Educational Leadership and Management Maynooth University

Overview

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.

What will you gain from this   Educational Leadership and Management programme from Maynooth University ?

• 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.

Career Options

• Graduates of the programme have been highly successful in developing their repertoire of capabilities and competencies across the leadership spectrum. 

• Significant numbers have had opportunity to progress their career with Posts of Responsibility at all levels in their schools (up to the senior role of Principal or Deputy Principal) and across all sectors, including Further Education and Training, Youthreach, Community education projects and in alternative settings. 

• Secondment to education support services is another option that has proved attractive to graduates of the programme.