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Date

Starts on 01/10/2024

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Duration

18 months

Designed for

Aspiring head teachers

Aspiring senior leaders

Early Years leaders

Head teachers

Senior leaders

Curriculum

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Our NPQEYL offers a tailored programme of professional learning for the following colleagues:

  • Leaders qualified to at least Level 3 with full and relevant qualification who are, or are aspiring to be, managers of Private, Voluntary and Independent nurseries.
  • Headteachers, or aspiring headteachers, of school-based or maintained nurseries.
  • Childminders who have, or aspire to have, leadership responsibilities.

The programme will support you and your setting as follows:

  • Create professionally confident early years teachers, practitioners and leaders.
  • Grow the next generation of Early Years leaders with the skills and knowledge to use the evidence base for the benefit of their children and families.
  • Retain the best early years professionals who are excellent, collaborative role models for their nurseries and communities.
  • Inspire early years leaders who can harness the power of rich learning environments for all children no matter the current circumstances.

 

Assessment

In order to complete NPQEYL, you will be required to:

  • Attend all programme sessions.
  • Ensure a minimum of 90% engagement with the programme.
  • Complete a summative case study style assessment.

To support you in the completion of NPQEYL, our offer includes as standard:

  • An engaging curriculum which blends face-to-face, online and self-study and which exemplifies the DfE standard for teachers’ professional development.
  • A supportive facilitator and peer network.
  • Local cohort groups to reduce travel time.

The Framework:

National Professional Qualification (NPQ): Early Years Leadership Framework (publishing.service.gov.uk)

Dates, times & locations of training sessions

February 2024 – July 2025 (18 months)

October 2024 – March 2026 (18 months)

Face-to-face sessions will be held mainly in Barnsley, Doncaster, Selby and Wakefield.

Facilitators

Our facilitators are expert teachers and proven leaders working in schools throughout the hub communities.

 

Anna Walker, Headteacher, Glasshoughton Infant Academy, Castleford Academy Trust.

Anna is a highly experienced Headteacher and was previously an Early Years Leader. She is a Local Leader of Education (LLE). She has consistently secured outcomes which are significantly above national average.

Michelle Hill, Early Years, Reading & Phonics Consultant, Nexus Multi-Academy Trust.

Michelle is an experienced Assistant Head and School Improvement Consultant for an academy trust which consists of a large majority of specialist early years provisions. She has led in both mainstream and SEND schools and has successfully set up an inclusive satellite EYFS provision catering for pupils with additional needs.

Clare Holloway, Executive Headteacher, Waterton Academy Trust, Wakefield

Clare is a highly experienced headteacher, currently the executive head for two successful infant schools within the Waterton Academy Trust. She has worked as an early years moderator and key stage one lead moderator for the local authority and for the Trust. Previously, Clare led early years for schools in the West and North Yorkshire authorities, consistently delivering outstanding outcomes for pupils.

Sally Adams, Programme Manager, Exchange Teaching Hub, Knottingley.

Sally is an experienced Early Years and KS1 teacher, and leader, having worked in a diverse range of schools. Her specialisms include Oracy, Phonics and Early Literacy. Sally has worked with leaders, teachers, and support staff, at school and trust level, to further develop their practice. Sally is passionate about ensuring that all children are able to thrive in the Early Years and are given the best possible start in life.

Next Steps

Apply now

The Department for Education (DfE) are currently accepting registrations for the Autumn 2024 cohort. Use the link below to access the portal and register today!

 

🔗DfE Registration

 

For an exploratory conversation about which NPQ is right for you, contact NPQS@exchangeteachinghub.org.uk

Further Info

Scholarship funding

Funding for autumn 2024 will target 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 will be 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
  • For the early years leadership NPQ, highly disadvantaged early years settings will also be eligible.

Scholarships will continue to be available to all teachers and leaders from publicly funded schools and 16 to 19 educational organisations for the following NPQs:

  • Leading primary maths
  • SENCO  (NPQSEN)
  • Headship (NPQH)

For the early headship coaching offer, funding to cover the course fees will be available if you are in your first 5 years of headship in England in a state-funded school or state-funded 16 to 19 organisation. You should also be doing or have done the headship NPQ.

For more information, follow the link below.

🔗NPQ Funding – Department for Education

Deferral or Withdrawal from an NPQ Programme

Only in exceptional circumstances may a participant request either a deferral or withdrawal from their programme. Participants should be aware that there is a process to follow which is outlined in the following policies:

UCL’s NPQ Deferral and Withdrawal Policy. 

BPN’S NPQ Deferral Policy.

A participant considering withdrawal from an NPQ Programme should be aware that it is Department for Education Policy to only fund an NPQ course for a participant once. This means that a participant who starts a Department for Education funded NPQ course, and then withdraws from that course, will not be funded again for the same programme.