News

Date	Title
1 January	CBE for chair of the National College The chair of the National College's governing council has been awarded with a CBE at the Queen's New Year Honours
	Next generation of headteachers will take school leadership in England to a new level Ambitious school leaders will soon have a higher bar to aim for following a fundamental shake-up of England's headship qualification, designed to further improve the standard of school leadership
	6 December
22 November	Accolade for e-learning at the National College Details about an award won by the National College and Lightbox Education for an online tool which forms part of the Tomorrow's Heads programme
3 November	New heads need to be bold and ambitious early on The new generation of headteachers in England risk letting down children from deprived backgrounds if they fail to aim high enough
27 July	Supporting families in the foundation years The Government's response to the foundation years recommendations from Graham Allen MP, Frank Field MP, Dame Clare Tickell and Professor Eileen Munro
6 June	The number of national leaders of education rises to 600 More than 100 headteachers have been appointed to the role of national leader of education (NLE) in the latest recruitment round
9 May	Some areas of National College website unavailable due to essential maintenance Notice informing users of the website that some membership areas will be unavailable on 14 and 15 May 2011
5 April	Tickell Review of the Early Years Foundation Stage Dame Clare Tickell sets out her recommendations for the review of the Early Years Foundation Stage
31 March	More than 1,000 schools set to access a skilled business manager for the first time The National College has established 189 school business management (SBM) partnerships across England and awarded Â£3.5m in grant funding, resulting in 1,186 primary schools having access to a skilled SBM for the first time.
29 March	Education Secretary Michael Gove confirms National College remit Secretary of State sets out the National College's priorities for 2011-12 in his annual remit letter
29 March	Mentoring support for first time DCSs The National College has just accredited five new mentors to provide support to newly appointed, first-time directors of children's services (DCSs)
16 February	Maximising resources - National College trains over 9,000 school business managers Over 9,000 schools business managers (SBMs) have now passed through the doors of the National College in the drive to help England's schools make the most of their resources
15 February	Over 1000 schools express interest in becoming teaching schools Following the publication of the Education White Paper in November 2010, which gave details of the government's new teaching schools initiative, 810 schools have expressed an interest in becoming part of the new network
14 December	London school improvement fastest in England London schools are improving at a faster rate than anywhere else in England, thanks in part to a leadership strategy involving the National College.
24 November	Schools White Paper The Schools White Paper: what it means for you and the National College
24 November	National College to become an executive agency of the Department for Education Details of the Secretary of State's letter, outlining the changes in the status of the National College
16 November	Education Secretary Michael Gove announces plans to more than double the number of national and local leaders of education Speaking at the New Heads Conference in London today, Education Secretary Michael Gove announced plans to almost double the number of national and local leaders of education, from 1,554 to around 3,000 by 2014
16 November	No room for an island mentality - Toby Salt's speech at the New Heads Conference Toby Salt called today for a new generation of heads to maximise their own potential as leaders so the children they serve can maximise theirs too.
16 November	New research recognises the value of excellent leadership in education A new research report published by McKinsey, 'Capturing the leadership premium', has found that the best-performing school systems in the world are focusing more and more strategically on developing the quality of school leadership
1 November	National College Teaching Award winner announced The National College Teaching Award for Headteacher of the Year 2010 was awarded in a ceremony in London on 31 October 2010
4 October	Call for outstanding headteachers to become national leaders of education The search is on for the very best headteachers to fill top roles supporting schools in challenging circumstances
9 September	A new report on creating a self-improving school system has been published A report by David H Hargreaves on creating and sustaining a self-improving school system
1 September	The drive to help schools make the most of their resources has reached a new landmark The drive to help schools make the most of their resources has reached a new landmark as efforts are stepped up to train more highly skilled school business managers. We've now trained over 8,000 school business managers (SBM) with a further 2,600 progressing towards an accredited SBM qualification.
