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Case Study: NPQs & Virtual Schools
  June 27 2023

NPQ

Virtual schools play a vital role in ensuring children in care and care leavers have all the tools needed to perform the best they can when in education. Teachers at these school’s act as a champion for these children to bring about improvements and support them with their aspirations.   Virtual school headteacher (VSH) and NPQ for Executive Leadership participant, Kate Leyshon, explained how the NPQ for Executive Leadership has helped her in her role.
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NPQ Q&A
  May 17 2023

NPQ

We answer some commonly asked questions about the National Professional Qualifications (NPQs)
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BPN to develop and deliver a new generation of NPQs
  March 31 2021

In the Media | NPQ | Leadership | Early Career Teachers

Award-winning education training organisation Best Practice Network (BPN) is to design and deliver a new generation of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) for teachers and school leaders.
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CPD at the heart of school improvement
  March 03 2021

In the Media | NPQ | Leadership

A small primary school in Cornwall has become a CPD powerhouse after placing professional development at the heart of its school improvement plans. Yvonne Gandy takes a look.
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CPD during Covid: Things have changed forever
  February 24 2021

In the Media | NPQ | Leadership

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Leaders apprenticeships...in an apprentice's own words
  February 11 2021

BPN News | NPQ | Leadership | Apprenticeship

Hear apprentices share their experience.
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How to use your levy for leadership development
  January 19 2021

In the Media | NPQ | Leadership | Apprenticeship

The apprenticeship levy has been with us since 2017 but there are still misconceptions about how it can be used to support professional development in schools - Tracy Clement offers some guidance.
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Spring 2021 NPQ intake - registration open
  October 16 2020

BPN News | NPQ | Scholarship | Leadership | Apprenticeship

Due to high demand from teachers and school leaders to access NPQ scholarships in recent months, the DfE is conducting a review to assess demand against available funding. When the DfE scholarship funding position becomes clear, we will contact you if we need to discuss alternative funding options.
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Leadership in the time of Covid: Six lessons for headteachers
  September 30 2020

In the Media | NPQ | Leadership

A mixture of optimism and realism can help school leaders navigate their schools through a potentially challenging year ahead. Multi-academy trust CEO Nick Cross talks to Yvonne Gandy about his six key leadership lessons for the coming months.
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Autumn 2020 NPQ Intake - Registration Window Re-opened Until 16 September
  September 03 2020

BPN News | NPQ | Scholarship | Leadership

We have re-opened the registration window for our NPQ programmes. Colleagues who were too busy to apply by the original deadline now have until 16 September to sign up for an Autumn 2020 start.
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