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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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Schools can fund NPQs through apprenticeship levy following Best Practice Network appointment

July 24 2020

BPN News | NPQ | Leadership | Apprenticeship

Schools across England will now be able to use their apprenticeship levy to cover the cost of National Professional Qualification (NPQ) leadership development programmes for middle and senior leaders.

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The lockdown legacy: What will change?

May 13 2020

In the Media | Leadership

Headteacher Rachel Tomlinson believes that the coronavirus shutdown will have a lasting, positive, legacy for the way her school is run. Yvonne Gandy explains.

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Leadership during Covid-19: Filtering out the noise

May 11 2020

In the Media | Leadership

Cutting out the background noise and acting only on the facts has been headteacher Richard Middlebrook’s mantra since the coronavirus lockdown started. Yvonne Gandy explains.

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Leadership learning and a baptism of fire

May 04 2020

In the Media | NPQ | Leadership

From television crews to Ofsted judgements, Del Planter quickly put his professional learning into action when he became headteacher for the first time during a tumultuous time. Yvonne Gandy finds out more.

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Cultivating the lead practitioner role

May 01 2020

In the Media | NPQ | Leadership

Headteacher and MAT CEO Stephen Dean created a maths improvement strategy as part of his CPD studies – an approach that created immediate, notable results. Yvonne Gandy learns more.

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Full DfE scholarships confirmed for Autumn 2020 NPQ intake

March 04 2020

BPN News | NPQ | Leadership

Full DfE scholarships for our NPQs will be made available for the Autumn 2020 NPQ intake.

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International launch for BPN executive leader programme

February 17 2020

Best Practice Network (BPN) has begun the next phase of its international school leadership qualifications roll-out with the launch of its National Professional Qualification in Executive Leadership (NPQEL) programme for international schools.

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