Manor Teaching School Hub has partnered with Ambition Institute, to deliver the complete range of NPQs.
The programmes are blended, maximising your time with virtual clinics throughout the duration of the programme but also by bringing you and your peers together for face to face conference and clinic sessions.
You will have access to Ambition’s excellent virtual learning system, Steplab, to work through short “Learn” and “Apply” learning activities, all underpinned by the best available educational research. Our facilitators are local leaders with highly relevant school experience and great facilitation skills to guide you through the accredited material.
Register your personal interest in any of the NPQ programmes here.
If you are a school leader you may wish to look at the DFE’s NPQ Brochure detailing all of the programmes plus further details can be found below.
Programmes we currently offer:
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Headship
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Senior Leadership
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SENCO
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Leading Teaching
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Leading Primary Maths
See below for more details (includes NPQs we may offer in the future).
National Professional Qualifications
Register your interest so that we know the NPQ that you are interested in. Click here.
Register with the DFE – confirming you wish to proceed with Manor and Ambition. You will need your TRN and should use your full name and school email address. Click here.
Manor will commence your registration with Ambition – you will receive an email from Ambition (please check your spam).
Complete the Ambition application process. Since some programmes have eligibility criteria there are a number of steps. You should get to “Place Accepted” by the application deadline
You will be forwarded a Proof of Employment Docusign to forward to your Headteacher.
You are on the programme ! Manor will send you joining instructions for the first conference and Ambition will send you a link to get onto Steplab.
Application Process
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Is there a cost?The DFE is funding all of these programmes for candidates from academies and LA funded schools (provided they have not previously withdrawn from the qualification). Independent schools can access the training but will need to pay the full programme cost. Small schools can access targeted support of £200 per delegate to help with costs of cover to enable staff to participate. Early Years Providers, including private nurseries and childminders can also be funded to attend the EYL programme.
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When can I begin?The NPQ programmes commence in October and February each year and in most cases we will be hosting at least one cohort of each programme, or we work with our partners to ensure that you can attend the programme locally. Register your interest today for a forthcoming cohort.
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Am I eligible?In some cases there are eligibility criteria to attend the programmes. See below to read more about selection and eligibility and also how your recruitment data is used.
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What learning will I access?At the beginning you will undertake an online orientation session to help you to navigate the programme. Your NPQ will then start with a face to face Conference. On a weekly basis you will access a short online learning activity on StepLab and then reflect on this with a programme buddy.. On a half-termly basis you will then participate in on-line clinics which consolidate and develop the online learning you have been undertaking and you will join an on-line peer community, where you will discuss current challenges. Unlike previous NPQs there is no in-school project. Instead, the “Apply” elements on Steplab and the Communities are designed to encourage you to implement your learning on an incremental basis, putting research and new ideas into practice as you go.
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What if I can't continue on the programme?Whilst we expect participants to plan to complete their programme in its entirety, we understand that there may be extenuating circumstances which may impact your ability to do so. In these circumstances, we want to support you to successfully complete the programme which may include offering deferral. Examples of circumstances where a deferral may be offered include Illness and/or health-related issues and leaves of absence; Maternity/paternity; Bereavement or changes to personal circumstances which impact your ability to fully engage and other occurrences which are out of your control which could not have been foreseen or planned for, and which impact your completion. If instead of deferring, you choose to withdraw from the programme you must understand that this will mean in the future you will be unable to access DFE funding for the NPQ programme. Click here to see the deferral and withdrawal policies in full.
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How are NPQs assessed?Importantly you need to complete the course with 90% engagement to qualify for the NPQ accreditation. Catchup material is available should you miss conferences or clinics due to illness. At the end of your programme you will be given an eight-day window to sit an ‘open book’ style assessment in which you will respond to a short case study. There are two assessment windows every year, and participants can sit the assessment two times, if they need to. We will offer a webinar and live clinic in advance of the assessment window to support you. Click here for relevant policies on NPQ Assessment.
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What if I am outside the Wolverhampton, Walsall or South Staffordshire area?You will have another Teaching School Hub that covers your school if you are in a different area. However, if you are outside of our area but have been recommended to us through your multi-academy trust then you are welcome to join one of our cohorts along with others in your MAT. Likewise, if you have chosen us because you want a provider closer to home this is also fine as long as your school are in agreement.