The move follows the schools white paper The Importance of Teaching, which called for the status of the National Professional Qualification for Headship (NPQH) to be raised.
The qualification is currently a requirement for all first-time head teachers at maintained schools.
But from next year it will become optional and the bar for entry and assessment will be raised.
The government has said the content will become "more demanding" and have a greater focus on managing pupils with challenging behaviour as well as leadership skills.
It will be available for all head teachers, across the maintained and independent sectors as well as in academies, and launches in spring next year with the first recruits starting in September.
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