NPQH with British Schools in the Middle East programme details

The table below provides more information about the stages involved in the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) with British Schools in the Middle East.

Stage	Details
Entry stage: online application	Completion of an online application form.
Entry stage: entry assessment and development event	If your application is successful, you will be asked to complete online self-assessment activities and a 360° diagnostic before attending your entry event. At the entry event you will undertake a range of assessment and development activities designed to reflect the role of a headteacher, and have a one-to-one feedback session to agree your individual strengths and areas for development. Once you have successfully completed both entry stages, you become an NPQH trainee headteacher. Find out more - watch the video: Assessment and development event.
Development stage (4–12 months)	Immediately following the assessment and development event you will attend a regional introductory day at which you will meet other trainee headteachers, find out more about the provision and consider what actions you will take to meet your individual development needs. You will then determine your own personalised pathway, including: undertaking a placement in another context (5 days) peer learning with other trainee headteachers work-based learning in your current school or organisation You will be supported by one-to-one coaching (up to 7 hours using a mixture of face to face and Skype), National College learning materials, research and online activities, and access to online communities where you can engage in professional dialogue with other school leaders. As you progress through NPQH, you will build up a portfolio of evidence to demonstrate your learning in relation to your identified development needs. Find out more - watch the videos: Regional introductory day Blended learning Coaching Peer learning Work placement
Graduation	When you feel you are ready, you will present your portfolio of evidence for graduation assessment. The assessment will take the form of a panel interview with assessors including serving headteachers. If successful at graduation assessment, you will be awarded NPQH on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education. Find out more - watch the video: Graduation.