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Quality Through Leadership
Partnership
and Collaboration
Leadership development led by the
profession
“We already know that firstly, great teaching and secondly,
great leadership make the most difference in schools and that
these two are inextricably linked.
Excellent school leadership has always been a valuable
commodity, but the role and influence of school leadership is
increasing as our schools become more diverse, taking on
new freedoms and autonomy.
It is vital that all schools have great leadership .”
Steve Munby
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Staff Development
What does research into the world’s top school systems tell us?
 That most effective leaders spend significantly more time
focusing on staff development
 The most effective leadership development takes place
working alongside others
 This type of learning should take place in an environment
where colleagues have access to credible peer mentoring /
coaching and exposure to outstanding practice
 It needs to happen in schools – in partnership
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QTL
QTL is licenced to provide the new National College Modular
Curriculum for Leadership Development in the South East. QTL is
a consortium of cross-phase Teaching School Alliances and
Outstanding Schools, partnered with the University of
Winchester, who are highly experienced in offering school-toschool support and leadership training.
Vision
QTL’s vision is to provide inspiring, world-class quality accredited
leadership development for future leaders at all stages of their
careers.
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If we are to be the King Makers, the educators of the
future captains of industry, commerce and finance,
the leaders of tomorrow then…..
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Captains of industry
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The leaders of tomorrow
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We need a collaborative approach
“It has long been known that the most powerful
influences on teachers are other teachers, but policies
have rarely built on the fact. The best way of
exploiting this phenomenon is through regular, faceto-face encounters among professionals that focus on
the improvement of teaching and learning.”
David Hargreaves, 2010
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The Challenge
The supply of high quality school leaders:
 Understand the future leadership needs across the full range
and diverse contexts of schools
 Identify those with highest potential for middle / senior
leadership and headship
 Provide talent development opportunities designed to move
people to the next stage
 Meet the strategic needs of the local /regional system
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QTL currently holds the license to deliver Levels 1,2 and
3 of the National College Modular Curriculum.
NPQML : National Professional Qualification for
Middle Leaders
NPQSL : National Professional Qualification for Senior
Leaders
NPQH : National Professional Qualification for
Headteachers
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Leadership programmes - led by current school
leaders who are well qualified facilitators
Personalised programmes building on areas of
development
Locally delivered, building on the best practice
Leadership learning based on real issues relevant to
the workplace
Combining academic rigor with practical application
– meeting the demands of school leadership now
and in the future
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Training and Deployment
For colleagues who are interested in applying to QTL as
facilitators we can offer:
 Designation as an Associate Lecturer of Winchester
University
 Training in face to face facilitation, online facilitation and
subject knowledge expertise
 The opportunity to work with / alongside experienced
facilitators and those new to the role, to learn and
develop together
 Accreditation opportunities for further study to Masters
Level and beyond
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The Journey so far:
 Quality partnership working between Teaching Schools,
Winchester University and the National College – to ensure
the success of the licence application, designing of the
application and recruitment process and development of
materials and resources
 Meeting inspirational leaders who want to support the
partnership and contribute to system leadership both now
and in the future
 Having the opportunity to complete high quality training with
the National College
 Contributing to the development exceptional leadership
opportunities across the south central region
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Leadership development led by the
profession
“Teaching school alliances need to provide
moral purpose leadership. It is not about
personal interest , it is not about putting your
own organisation first, but putting the children
of this country first and taking it as a privilege
that it is our responsibility to share the
leadership that we know works. The very best
of what public service leadership is all about.”
Steve Munby - National College 2011
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NPQH and
NPQSL
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NPQH
 2 essential modules and 3 elective modules
 Assessment – drawing on school improvement work in
Placement school (day placement) – and in home school
 Programme: each module 50 hours of study
- 15 hours face-to-face
- 15 hours reading and structured reflection
- 20 hours workplace learning
 Blended learning approach
- thinking through implications for your own leadership
- discussion with peers, colleagues, line managers
- theory into practice
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NPQSL
 2 essential modules and 2 elective modules
 Assessment – drawing on school improvement work in home
school
 Programme: each module 50 hours of study
- 15 hours face-to-face
- 15 hours reading and structured reflection
- 20 hours workplace learning
 Blended learning approach
- thinking through implications for your own leadership
- discussion with peers, colleagues, line managers
- theory into practice
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“Modules are designed to stimulate, challenge and provoke
thinking, build knowledge, skills and expertise. Designed to
promote changes and improvements in behaviour, capability
and capacity”.
