Daniel O’Hana-James, Assistant Principal at Ark Charter Academy in Portsmouth
You’ll have access to nationally-accredited programmes and high-quality in-house training all designed to help you lead and drive improvements in your school, learn how to get the best out of others through mentoring and coaching as well as developing you into a strong and successful leader.
It was great to have the opportunity to learn something and then start looking at our own data straight away while it was fresh. One of the best things about working for Ark is the professional development.
Professional development opportunities
NPQLT (NPQ for Leading Teaching)
This 12-month accredited programme is for teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading teaching in a subject, year group, key stage or phase. Participants will discover what outstanding teaching looks like and use this knowledge to become a high performing leader of teaching.
NPQLTD (NPQ for Leading Teacher Development)
This 12-month accredited programme is for teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading the development of other teachers in their school. Participants will gain the knowledge to become a teacher educator and successfully support teachers to expand their skills.
NPQLBC (NPQ for Leading Behaviour and Culture)
This 12-month accredited programme is for teachers who have, or are aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading behaviour and/or supporting pupil wellbeing in their school. Participants will gain expertise in behaviour management and discover how to create a culture where staff and pupils can thrive.
Mentoring Training
High quality mentoring is crucial for developing great teachers. We offer a range of training to develop our mentors. Our training for mentors includes a variety of planning and coaching techniques to provide the tools needed to mentor, develop and coach our teachers.
Ark Learning Platform
The Ark Learning Platform is the single place to access professional development and learning opportunities at Ark:
- eLearning courses
- Face-to-face workshop/event bookings
- Development programme resources
Ark Teaching School Hub
The Ark Teaching School Hub offers additional professional development opportunities for Ark staff including Leverage Leadership programmes. Leverage Leadership is an instructional leadership approach focused on rapid and sustained school improvement that is replicable across school settings through the seven key levers of school improvement.