Stirling , Scotland , United Kingdom
Overview
Educational Leadership (Specialist Qualification for Headship) course offered at University of Stirling, cultivates the knowledge and understanding you’ll need to put informed strategic vision, values and aims into practice – helping you to lead change for improvement wherever you work. Through your studies, you’ll further develop your leadership and management practices in supportive, creative and challenging learning environments.
A flexible study route and a combination of face-to-face and online teaching makes it easier for you to fit your coursework around existing commitments, while the practice-based learning is set within your Professional Standards framework.
Career
The PG Certificate Into Headship enables candidates to demonstrate the Standard for Headship and is accredited by the General Teaching Council for Scotland. Into Headship – one of the core components of this Masters – will be a mandatory qualification for candidates applying for head teacher positions in Scotland from 2020.
Additionally, after graduating from the course you may also wish to pursue further studies in the form of a Doctorate in Education.
Accreditation
General Teaching Council accredited.
Get more details
Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Engaging Critically with Professional Practices
- Middle Leadership: principles and practices
- Examining Professional Practices (Work Based Learning)
- Coaching and Mentoring: principles and practices
- Examining Professional Practices (Work Based Learning)
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 36 months
- Flexible
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
Language
English
Credits
180 alternative credits
Delivered
Blended
Disciplines
Education Management, Organisation & Leadership View 1426 other Masters in Management, Organisation & Leadership in United KingdomAcademic requirements
GPA Your GPA, or Grade Point Average, is a number that indicates how well or how high you scored in your courses on average. Usually a GPA scales between 1.0 and 4.0, however different countries and universities can have different grading systems. Upper Second Class
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT The TOEFL iBT® is given online through the internet at designated testing site. The test measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 - 30. 80
IELTS The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading). 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements
- A minimum of a second class Honours degree (2.1 preferred) or equivalent in a relevant subject.
- Applicants for the MSc Educational Leadership (with Specialist Qualification for Headship) should be registered or eligible to register with the General Teaching Council for Scotland.
Work experience
You must normally be within two to three years of taking up a post as a head teacher and be sponsored by your local authority to apply through the Scottish College for Educational Leadership.
Tuition Fee
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National
430 GBP/moduleTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 430 GBP per module and a duration of 36 months.
- Engaging Critically with Professional Practices (EDUP001 - 20 credits) £430
- Middle Leadership: Principles and Practices (EDUP103 - 40 credits) £1,460
- Into Headship 1: Developing as a strategic leader (EDUP021 - 20 credits) £1,022
- Into Headship 2: Leading strategic change (EDUP122 - 40 credits) £2,044
Funding
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