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Our National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) offer high-quality evidence-based training to support the drive to secure the best leaders and retain the best teachers for our schools in the North East region. If you have ever wondered why an NPQ might be the programme for you, here are five clear reasons to shift your thinking. 1. They are developed for teachers by teachers Sessions are delivered by experienced school leaders with proven track records. Our participants learn

Chris Peacock, our ECF Lead, offers key insights into making the most of deliberate practice, which is a key aspect of our ECF programme.

Chris Peacock explains the benefits of using precise actions during instructional coaching, and offers three top tips.

Chris Peacock explains how to create the conditions for excellent mentoring interactions.

Schools are working hard to mitigate the long-term impact Covid-related disruption, and we know that schools in our region have been...

The EEF has released the latest in their series of 'Evidence into Action' podcasts. The podcast explores important areas of educational...

We have previously written about five questions that guide our work including ‘are we responding to local needs?’. To help us achieve...

By guest writer Rebecca Tickell, PhD student, University of York Having spent a varied career in a variety of educational roles and...

As we approach the end of September, we have reached what we might call 'the end of the beginning' of the Early Career Framework...

The NPQs for Leadership have been reformed and the new NPQ Senior Leadership will be available from September 2021, with our first...

The NPQ in Middle Leadership has been replaced with three specialist NPQs; Leading Teacher Development is one of the new NPQs. This NPQ...

What is an Appropriate Body (AB)? Appropriate Bodies have always provided support for schools with the induction of newly qualified...

National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) are professional teaching qualifications that allow you to explore elements of teaching...

Here are my key three key reflections as a mentor for the pilot of the Early Career Framework

What does it mean to use the 'See it, Name it, Do it' model to improve?

New NPQs are available to teachers and leaders from November 2021 – here are the answers to the questions many people are asking.

The coming months are a golden opportunity for the teaching profession with major reforms to professional development.

We're using these five tests to shape our plans - we'll then use them to judge our work in the future

Earlier this year, we were delighted to discover that we would become one of 87 new Teaching School Hubs, but what is a Teaching School Hub?