Why train with Ambition?
Choose our NPQ for Leading Behaviour and Culture and you’ll be joining over 35,000 teachers and school leaders (as of May 2025), who have decided on an Ambition NPQ since they launched in 2021.
Evidence informed curriculum
Our carefully sequenced and evidence informed NPQ is designed around the key problems you face. You’ll learn to develop a culture of high expectations which has a positive impact on school outcomes.
Access the latest research
This includes research on motivating classrooms, enabling conditions for good behaviour and supporting pupils who need more intensive support.
Train to your timetable
Our ‘little and often’ approach means you can engage with our NPQs around your busy timetable, with minimal time needed out of school. On average just one hour per week to engage in our NPQLBC.
No large project
Plus, on our NPQs there’s no large project at the end. Instead, you’ll sit an ‘open book’ assessment with support via two on-demand webinars and a dedicated, live assessment preparation clinic to help you get the most from your NPQ.
Join our charitable mission
We support teachers and school leaders at every stage of their careers, helping them to keep getting better. We are a charity providing training and professional development based on the most rigorous research and evidence about what really works.
Benefits for you
Become an expert
No matter what your ultimate career goal, the NPQLBC offers continuous professional development and a chance to develop specific expertise with tailored feedback and support.
Drive meaningful change
Develop your knowledge in leading behaviour and culture and apply it in practice across your school to engage and motivate staff and pupils and reduce disruption in classrooms.
Create a positive school culture
Learn to think beyond managing individual classrooms and develop school-wide systems and processes to support pupils and get the best out of them.
Designed by experts
Benefit from a programme which is designed and delivered by pupil behaviour and school culture specialists and experts from across the sector.
Invest in your future
Ongoing professional development helps you to grow and thrive as a leader. You will follow an evidence-informed framework and gain a professional accreditation at the end of the programme.
Learn at your pace
This programme is designed to fit around your busy teaching role. Much of the work can be completed in short bursts around your existing schedule.
Connect with your peers
You will train alongside other leaders of behaviour and school culture from similar school contexts. You can share your experiences and build a strong support network.
Benefits for your school
Improve pupil outcomes
Pupils are more likely to thrive in a positive and encouraging school environment driven by model behaviour and a consistent approach to rules and rewards.
Build a positive culture
Investing in your teachers’ development will make them feel supported and more satisfied in their work. This will filter down to the classroom, creating happier, more motivated pupils.
Highly flexible delivery
Our NPQs are designed to fit around your teachers’ existing working timetables and are delivered in short, sharp bursts of learning. Your participants can complete weekly, online units, at a time that suits them.
Create a ‘golden thread’
The NPQs are all aligned. So, no matter what career stage your teachers are at, by joining this programme, they will benefit from an evidence-based framework. They will also share a common language with other NPQ participants that they can pass on to colleagues.
Retain your teaching talent
By allowing teachers to develop and nurture their talents in specialist areas such as school culture you are investing in their future. This will boost their confidence, making them feel supported and less likely to apply for jobs elsewhere.
Tap into a network
Your teachers will train alongside peers from other schools with similar contexts, supported by facilitators that fully understand your needs.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the NPQLBC programme for?
The NPQ for Leading Behaviour and Culture is designed teachers who have, or is aspiring to have, responsibilities for leading behaviour and/or supporting pupil wellbeing in your school.
How long does the NPQLBC programme last?
The NPQ for Leading Behaviour and Culture is a twelve-month programme, with a mixture of live, facilitated sessions and self-directed learning.
How does the NPQLBC programme accommodate busy schedules?
The NPQ for Leading Behaviour and Culture is designed to fit around your schedule with a 'little and often' approach that aligns with insights from the science of learning.
Is the NPQLBC programme fully funded?
The NPQ for Leading Behaviour and Culture is DfE-funded for teachers and school leaders who work in the most challenging schools or educational settings, serving more disadvantaged communities in England. Find out more about the eligibility criteria in the 'Funding' tab.
Are there any specific requirements to enrol on the NPQLBC programme?
To be eligible for the NPQ for Leading Behaviour and Culture, you must be a serving teacher in a school or eligible organisation in England and have completed your early career training.