The NPQH is seen in the Green Paper 'teachers - meeting the challenge of change' as the benchmark for entry to headship in the national headship training framework and is the first national professional qualification for headship. The NPQH is aimed at suitably qualified people in teaching and other fields who aspire to be headteachers. Both routes involve an initial assessment.
Recruitment takes place twice a year.
Training for the core module starts approximately six weeks later. Maintained by Maureen Linney.