International National Professional Qualification for Leading Teacher Development (NPQLTD)
Starts: October 2025
Duration: 12 Months
Time: 1.5 – 2.5 hours per week
Fees: £890 + VAT
Designed for teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading the development of other teachers in their school .
Three Modules:
1. Teaching, Curriculum and Assessment
2. Deliver and implement effective teacher development
3. Sustaining and evaluating teacher development
Key Topics Covered:
• Effective teaching
• Designing effective professional development
• Delivering effective professional development
• Implementation of effective teacher development
What will I be studying?
The course is comprised of four modules, each takes 12 weeks to complete.
During each module, you will undertake:
• Undertake some online study (approximately 2 hours per week of the 12 weeks)
• Participate in two live interactive webinars (90 minutes each),
• Attend a face-to-face online session (half day).
You will engage with relevant research and evidence, learn how leaders in other schools carry out their role and participate in discussion forum activities with NPQSL peers.
You will build a personal online learning journal to record your progress, help your reflection on the new knowledge, understanding and skills you are acquiring.
You will be expertly guided through your modules with support from your two facilitators and your coach.
Assessment:
Formative assessment takes place throughout the programme, helping you to understand the progress you are making. There are two overall criteria to achieving the qualification:
• Engagement with a minimum of 90% of the course
• Successful completion of the summative assessment
Summative assessment comprises a 1,500 word case-study response, completed in an 8-day window. This provides you an opportunity to demonstrate how you would deploy knowledge, skills and understanding gained through the NPQ to lead and implement a specific aspect of change.