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NPQLL - Leading Literacy

We’re pleased to announce that we are partnering with education charity Ambition Institute to deliver the new NPQ in Leading Literacy.

Poor literacy skills are a significant barrier for young people in progressing in all aspects of their education.

In 12 months, participants will become an expert in literacy and leadership and enable young people to benefit from the curriculum to improve their chances of success.

Those doing the training will learn:

  • Gain a National Profession Qualification (NPQ) in Leading Literacy.
  • Access the latest evidence-based learning in literacy development.
  • Support colleagues to champion literacy.
  • At a time and pace that suits their existing timetable.

 

 

 

 

>Why Us?

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Why us?

Unity Teaching School Hub, in partnership with PLN, provides trusted local delivery with expert facilitation. 

Ambition Institute has designed this ground-breaking new NPQ to help you learn the essential knowledge and skills to successfully lead high quality, literacy development and teaching in your school.

Ambition’s approach uses the latest research to help you put your learning into practice. You’ll train alongside other literacy leaders with similar responsibilities.

This is a new National Professional Qualification (NPQ) developed by the Department for Education (DfE). Each of the new NPQs share the same common language and framework to help drive improvement across schools and other educational settings.

With no project work and minimal time out of school, this NPQ is designed to fit around your busy timetable.

Choose our NPQ for Senior Leadership and you’ll be joining over 29,000 teachers and school leaders (as of March 2024), who have decided on Ambition to complete their NPQ since they were launched in 2021.

Evidence informed curriculum
Our carefully sequenced and evidence informed NPQ is designed around the key problems you face. You'll learn to implement tailored literacy strategies related to your school’s context.

Access the latest literacy research
This includes the science of learning, developing spoken language, reading including phonics, fluency and comprehension, and writing to support you in building your knowledge and practice.

Train to your timetable
Our ‘little and often’ approach means you can engage with our NPQs around your busy timetable, with minimal time needed out of school. On average just one hour per week to engage in our NPQLL.

No large project
Plus, on our NPQs there’s no large project at the end. Instead, you’ll sit an ‘open book’ assessment with support via two on-demand webinars and a dedicated, live assessment preparation clinic to help you get the most from your NPQ.

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>Curriculum

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Curriculum

Our NPQ for Leading Literacy course follows the Department for Education’s National Professional Qualification: Leading Literacy Framework.

On this programme, you will learn how:

  • to support staff, of all subject specialisms, to develop pupils’ language and literacy skills
  • pupils develop aspects of literacy, including how children learn to talk, how effective spoken language supports literacy development at every age, how children learn to become fluent readers and how teachers can support this across every stage, and explore the importance of subject-specific vocabulary and different strategies to teaching this
  • to support pupils' writing – whether learning to write in primary school, through to writing academically at key stage five
  • support, develop and teach pupils literacy using evidence-informed approaches
  • lead literacy through curriculum, culture and motivation
  • effective literacy education can support your school
  • to contribute to effective professional development for literacy, linking it to teaching, the curriculum and assessment across the school.

Note: programme content is subject to change.

 


 

Why Us?

>Assessment
           

Assessment

Our NPQ courses no longer include a large project at the end. Instead, you’ll sit an ‘open book’ style assessment in which you respond to a short case study.

The assessment window starts at the end of the 12-month programme and runs for three months. During this time, you’ll be given an eight-day window to complete the case study.

There are two assessment windows every year, and participants can sit the assessment two times, if they need to.

You need to complete the course to qualify for the NPQ accreditation.

We will offer a webinar and live clinic in advance of the assessment window to support you.

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Why Us?

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Testimonials

This course has given me the confidence I was lacking to lead an area of the curriculum in school. It has given me a structure of how to identify what changes we need to make and how to implement change to improve student outcomes.

Ambition NPQ participant

The clinics are the most helpful part of the course- to see the response to the case study scenarios modelled is extremely useful.

Ambition NPQ participant

The course is well designed. The clinics are extremely useful. They have built my confidence up as a leader and helped me to see the ways to address a problem and lead change in my subject area.

Ambition NPQ participant

 

 


 

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>Funding
           

Funding

New for autumn 2024! DfE-funded scholarships for this NPQ will target those teachers and leaders who work in the most challenging schools or educational settings, serving more disadvantaged communities.

For the NPQ in Leading Teaching, funded scholarships will be available for those who meet the following criteria:

  • Have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading teaching in a subject, year group, key stage, or phase.
  • Work in the 50% of schools with the highest proportion of students who attract pupil premium funding and 16 to 19 educational settings identified as having high disadvantage in England.

We expect more eligibility information including which schools and settings will be able to access this funding, to be provided by the Department for Education in the summer term.

If you do not work in an eligible school, the NPQ in Leading Literacy costs £899 plus VAT.

 

Get in touch to find out more or see our funding page.

 

 


 

Why Us?

Curriculum

Assessment

Testimonials

Funding

>Apply 

           

Apply

Register your interest now for NPQs starting in the Autumn term (October 2024) and register  here with the DfE. (You can register for email updates if the DfE registration is not yet open. 

To apply, you must be leading, or aspiring to lead, literacy in any phase of education. For example, you might be a head of literacy or literacy coordinator at your school or multi-academy trust.

NPQs are not suitable for active Early Career Teachers.

 

 

 

 

Teacher Reference Number
To apply for an NPQ, you will need your Teacher Reference Number (TRN). 

If you’ve forgotten your TRN, you can:

1. Check your payslip or pension statement.

2. Use Find a lost TRN to check if you have a TRN or find your TRN.



If you have any questions, email UTSH NPQ Team and a member of our team will be in touch with next steps.