The MA Educational Leadership in Practice is designed for teachers or educators looking to move into a leadership role within an education organisation. This blended part-time programme provides vital knowledge and skills to allow you to take your career to the next level, empowering you to lead with confidence and have a real impact.
You will have the opportunity to enhance your learning and meet course academics and peers at two in-person workshops.
**Course units:**
**Mandatory**
- Models of Educational Leadership
- Engaging with Researc...
The MA Educational Leadership in Practice is designed for teachers or educators looking to move into a leadership role within an education organisation. This blended part-time programme provides vital knowledge and skills to allow you to take your career to the next level, empowering you to lead with confidence and have a real impact. <br/><br/>You will have the opportunity to enhance your learning and meet course academics and peers at two in-person workshops.<br/><br/>**Course units:**<br/><br/>**Mandatory**<br/>- Models of Educational Leadership<br/>- Engaging with Research in Educational Leadership<br/>- Leading Educational Change<br/>- Education Policy and Leadership<br/>- Educational Leadership as a Social Practice<br/><br/>**Optional**<br/>- Digital Technologies and Educational Leadership<br/><br/><br/>- Leadership of International Schools<br/><br/><br/>You will also complete a supervised research study/project<br/><br/>**Benefits to your career**<br/>- Gain the vital skills and knowledge to move into a leadership role within an education organisation<br/><br/><br/>- Develop your understanding of education policy in and for understanding educational leadership and its relationship to wider changes at both national and international levels <br/><br/><br/>- Develop the confidence to contribute to debates about research in educational leadership in a range of different contexts and from different perspectives<br/><br/><br/>- Learn from world-leading academics in educational policy and educational leadership.<br/><br/><br/>- Build your global network of education professionals<br/>
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Study Mode
Distance-online
Duration
2 Years
Start Date
02/2026
Campus
Unknown
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Course Code
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Institution Code
M20
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