Training and Courses
Providing continuing professional development to BPET staff is important to us. Every year, we offer a vast programme of training and networking events to support staff at every stage of their career, as well as the BPET Annual Conference, which bring together staff from across all schools with the aim to inspire, learn, share best practice, and work together to best deliver our shared aims.
Initial Teacher Training
We deliver our School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) in partnership with Teach First. This is a postgraduate programme which lasts one year, and involves an effective mix of live training in class, self-directed study, and one-to-one support. The final qualification is awarded by Sheffield Hallam University.
Leadership training
- Mastering Deputy Headship (for current deputy heads who have been in their role 3+ years)
- Leadership Development: for assistant heads, deputy heads, and SENDCOs
- Future Leaders: for phase leaders, and middle leaders
National Professional Qualifications
We offer the full suite of NPQ programmes through Best Practice Network:
- Senior Leadership (SL)
- Leading Behaviour and Culture (LBC)
- Leading Teacher Development (LTD)
- Leading Teaching (LT)
- Special Educational Needs Coordinator (SENDCo)
Networking sessions
Apprenticeships
- Teacher Apprenticeship, for aspiring teachers that have an undergraduate degree
- Teaching Assistant
- Level 3 Teaching Assistant Standard
- Level 4 Learning and Skills Mentor Standard
- Sports Coach
- Operations / Departmental Manager
- Accountancy and Tax, Banking and Financial Services
- Senior Leader MBA for Education
- Cyber Security
- ECF Coaching
- Early Years Educator
Training partners and courses
- Arbor: accredited courses for SENCOs, Exams Officers and Assessment Leads
- Judicium Education (for support staff, with agreement of the headteacher)
- Teach First
- The National College (free for parents to use)
- Outstanding Leaders Partnership
- Best Practice Network
- LMP Education
- Be Ready
- BPP (accountancy qualifications)
- Kaplan
- Bellevue Education
