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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

NPQ | BPN News | In the Media | International NPQ | International Schools | Leadership

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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CPD: Books on the balcony...
  January 21 2020

NPQ | In the Media | Leadership

School leaders can find inspiration and solutions if they build reading for professional development into their schedules, says Yvonne Gandy.
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Final call for NPQ scholarship applications
  December 04 2019

NPQ | Scholarship | BPN News | Leadership

Last chance to access a fully-funded place on one of our NPQ qualifications.
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Lifting our heads – and joining the dots
  December 02 2019

NPQ | Scholarship | BPN News | Partnership | Events | Leadership

A new era of strategic collaboration to deliver CPD for school improvement is in reach, delegates to Outstanding Leaders Partnership’s first regional conference heard last week.
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