Work with us

If you're interested in our programmes and would like to run a group with only participants from your school/MAT, then we can work with you to deliver sessions in your school and train your staff to facilitate or co-facilitate the programme content. If you are able to host the sessions then we may be able to offer reduced rates for some programmes. Contact us at ECLOffice@newcastle.ac.uk for more information.

Facilitators work with participants on face-to-face days, helping them to explore content and develop their skills.

Facilitators lead the content delivery for all synchronous learning. The role involves reading and preparing prior to the session, and facilitating discussions and activities during the session itself. The programme content for all our programmes is written in advance of delivery, so facilitators are not expected to write the material or design the day's activities: we do, however, encourage them to adapt activities to suit their expertise and style. Facilitators need to have recognised experience in the area the programme focusses on, a commitment to their own and others' continuing professional development, and good interpersonal skills. They also need a clear understanding of the difference between training and facilitating.

If you are interested in facilitating on any of our NPQ programmes, please apply here.

If you are interested in facilitating on any of our other programmes then please contact us at ELCOffice@newcastle.ac.uk 

Coaches work with participants in a combination of individual and group coaching, providing support and challenge to help them reach their goals.

All NPQ participants are offered coaching from an experienced coach as part of the programme - the number of hours of coaching involved depends on the programme, please see the National Institute of Teaching site for details. Coaches need to be experienced in using coaching methods, and experience of working at the level of the NPQ they will be coaching for is preferred (e.g. headship experience for NPQH). Coaches provide the opportunity for NPQ participants to explore their leadership development in a confidential and supportive setting, helping them to think through the issues they face in their own setting as well as their placement school, and encouraging them to resolve any problems or dilemmas they are experiencing.

Coaches can choose the number of coachees they wish to take on, and are paid a fixed hourly fee for each session.

If you are interested in coaching on any of our programmes, please apply here. 

Newcastle University is the Assessment Partner for School-Led Network and the National Institute of Teaching. We have a team of assessors who mark submissions from across the country on all NPQ programmes.  

All assessments are open book scenario-based tasks which are completed on a pro forma and marked anonymously online on our Moodle platform. The answers address a school-improvement issue and are required to reflect understanding of the relevant programme contents and NPQ framework. 

Assessors are expected to have experience of assessment, and relevant experience of school practice for the programme they are marking: anyone marking NPQH will need to have experience of headship, and anyone marking NPQEL will need experience of leading several schools, or equivalent experience. 

If you are interested in becoming an NPQ assessor then please apply here.