The DfE and the National College of School Leadership (NCSL) has announced a major overhaul of the National Professional Qualification for Headteachers (NPQH).
From early 2012, NPQH will become optional rather than mandatory giving schools greater choice when they are recruiting headteachers.
The revised qualification will be open to prospective headteachers from all types of schools, including academies and independent schools.
Main changes
The bar for entry and assessment for NPQH will be raised. Moving away from the current personalised programme, teachers enrolled on the programme will study three compulsory modules developed using masters level criteria plus two elective modules that will be designed to develop the key skills, knowledge and understanding needed to become a great headteacher in a 21st century school.
Managing behaviour and behaviour for learning will be given greater prominence across the compulsory modules. There will also be a stronger focus on performance management and how effective heads manage capability, sickness and disciplinary issues with hands on experience in their own schools and through shadowing in placement schools.
More real time experience and assessments
Trainee headteachers will spend double the amount of time than the current NPQH programme in another school on placements and, at the end of the programme all candidates will be interviewed by a panel, including a serving head to determine whether they are ready for headship.
The new NPQH will link more closely to masters and other post-graduate qualifications. The intention is that the programme and qualification should have the same status as professional qualifications such as the MBA.
The first application round will be launched in spring 2012 with first participants starting in September 2012.
You can find out more about the new NPQH here
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