Leading Behaviour & Culture – for teachers who have, or aspire to have, responsibilities for leading behaviour and supporting pupil wellbeing in their school 

Generate Teaching Hub is proud to be working with Best Practice Network (BPN) to deliver this National Professional Qualification in Leading Behaviour & Culture to colleagues across Halton, Warrington and Wigan area.

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Generate Teaching Hub is coordinating local cohorts of teachers to complete the NPQ, using experienced school leaders from our trust local school partners as facilitators. This means you get to learn alongside your peers and build local links of support, advice and ideas.

The frameworks for the NPQs from the very latest evidence and research into pedagogy, behaviour, curriculum and more. To best address the broad range of responsibilities of current and aspiring middle leaders, this is one of the suite of specialist NPQs that have been introduced which support alternate career development.

Key information on the NPQ in Leading Behaviour & Culture includes:

A 15-month programme consisting of a series of modules based on the DfE’s NPQ frameworks.

The opportunity to record reflections and consolidate learning

Blends 3 days of facilitated training with 3 online learning courses (34 hours);

Offers 6 hours performance coaching;

18 hours of formative assessment tasks, to support the in-school application of learning;

Funding

In March 2024 the DfE announced its plans for NPQ funding for the next intake in October 2024.

Here are the changes:

• The DfE will fund up to 10,000 places in total for the October 2024 intake
• All state schools will be eligible for fully-funded places on NPQLPM, NPQH, NPQSENCO and EHCO
• For all other NPQs, schools with the highest 50% of pupil premium pupils will be eligible for fully funded places, as well as early years and 16 to 19 educational settings identified as having high disadvantage

We are awaiting further information from the DfE, and in the meantime, you can find the DfE messaging here: Funding for national professional qualifications (NPQs) – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

How to Apply

To apply individual applicants must:

1. Complete BPN’s application form here:

To confirm your application form you will be required to complete your registration on the DfE portal. The portal is currently closed and will re-open in summer 2024. Following successful receipt of an application, we will invite you to register on the DfE portal once it reopens.

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