NPQ Leading Teaching (NPQLT)
- Programme starts: Autumn 2025 (date TBD)
- Duration: 12 months
- Cost: £1,375
Interested in enrolling in this NPQ programme for Autumn 2025?
Registration for the Autumn 2025 National Professional Qualification for Leading Teaching programmes has started. Please let us know your interest by completing the NPQ Interest Form, and we will take you through the journey step-by-step.
Info Session Replay:
Watch the replay of our latest info session, click here.
This programme is for:
- Teachers who are responsible for any aspect of leading a subject, year group or phase, or aspire to lead teaching in your context through the National Professional Qualification for Leading Teaching.
What you will learn:
- 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.
- Teaching – you will learn how to support teachers at all levels in your school to develop their knowledge and classroom skills in leading teaching. The NPQ Leading Teaching online course will help you translate this learning into daily practice.
- How pupils learn – you will deepen your knowledge of the best ways to develop, adapt, embed and practise good models of learning across the whole school community.
- Subject and Curriculum – you will learn how to support and improve high-quality teaching, learning and assessment in your subject or phase through your NPQ Leading Teaching studies.
- 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
NPQLL (NPQ for Leading Literacy)
A teacher who has, or aspires to have, responsibility for leading literacy across a year group, key stage, phase or school.
Cost: £1,375
NPQLBC (NPQ Leading Behaviour and Culture)
For teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading behaviour and/or supporting pupil wellbeing in their school.
Cost: £1,375
What’s unique about our programme:
In addition to the DfE-required content, our National Professional Qualification for Leading Teaching programme includes an Implementation Project, offering a valuable opportunity to reflect on and apply what you have learned in your own school context. This aligns with 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 NPQ Leading Teaching? Click on the route map below 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
NPQLL (NPQ for Leading Literacy)
A teacher who has, or aspires to have, responsibility for leading literacy across a year group, key stage, phase or school.
Cost: £1,375
NPQLBC (NPQ Leading Behaviour and Culture)
For teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading behaviour and/or supporting pupil wellbeing in their school.
Cost: £1,375
Benefits to you:
Our participants have outlined many benefits to studying for an NPQ Leading Teaching (NPQLT). Overall, they describe how the programme has given them professional confidence, time and space to reflect on 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 how to engage and motivate teachers and colleagues to support their teaching.
- Identify what high-quality teaching looks like and recognise the role of teachers in ensuring meaningful success for all learners.
- Gain opportunities to think and reflect with other teachers and leaders participating in the NPQ Leading Teaching online course.
- Access new learning that is immediately applicable in your own school context.
- Access research and materials and discuss a variety of professional development approaches and models with other educators.
Benefits for your school:
We know that our children and young people need teachers who are committed to their education and confident in their own learning.
Our NPQ Leading Teaching 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 evidence-based approaches to benefit their students.
- 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 pupils, regardless of circumstance.
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
NPQLL (NPQ for Leading Literacy)
A teacher who has, or aspires to have, responsibility for leading literacy across a year group, key stage, phase or school.
Cost: £1,375
NPQLBC (NPQ Leading Behaviour and Culture)
For teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading behaviour and/or supporting pupil wellbeing in their school.
Cost: £1,375
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