Education: Leading Innovation and Change
MA, PGDip, PGCert

Modules

• Academic Paper and Conference Presentation  Core

Academic Paper and Conference Presentation

(Core)

• Change Agency and Strategy: From Research to Policy Core

Change Agency and Strategy: From Research to Policy

(Core)

• Leadership and Professional Attributes Core

Leadership and Professional Attributes

(Core)

• Research Methods for Project Inquiry Core

Research Methods for Project Inquiry

(Core)

• Addressing Literacy across the Curriculum Optional

Addressing Literacy across the Curriculum

(Optional)

The module is designed for practising teachers in the secondary and primary sectors. It is specifically intended to build teachers’ theoretical, conceptual and practical application of literacy across the curriculum. This will necessarily involve understanding the assessment and progression of literacy and the factors which promote or inhibit its transition between and across the key stages of schooling.

• Critical Issues in Inclusion Practice Optional

Critical Issues in Inclusion Practice

(Optional)

• Dyslexia in the Classroom Optional

Dyslexia in the Classroom

(Optional)

The module is designed for practising teachers in the secondary and primary sectors. It is intended as an introduction to the concept of Dyslexia in school. This will necessarily involve understanding the development of reading, reading impairment, specific and generic reading assessments and factors which promote or inhibit the inclusion of Dyslexic students in school. The module is not designed to qualify class teachers to teach Dyslexic students. Specialist long-term courses with the British Dyslexic Association or similar national bodies provide this training.

• Emotional Intelligence in Teaching and Learning Optional

Emotional Intelligence in Teaching and Learning

(Optional)

• Innovation to enhance Mathematical Learning Optional

Innovation to enhance Mathematical Learning

(Optional)

The aim of this module is to provide clear points around which students will develop the skills required to be reflective, critical, change agents in the appreciation of mathematics as a creative and dynamic subject. The students will engage in an exploration of the historical aspects of mathematics and the significant signposts of curriculum and pedagogical development in, but not limited to, the UK. They will be lead through experiences that enable them to challenge the myths of mathematics while analysing the nature of the subject and how it is taught, learnt and assessed in Primary and Secondary school contexts. An evaluation of inclusive and creative pedagogical approaches will set the scene for students to re-design an existing or new approach to a mathematics event or innovation that meets the needs of the community within their educational context.

• Leading and Managing Teams Optional

Leading and Managing Teams

(Optional)

• Organisational Culture Optional

Organisational Culture

(Optional)

• Pedagogy and Learning in Physical Education and Sport: Theory through Reflective Research Optional

Pedagogy and Learning in Physical Education and Sport: Theory through Reflective Research

(Optional)

• The Purpose and Value of Science Education Optional

The Purpose and Value of Science Education

(Optional)

This module will provide participants with opportunities to analyse and critically reflect on the arguments which surround the inclusion of science as a core element of the school curriculum. Knowledge and understanding of the cognitive and affective elements of science education will be developed by the learner to allow an analysis of the claim of ‘science for all’. The module will require participants to focus on the importance of scientific enquiry as a key aspect of science education. Throughout the module, issues will be illustrated by consideration of recent developments within the field of research in science education.

• The Values and Virtues of Religious Education Optional

The Values and Virtues of Religious Education

(Optional)

The aim of this module is to support participants in understanding concepts and principles relating to Religious Education in the context of international, national and local agendas for change. Participants will be required to reflect systematically on practice and consider issues related to improving the learning and curriculum leadership of Religious Education. The module also facilitates the development of critical thinking and reflection through engagement with literature on the leading of learning in Religious Education.