Leadership – ‘School’ Improvement

Through structured engagement with relevant resources, this module provides participants with opportunities to critically explore the range of factors that influence and underpin a drive for school/organisational improvement and improved outcomes for learners.   

A range of tasks and activities undertaken in the distance learning context help participants to develop an understanding of the improvement planning process and to reflect critically upon issues such as how we might define improved outcomes and who brings influence to bear on what is valued (and often ‘measured’) in the drive for school/organisational improvement.  

Through reading, forum discussions and personal responses, participants will explore a range of approaches that might support leaders in painting a richer picture of learner outcomes and what it might mean to ‘be a learner’ within an educational setting.

At the end of this module the student will be able to:

• Demonstrate critical understanding of key concepts related to improvement planning and the implications for educational leadership.
• Critically engage with leadership theory and research within the context of education and present reasoned arguments and ideas clearly and coherently. 
• Demonstrate a critical understanding the processes of improvement planning and how these might support change management to ensure a positive outcome for learners.
• Present reasoned arguments and express ideas clearly and coherently drawing on material relating to those explored during the module and how these relate to their own professional experiences and contexts.

 This is an SCQF Level 11 module and upon successful completion, participants will be awarded 20 credits.

 

Delivery 

A full timetable will be published in advance of course commencement.

 

Course presenter

This module will be delivered by Dr Carole Bignell.

 

Funding

This course may be available on a fully funded basis to some delegates.  Further details, including regarding eligibility, are available under Funding Support.

If you have any questions, please contact us at cpd@uws.ac.uk.

 

NOTE: This is a university module and upon approval of your application, you will be invited to register and then supported to complete enrolment. To enrol on the university system, the first step involves security set-up using the Microsoft Authenticator app; you will need to ensure that you have a compatible smartphone.

Further information is available at the Student Information Portal.

To access this module via the CPD route, individuals should be ordinarily resident in Scotland.  If you do not meet this criteria, please enquire here.

 

MEd Education Studies

In addition to being available on a CPD basis, this module is part of our MEd Education Studies.

Our MEd Education Studies is offered as a part-time, fully online programme taught over 3-6 years. It offers existing education practitioners the opportunity to study Education at Masters level where you can apply your learning to your professional context.

This Masters framework is focused on preparing students to make a difference in their professional educational/training setting and beyond. Teaching and learning is underpinned by cutting edge research, informed by a national and global perspective.

You can exit with a generic award of MEd Education Studies or you can complete one of the named specialisms available:

• MEd Education Studies
• MEd Education Studies (Creativity)
• MEd Education Studies (Curriculum Enhancement)
• MEd Education Studies (Early Years)
• MEd Education Studies (Inclusion)
• MEd Education Studies (Leadership)
• MEd Education Studies (Mental Health and Education)

For further information, please contact ask@uws.ac.uk