5 August	School business management - a first for South Africa Pupils in South Africa are set to benefit after more than 100 school business managers completed a new course developed with support from the National College
2 August	Investing to save Grants are being made available to enable more primary schools to come together to share the skills of a school business manager
20 July	Capital Investment Leadership Programme closure In light of the Education Secretary's announcement about the closure of Building Schools for the Future projects, we have decided to stop our Capital Investment Leadership Programme
12 July	National College sponsors 'Headteacher of the Year' at the 2010 Teaching Awards We are sponsoring two awards at this year's Teaching Awards - Headteacher of the Year in a Primary School and Headteacher of the Year in a Secondary School
6 July	Are you thinking of headship? If you're thinking about doing NPQH, now's the time to act. Read about our information sessions and self-assessment tool.
17 June	Accolade for seven outstanding leaders in the first National College Annual Conference Awards Seven outstanding leaders of schools and children's centres picked up the first National College Annual Conference Awards celebrating individuals who have made an outstanding impact on their own organisations and wider education sector.
10 June	Visit our schools campaign We are supporting a national campaign, Visit our Schools, bringing employers, headteachers and young people together for practical and open conversation to help pupils achieve their full potential.
25 May	National College statement in response to spending cuts "These are tough times and it's only right the National College responds to the more austere culture we operate in." Read the full statement
7 May	Forty-one per cent of the overall teaching profession have sights set on becoming head Forty-one per cent of the overall teaching profession have sights set on becoming head according to research commissioned by the National College
7 May	National Leaders of Education are closing the gap and boosting attainment The National College's National Leaders of Education (NLE) scheme has given targeted support to around half a million students
6 April	Pre-election guidance Now that the general election has been announced, we thought it would be helpful to outline some key points from Cabinet Office guidance affecting public services during this pre-election period
6 April	New online network for members We have launched a new online network for members - enabling you to find, collaborate and network with colleagues across the country
29 March	Well-being and the whole child: leading across the children's workforce event highlights Read a summary and watch video highlights from this recent National College/Children's Workforce Development Council event.
22 March	March edition of ldr magazine now available This issue includes a look at the efficient use of resources, effective leadership of special educational needs and disabilities, better safeguarding, school chains and life as a leader in an academy
22 March	Explore models of leadership for your school Find out how current and emerging models of leadership are developing in light of changes to the way schools are led and managed
8 March	Every Child's Future: leading the way thinkpiece Read this research report, which stimulates debate around the subject of sustainability in schools.
1 February	Ask the National College A new free personalised service for members.
25 January	Read Every Child's Future: leading the Way, our report on sustainability in schools The thinkpiece was commissioned by the National College from leading thinkers and researchers in the fields of leadership and sustainability co-ordinated by Forum for the Future.
25 January	Help us determine the future direction of the School Business Management programme by completing our national survey The survey will help us to develop future professional development opportunities for school business managers
11 January	Take part in the school improvement partner consultation The online questionnaire is now available for you to share your views
1 January	National College's chief executive Steve Munby awarded CBE Steve Munby, Chief Executive of the National College, has been awarded a CBE in recognition of outstanding leadership and a distinguished, innovative contribution to education in England.
16 December	We have upgraded our systems We have updated our registration system to improve the service to our members.
15 December	We're upgrading our systems We're currently in the process of updating our registration system to improve the service to our members.
13 November	National New Heads Conference 2009 Find out what happened at this year's conference.
26 October	National College Teaching Award winner announced The National College has once again sponsored the Teaching Award for Headteacher of the Year in a Primary School. This year's winner is Angela Palin, headteacher of St Mellion VA C of E School in Saltash, Cornwall, who received her award at a ceremony in London last night.
29 September	National College Deputy Chief Executive Toby Salt to lead independent review Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families Ed Balls has announced that he is commissioning National College Deputy Chief Executive Toby Salt to lead an independent review into the supply of teachers trained to meet the needs of children with severe learning difficulties, and profound and multiple learning difficulties.