Strand 1
Continuing Professional Development
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What is an NPQ?
What is an NPQ?
Accredited by the Department for Education (DfE), National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) are a nationally recognised suite of qualifications for teachers and school leaders at all levels; from those who want to develop expertise in high quality teaching practice, to those leading multiple schools across a trust or other group of schools.
Each NPQ is underpinned by a content framework. These set out what participants should know and be able to do after completing an NPQ.
Please note that applications are currently closed.
Which NPQ?
Which NPQ?
In partnership with Church of England, the following NPQs are available:
Funding
Funding
Funding for recent NPQs has targetted those teachers and leaders who work in the most challenging schools or educational settings, serving more disadvantaged communities.
Scholarship funding to cover the full NPQ course cost is available to teachers and leaders from:
the 50% of schools with the highest proportion of students who attract pupil premium funding.
16 to 19 educational settings identified as having high disadvantage.
Scholarships have been available to all teachers and leaders from publicly funded schools and 16 to 19 educational organisations NPQs in:
Leading Primary Maths
SENCO
Headship
Why complete the NPQ with Avila and the Church of England?
Why complete the NPQ with Avila and the Church of England?
Our mission is to develop school leaders to be Called to a lifegiving vocation, Connected to a thriving learning community, and Committed to evidence-informed excellence in education.
In undertaking an NPQ you will:
✔️ Gain a nationally recognised qualification
✔️ Learn from a rich curriculum based on evidence-based practice
✔️ Learn alongside peers with a shared commitment to vision-driven education
✔️ Take part in a mixture of face-to-face sessions, webinars and self-directed study
Completing your NPQ with the Avila Partnership and the Church of England (in partnership with the Catholic Education Service) will give you the added benefits of:
✔️ Small group expert coaching for every leader on every programme, in partnership with Chartered College of Teaching and Leadership Matters.
✔️ Learning alongside peers with shared commitment to vision-driven education (including focus on rural and small schools).
✔️ Expert facilitators from high-performing MATs/schools, Teaching School Hubs supported by leading academics bringing the research base alive.
✔️ Support for your wellbeing and personal growth through our extensive Peer Support Networks, and Diocesan Education teams.
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