The National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) was an executive agency of the British Department for Education from 2013 to 2018.

The NCTL aimed to improve academic standards by ensuring a well-qualified teaching workforce and supporting schools.

[4] Originally, the NCSL was founded in 2000 as a non-departmental public body but became an executive agency in 2012.

Opened in 2002 by Prime Minister Tony Blair, the building cost £28 million and was dubbed the "Sandhurst of teachers".

[5] The NCTL's primary activities included:[1] Following its dissolution in 2018, the NCTL's regulatory functions were transferred to the Teaching Regulation Agency, while broader policy and teacher development responsibilities shifted back to the Department for Education.