School leadership

National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH), Teaching and Leadership Innovation Fund, teaching schools, equality and diversity.

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Guidance and regulation

• Promoting and supporting mental health and wellbeing in schools and colleges
  • Detailed guide
  • 17 March 2025
  • Department for Education
• National professional qualification (NPQ) courses
  • Detailed guide
  • 16 December 2024
  • Department for Education
• Special educational needs co-ordinator's (SENCO) national professional qualification
  • Detailed guide
  • 16 December 2024
  • Department for Education
• Funding for national professional qualifications (NPQs)
  • Detailed guide
  • 28 April 2025
  • Department for Education
• Apply for a national professional qualification (NPQ)
  • Detailed guide
  • 25 April 2025
  • Department for Education

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News and communications

• Ofsted programme for minority ethnic school leaders in London
  • 22 March 2019
  • Ofsted
  • Correspondence
• New national strategy unveiled to boost teacher numbers
  • 28 January 2019
  • Department for Education
  • News story
• Sir Michael Wilshaw's speech at the FASNA Autumn Conference
  • 2 November 2016
  • Ofsted
  • Speech
• Sir Michael Wilshaw's speech to the TES Leadership conference
  • 25 May 2016
  • Ofsted
  • Speech
• Sir Michael Wilshaw's speech to ASCL conference
  • 4 March 2016
  • Ofsted
  • Speech

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Research and statistics

• Evaluation of 2021 national professional qualifications
  • 27 September 2024
  • Department for Education
  • Research
• Equality and Diversity Fund: participant analysis 2016 to 2018
  • 28 January 2021
  • Department for Education
  • Research
• Talented leaders programme evaluation
  • 22 January 2021
  • Department for Education
  • Research
• Headteachers' standards: report of the review
  • 13 October 2020
  • Department for Education
  • Independent report
• Reducing teacher workload: Education Development Trust report
  • 15 July 2020
  • Department for Education
  • Independent report

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Policy papers and consultations

• National Professional Qualifications (NPQ) framework review
  • 27 March 2025
  • Department for Education
  • Open call for evidence

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Organisations

• Department for Education

• Ofsted
• UK Council for Internet Safety