The Early Headship Coaching Offer

The Early Headship Coaching Offer for headteachers provides coaching, peer networking and access to the latest research on school leadership to support each participant through the challenges of their first five years in a headship role.

Participants receive one-to-one coaching from a leadership coach who will help to address challenges being faced by the school. Our experienced leadership coaches are ideally placed to offer insights into early headship.

As the leading provider of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) to schools in England, we are proud to add the Early Headship Coaching Offer to our suite of qualifications for school leaders - however unlike the NPQs, this offer is unassessed and designed to support and assist rather than to challenge.

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Eligibility

You will be eligible for the Early Headship Coaching Offer for New Headteachers if you meet the following criteria:

are in your first 5 years of headship
are employed in a state-funded school, or are employed in a state-funded organisation that offers 16 to 19 places in England upon starting the training
have either completed a National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) before taking up your first headship post or are currently taking the NPQH
have not withdrawn from the programme previously

The programme is available for all new eligible headteachers regardless of phase or context.

Please note that participants must be serving headteachers within their first five years of headship, the programme is not suitable for deputy headteachers, assistant headteachers or acting headteachers.

What does it Cost?

The programme is free providing you meet the following criteria:

are in your first 5 years of headship
are employed in a state-funded school, or are employed in a state-funded organisation that offers 16 to 19 places in England upon starting the training
have either completed a national professional qualification for headship (NPQH) before taking up your first headship post or are currently taking the NPQH
have not withdrawn from the Early Headship Coaching Offer programme previously