Overview

The Into Headship programme offered by University of Glasgow is designed to enable you to develop your personal capacity and capability to lead change for improvement and work with your school and its community to realise its strategic vision.

Accredited by the General Teaching Council Scotland, the programme aligns with the Framework for Educational Leadership and is part of the national programme for the specialist qualification for headship in Scotland.

Career prospects

The programme aims to ensure aspirant head teachers are supported to develop and continue to build the necessary knowledge, skills and understanding required of senior leaders. The qualification is aimed at those teachers whose next post will be that of a head teacher, likely to be within two to three years.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Developing as a strategic leader in school

Leading strategic change in school

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-21 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Glasgow, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

To apply for this programme, you must have the following:

A degree or equivalent qualification in Education or a related field.

A teaching qualification and full GTCS registration.

Experience in a senior leadership role.

Successful outcome at interview with the local authority and university partners.

A reference from your Headteacher or employer which endorses and supports your application and demonstrates that you have access to a suitable workplace environment.

Tuition Fees

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Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

3066 GBP / year

≈ 3066 GBP / year

Living costs

Glasgow

United Kingdom

620 - 1012 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Overview

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Credits

Delivered

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Living costs

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Funding

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