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National Professional Qualifications

NPQs are professional development courses for teachers and leaders to develop skills, progress careers and improve school outcomes. 

TPAT works in partnership with One Cornwall to support the NPQ programmes run by Leading Schools Southwest and the National Institute of teaching (NIoT). This enables our staff to work together and ensures consistency of the information and training given. 

NPQs currently being run (subject to funding) are:

Leadership

  • Executive Leadership, (NPQEL)
  • Headship, (NPQH) 
  • Senior Leadership, (NPQSL) 
  • Early Years Leadership, (NPQEYL) 
  • SEND, started September 2024, (NSPQSENCO) 

All programmes are underpinned by the latest evidence of what works. 

Speacialist

These new and updated NPQs will ensure these qualifications continue to offer the best possible support to teachers and leaders wanting to expand their knowledge and expertise and can help them in taking the next step in their career.

  • Leading Behaviour & Culture, (NPQLBC)
  • Leading Teacher Development, (NPQLTD) 
  • Leading Teaching, (NPQLT) 
  • Leading Literacy, (NPQLL)
  • Maths, (NPQLPM)

Where relevant, we try to put cohorts of TPAT staff together for NPQs so that they can liaise and collaborate with them through the course.