A ground-breaking new Specialist NPQ ideal for those who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading on behaviour and culture within their school and support others in these areas
“The NPQLBC has changed my thinking quite dramatically.”
Lead behaviour, culture and pupil wellbeing
A ground-breaking new NPQ ideal for those who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading on behaviour and culture within their school and support others in these areas
- Gain a nationally recognised, prestigious, government-backed qualification and make progress in your career
- Develop knowledge and understanding of how to apply the evidence on how to create and support an effective school and classroom culture, underpinned by positive behaviour and wellbeing
- Learn flexibly around your job with a blend of online learning, virtual sessions and local face to face workshops
Benefits for you
- Develop knowledge and understanding of how to apply the evidence on how to create and support an effective school and classroom culture, underpinned by positive behaviour and wellbeing
- A blended learning experience which fits around your role where you learn and discuss key content online, delivered in a way that suits the busy working lives of teachers and school leaders
- Local virtual and face to face sessions that focus on real problem-solving, creating understanding, connecting with your peers and gaining depth of knowledge
- Ongoing preparation to give you confidence to pass the final assessment
- Facilitation and support from serving school leaders in outstanding schools and delivery at local venues
Benefits for your school or trust
- A skilful and research-informed professional who can lead the improvement of pupil wellbeing, create calm classrooms, great pupil behaviour and a warm whole-school culture
- Practical capability to get on with the job of developing others with the skills to lead with people and teams, creating change and impact
- The ability to review and evaluate practice in order to bring about change and get the best outcomes for young people and staff within the organisation
Our online modules guide you and your colleagues through understanding and implementing effective approaches to people-powered school improvement.
This completely new Specialist NPQ has an evidence-based curriculum design, connecting you to the latest research and best practice. Our research-rich course covers all of the core content in the government’s Framework for this qualification. It will help you to:
- Understanding how to support effective teaching and great classroom culture and behaviour
- Supporting wider school culture, pupil wellbeing and complex behavioural needs
- Professionally developing others, creating change and supporting school culture
Funding and Cost
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
Full eligibility for scholarship funding and targeted support funding details HERE
The course fee for all others is £899
Start your application
Start your NPQ journey by completing the application form provided below
More information
The Teacher Development Trust is an internationally leading charity in the fields of staff development and school improvement through people development. Founded by practising teachers and leaders in 2012, we’ve helped hundreds of schools and leaders to create lasting improvement.
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Autumn 2023 NPQLBC Cohort