Master of Education – Leadership in Learning (Teach First) - MA drafted

Program Overview

---

The Masters award is available to ambassadors of the Teach First Leadership Development Programme (LDP). The LDP is a leadership programme, facilitated by Teach First colleagues that runs alongside the PGDE, which Teach First Participants engage with during their initial 2 years of practice. The award is open to all participants who have completed the Teach First PGDE and includes two full academic years of teaching in a Teach First partner school. The Masters content builds on the structure and content of the LDP and the PGDE.

This course is

not open

to International students.

What's covered in this course?

The Professional Practice Enquiry module is the culmination of your Masters in Leadership in Learning. It provides you with the opportunity to develop a systematic understanding of research, national and international frameworks, and practical knowledge in relation to your chosen area, and to develop your professional practice. You are encouraged to use self-direction and originality in pursuing your development focus through professional enquiry. The module provides you with opportunities to: act autonomously in designing and planning a master’s level, practice-based enquiry; to investigate the relationships between theoretical, practical and research knowledge and to consider the actual and potential impact on practice.

---

---

---

---

Why Choose Us?

Act autonomously in relation to the selected leadership focus/aim

Investigate the relationships between theoretical, practical and research knowledge

Consider the actual and potential impact on practice

Disseminate findings in a leadership context

1-2-1 supervisor for dissertation – advice and support

---

---

---

---

Studying with us during the Covid-19 pandemic

The University has put in place

measures in response to Covid-19

to allow us to safely deliver our courses. Should the impact of the pandemic continue in future years, any additional or alternative arrangements put in place by the University will be in accordance with the latest government public health advice, health and safety legislation, and the terms and conditions of the

student contract

.

Program Outline

Level 7

Level 7

In order to complete this course a student must successfully complete all the following CORE modules (totalling 60 credits):

Professional Practice Enquiry: Leadership in Learning 60 credits

The Professional Practice Enquiry module is the culmination of your Masters in Leadership in Learning. It provides you with the opportunity to develop a systematic understanding of research, national and international frameworks, and practical knowledge in relation to your chosen area, and to develop your professional practice.

Download course specification

Download now

---

How you'll learn

The course is Part-time and is assessed via coursework. There is a total of 600 hours study time directed and independent.

The Masters module – Leadership in Learning aims to address:

The role of research, scholarly activity and evidence-based practice as an important part of professional development

Current issues, initiatives and developments in education and educational practice aimed at extending skills, knowledge and understanding in your subject/ phase area

Principles that underpin and inform practice-based enquiry approaches to educational research

Research methodologies and ethical considerations in relation to appropriateness, effectiveness, and resource implications of enquiry

Knowledge, skills and techniques in research methods and approaches appropriate to the professional workplace