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This is a specialist pathway of our MA Education. It focuses on how educational leadership influences the experiences of staff and students. You’ll cover issues such as change management and contemporary leadership theories. If your career involves educating other people and you'd like to improve your professional expertise or progress into a more senior role, our MA Education (Leadership and Management) online degree is designed to help you. The MA Education (Leadership and Management) is designed for those who have experience of working in schools, colleges, universities or any education context, and who seek to develop a better understanding of how educational leadership influences the experiences of staff and students. The programme draws on research from the UK and internationally.

On this pathway you will:

• improve understanding of leadership practices in national and international social, cultural, political and policy contexts
• strengthen knowledge of leadership and change management
• explore existing and emerging international research-informed knowledge of educational leadership
• enable a deeper critical understanding of the organisation, and the environment in which course members operate
• critically analyse and evaluate your own and others' leadership practice

This Masters is ideal if you are already in a first position of responsibility within an education setting, seeking to enhance your skills and knowledge in a wide range of leadership and management theories and issues.

Careers

This course can open doors for you in your career. It might make your CV stand out enough to get you an interview for a first managerial role or a more advanced leadership position you’ve been looking for. It may be that you simply want to further develop your skills, confidence and knowledge to apply for positions you wouldn’t otherwise have considered.

Previous students have also said that they have performed better at work as a result of this course – bringing greater recognition and respect from peers. To give you an idea of the range of careers this MA relates to, some of our graduates have gone on to become advanced skills teachers, nursery managers, assistant head teachers, disability coordinators within universities and national trainers for charitable organisations.