Education Leadership

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This course explores educational leadership in both theoretical and practical ways. Taught by our leading education experts, you will examine various theories surrounding leadership in education as well as how different education policy environments have a practical impact on leadership in the sector. 

This course is suited to:

The course is invaluable to educational professionals at any stage in their career. For those aspiring to a leadership role, the course will provide invaluable insights to help you accelerate your career. For those already working in a leadership position, the course offers an enriching chance to consider fresh perspectives and reflect on how these could be applied to your own educational setting. 

What will I learn?

This course provides an exciting opportunity to explore not only the major schools of thought in education leadership, but also gain an understanding of the research that informs educational leadership theory. Alongside this theoretical aspect of the course, you will also cover how education policy environments have a practical impact on the development of leadership in educational settings.  

As you learn you will be encouraged to develop your analytical skills and will gain confidence in critically examining education leadership in global, national and local contexts. As part of the course, you will conduct a study of leadership within an educational setting familiar to you, giving you the chance to put these critical and analytical skills into practice. 

Learning outcomes

• Demonstrate a critical understanding of different notions of education leadership 
  
• Critically evaluate different theoretical perspectives on education leadership 
• Demonstrate a critical understanding of key global, national and local issues in education leadership 
• Critically reflect upon and evaluate your own understanding of education leadership and its application to education settings with which you are familiar 
• Consider and critically reflect on ideas concerning the relationship between educational leadership theory, research, policy and practice 
• Critically evaluate research evidence related to education 
• Synthesise and organise ideas to present a convincing argument 
• Engage in critical, reflective debate 
• Critically apply theoretical ideas, policy positions and research implications to educational leadership practice 
• Undertake both directed and independent study to recognise, justify and analyse key ideas in education leadership literature and relate these to research, theory, policy and practice. 

How is the module assessed?

For this course, you should expect to engage in structured learning activities for 10-15 hours per week on average, plus additional time spent on self-directed learning (such as further reading or preparing for assessments).

The taught course can be completed in 12 weeks, with the final submission in week 11. Marking and feedback are provided after this, in line with University policy.

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Entry Requirements

For postgraduate programmes we usually require students to have a minimum of a 2:1 undergraduate degree or equivalent.

While we normally only accept applicants who meet this criteria, if you have a high 2:2 (or equivalent) or are coming from a different academic background (that is equivalent to degree level) but you also have relevant work experience, we would welcome your application.

English language requirements

International students need to show they have the required level of English language to study this course.

The required test scores for this course fall under Profile B2.