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Providers announced for school leadership programmes

The National College for School Leadership (NCSL) has announced the providers who will deliver three of its school leadership programmes from September 2006.

Over eighty providers submitted tenders to deliver the 'Leading from the Middle', 'Leadership Pathways' and the 'Early Headship Provision' programmes.

Chief executive for NCSL, Steve Munby, said: "NCSL has chosen these providers after a rigorous selection process. We are confident that they will provide teachers and school leaders with the very best professional development, which will equip leaders to make a difference to children's life chances.

"The selection process has succeeded in bringing in new organisations to provide development for school leaders, providing a fresh perspective and new energy."

The providers and the regions in which they will be delivering the programmes are:

Leading from the Middle

• EMLC - East Midlands
• Northern Partnership - North West, Yorkshire & Humber except Barnsley, North East
• HTI - West Midlands
• Southern Education Leadership Trust (SELT) - South East
• Granada Learning Professional Development (GLPD) - South West
• Barnsley - Barnsley LA
• Eastern Leadership Centre - East
• London Centre for Leadership in Learning - London

Leadership Pathways

• Best Practice Network - South West
• EMLC - East Midlands & East
• Northern Partnership - North West, Yorkshire & Humber, North East
• HTI - West Midlands
• Southern Education Leadership Trust (SELT) - South East
• London Centre for Leadership in Learning - London

Early Headship Provision

• EMLC - East Midlands, West Midlands, East
• Northern Partnership - North West, Yorkshire & Humber, North East
• Southern Education Leadership Trust (SELT) - South East, South West, London

Leading from the Middle is NCSL's programme for middle leaders including heads of department and heads of key stages. A group of participants work collaboratively on the programme in school, supported throughout by a leadership coach who is often a senior leader within the school.

Leadership Pathways is a personalised and flexible programme that launches this October, and offers modular development opportunities for experienced middle leaders, assistant heads and deputies.

Headteachers in their first headship are eligible for the Early Headship Provision, which provides leadership development support for school leaders in the first three years of this role.

Further details about the programmes are available from www.ncsl.org.uk/programmes

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