Program Overview

Maynooth University Department of Education offers an exciting, innovative and flexible Future Leaders Programme. It is designed for teachers at all levels who are aspiring to or who are already in leadership roles, as well as for those who are seeking to develop leadership skills in their educational settings. The programme is designed specifically to build your knowledge, competence, and expertise as you undertake your education leadership journey. The Future Leaders Programme offers a combination of practical skills and theoretical foundations to support preparation for leadership and management positions at all levels. It is designed and delivered by experienced leaders, educators and academics from a variety of professional education roles and has input from national and international academic/practitioner experts in the areas of educational leadership and management.

The Master of Educational Leadership & Management M.Ed.ELM is delivered via a blended-learning approach, with workshops, seminars and on-line engagement.

What modules will you take ?

Year 1 Modules (PGDELM & M.Ed.ELM) include:

• Leading & Managing Educational Innovation
• Leadership for Enhancing Cultures of Communication
• Participative Research as Leadership Practice
• The Person and The Professional: Who am I as a Leader?
• Legal Contexts, Policy & Practice
• Coaching and Mentoring in & as Leadership Practice

Year 2 Modules (M.Ed.ELM & T-M.Ed.ELM) include

• Research Methods
• Capstone Research Project

What will you gain from the programme?

• A deep understanding of leadership and management in the field of education and insight into your preferred leadership style.
• Development of your communication, persuasive and influencing skills to help you inspire people.
• Self-awareness around your strengths and areas for development.
• Knowledge around how to introduce, mediate and successfully manage well-being, anti-bullying and other policies within the school setting.
• A comprehensive understanding of the legal and policy context relating to management and leadership in educational settings.
• Creative strategies to help you to deliver innovative solutions for your workplace.
• Coaching and mentoring skills to optimise your team's potential.
• A repertoire of pedagogical and assessment approaches that have been designed to build your competences.

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