 Work based learning
 Self-directed learning
 Learning with peers
 Face-to-face learning
 Role of the coach
 Online learning
 Structured reflection
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Role of the Headteacher/Principal:
 ensure sufficient time is made available for the participant ,
coach and if applicable facilitators to fully participate in NPQH
and NPQSL
 contribute to personal development through discussion with
open and honest feedback about strengths and development
needs discussing and agreeing tailored development plans
 support the participant to form and complete a school
improvement based assessment activity, enabling and
providing development opportunities
 ensure a learning coach is available
 sign off the school improvement project
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Final Assessment
 School improvement task over two terms - enable participant
to demonstrate that they can deliver successful and
sustainable school improvement in a school setting and can
use the experience to reflect upon and improve their own
leadership competencies.
 Draws on learning from the essential and elective module(s)
 Final assessment is competency-based
 The final assessment documentation required must include
written evidence and appropriate documentation with
verification from the Headteacher/line manager
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Final Assessment
The final assessment process will comprise of assessed tasks
based on school improvement work
How Will the School Improvement Tasks be Assessed?
 All summative tasks will be assessed through a commissioned
provider working on behalf of the National College. The
assessment will be undertaken by trained assessors working
to National College criteria.
 The National College is responsible for national moderation
and ’signing off ‘the pass list.
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The University of Winchester
 As a licensee for the National College this is an unusual and exciting collaboration
 It therefore offers something very worthwhile and ‘high currency’ with built in‘masters
level’ but firmly rooted in learning from the best professional practice
 The new modular leadership curriculum delivered in this way (at all levels) enables
school leaders and prospective leaders to build a personalised, integrated,
transferrable and coherent professional development portfolio
 Focusing on school based projects, school priorities and reflective practice candidates
receive a highly relevant professional qualification
 This link with self evaluation, appraisal, inspection and improvement plans and
priorities as well as the ‘transferability’ of credits means that this is a cost effective and
efficient way to undertake higher level study. Qualifications have national and
international currency.
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
The QTL and licensee model is based firmly on the principles of the profession leading
the profession and building capacity in what will be an increasingly ‘self-improving’ and
sustainable system
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This approach aligns strongly with the need to develop skills within schools and
networks of leadership, self-evaluation, reflective, critical and evidence based practice
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This part of the South is very well located geographically to do this with many
outstanding schools, leaders, teaching schools and practitioners

In running these programmes for just over a year QTL has been at the forefront of this
work nationally and take up, evaluation and feedback has been very positive

The different members of the consortium all work in a ‘complimentary’ way and are all
passionately committed to providing the very best for our young people
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That we see the complete integration of the best cutting edge theory and practice as
vital to the best leadership.
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Who are we?
Marc Boucherat
marc.boucherat@winchester.ac.uk
Marnie Seymour
marnie.seymour@winchester.ac.uk
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The award of Masters Level credits
On successful completion:
NPQH you will be awarded 100 Masters credits
NPQSL you will be awarded 80 Masters credits
NPQML you will be awarded 60 Masters credits
NB: Existing qualifications? -- If you have an MA/MSc already, accreditation
will be 60 credits for the module ‘Leading Educational Practice in Professional
Settings’ on the EdD
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‘Masterliness’
 Embedded within the programmes – face-to-face days, on-line
and school-based tasks, assessment tasks
 Involves an increasing degree of objectivity, challenge,
criticality, evidence-based and research-informed practice
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NCTL: Online Community
Respond to the email invitation to become a member of the
NCSL to see the Licensee Community and the NPQSL module
materials.
Update your membership personal profile if you are already
a member of the NCSL.
Iain Barnes: Lead Online Facilitator
iainmbarnes@gmail.com
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Inter-sessional tasks – an integral part of the programme
and completion required for module completion.
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