NPQEYL - Early Years Leadership

National Professional Qualification for Early Years Leadership (NPQEYL) - this is for leaders qualified to at least Level 3 with a full and relevant qualification who are, or are aspiring to be:

• Managers of Private, Voluntary and Independent nurseries
• Headteachers of school-based or maintained nurseries
• Childminders with leadership responsibilities

Astra TSH works with UCL in collaboration with Berkshire Teaching School Hub  to deliver this NPQ.

What are the benefits for you?

Our participants have outlined many benefits to studying for an NPQEYL. Overall, they outline how the programme has given them professional confidence, time and space to reflect on themselves about the kind of leader they want to become and increased knowledge in their chosen area of study. 

You will be able to:

• Develop the skills, confidence and knowledge to implement new professional development initiatives successfully through a supported implementation project.
• Learn how to promote a culture of a collaborative environment through understanding relational leadership.
• Support staff through coaching and mentoring skills.
• Cultivate leadership skills which are responsive to the needs of children, families and adults you work with in your own unique early year's context.
• Assess your current knowledge on child development and identify areas in which you need to develop your understanding.
• Learn about the skills of being a good early year’s leader and understand how leaders adapt to different situations.
• Access research and materials and have many opportunities to discuss a variety of pedagogical approaches and models with other colleagues.

What are the benefits for your nursery?

We know that all children need early years professionals who are committed to their care and education and are confident learners themselves. Our programme has been developed with early years experts to:

• Create professionally confident early years teachers, practitioners and leaders.
• Grow the next generation of early years leaders with the skills and knowledge to use the evidence-base for the benefit of their children and families.
• Retain the best early years professionals who are excellent, collaborative role models for their nurseries and communities.
• Inspire early years leaders who can harness the power of rich learning environments for all children no matter the current circumstances.

Apply now - there will only be one cohort this year and places fill up quickly