Educational Leadership and Improvement: The University of Manchester

Course description

The course aims to: develop an understanding of the key issues pertaining to the leadership, management and improvement of schools and educational systems; provide relevant and current theories for examining these issues from a range of perspectives; enable colleagues at all levels within an organisation to diagnose and problem solve key issues related to school improvement.

Course aims

The MA course aim to:

• Develop participants' understanding of the key leadership issues that influence teachers' and other educators'performancein primary and secondary schools and other educational settings.
• Provide an overview of relevant and current theories/frameworks for examining these issues from aleadership perspective.
• Enable colleagues at all levels within educational institutions to identify issues and develop appropriate strategies to generate and sustaineducational improvement.
• Develop knowledge and understanding of practical approaches to Educational Improvement and Effectiveness and of current theories, issues and debates in the field.
• Develop a range of learning and transferable skills which integrate current research and best practice in the areas of School Leadership and Educational Improvement applicable to different students on different programmes.

Module details

Typical course units:

• Leading Educational Change
• Leading Learning in Urban Contexts
• Educational Effectiveness and Improvement
• Leading Educational Inquiry

Career opportunities

Over the past decade graduates of this course have returned to over 40 countries around the world. They have mainly either entered or returned to teaching, lecturing or educational administration, while others have proceeded to further advanced studies.

Entry requirements

Academic entry qualification overview:

• A good honours degree, or the overseas equivalent, in a related area. An initial qualification in teaching is also required if this is not formally part of your first degree.

English language:

• Students whose first language is not English required IELTS 7.0 with 7.0 in writing or TOEFL 600 paperbased or 250 computer based, with 4.5 in Test of Written English.