National Professional Qualifications (NPQs) are professional development opportunities for school teachers and leaders, helping you to improve your skills and increase your confidence in your role.
We are proud to be the only provider of National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) NPQs in Worcestershire and Sandwell.
NPQs with The Rivers Teaching Alliance offer school-led training and personalised support for teachers and leaders, helping passionate professionals gain confidence and valuable skills for extraordinary futures.
NPQ applications are now open for a November 2025 start.
Our NPQ courses:
Not sure which NPQ is right for you?
We are proud to be a Founding Associate College of the National Institute of Teaching (NIoT).
Founded by four leading multi-academy trusts, NIoT programmes are designed and delivered with a focus on the realities of schools. Because teachers’ time is precious, programmes are respectful of your time, and designed to have an immediate impact on the pupils and colleagues in your school, as well as the colleagues and children you will work with in the future.
Training with us, you will experience national input from specialist partners, and training delivered in school by our excellent fellows, practising teachers and leaders immersed in your context.
- The facilitator is personable and helpful. They made everyone feel comfortable.
- Good mix of tasks and all linked to real life situations.
- An excellent opportunity to network with others from across the county.
- Lots of opportunities to reflect and discuss and link to our context.
- Realistic about workload in schools and how the programme fits in with this.
If you have any questions about our NPQs, please do not hesitate to email: teachingschool@riverscofe.co.uk
The Rivers C of E Academy Trust
School Lane, Cutnall Green
Droitwich
WR9 0PH