NPQH interim developments

Work on the new model of the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) was undertaken by ULTRALAB following a government review by Dame Patricia Collarbone. The aim was to provide a flexible and agile course suited to a professional body who would need to cope with the anticipated educational change of new century. The mode of delivery of the new course was delivered to be online. The new NPQH courses started in January 2000. This paper sets the context for the development of Virtual Heads, the online element of NPQH and describes the structure of the online element. It also documents some early indications.