Overview

The Educational Leadership programme offered by Newcastle University will help you to study and plan approaches of practitioner enquiry as a means for:

professional practice
educational effectiveness

improvement of educational organisations

At the beginning of the course, we'll ask you to complete a formative reflective professional development statement. This is to tailor the teaching and reading list to your development needs. Previous students and external examiners have identified this personalised approach as a particular strength of the course.

The Educational Leadership PGCert course tutors are active scholars. They have had or currently hold leadership roles within various educational settings. They all teach and supervise across a range of courses. This provides them with a broad knowledge base and a genuine understanding of the challenges of educational contexts.

Key Facts

On completing the course, you'll have a good, critical understanding of:

current thinking and key issues of leadership and strategic management of educational institutions
relevant leadership theories and their significance for educational leadership
national and global trends to inform strategic planning and decision making

Programme Structure

Courses Include:

Future of Education Leadership
Curriculum, Assessment and Practice.
Innovative Pedagogies
Research Strategies and Methods
The Future of Learning in the Digital Age
National Professional Qualification (NPQ)

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 9 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00

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More details

There is no application closing date for this course.

Language

English

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Newcastle upon Tyne, 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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4.5

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

An undergraduate degree and relevant professional experience in an educational context.
They don't need your employer's permission for entry to the course, but you should discuss the focus of your assignments (where necessary) with appropriate colleagues/line managers.
You will need to have current access to educational workplaces (eg through employment or educational consultancy), but you do not need to be in a leadership role.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

10275 GBP / year

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Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

3800 GBP / year

≈ 3800 GBP / year

Living costs

Newcastle upon Tyne

United Kingdom

560 - 991 GBP / month

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

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