)

Teachers and leaders responsible for leading literacy across a year group, phase or school, or aspire to do so in the future. The programme is suitable for teachers in Primary and Secondary phases.

Cost: £1,375

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