Course summary
This professional programme is designed for aspiring school principals and school leaders in Scotland to enable them to attain the Standard for Headship (GTCS, 2012). Through professional pedagogies, it focuses specifically on enabling you to develop a strategic approach to educational change. WHY THIS PROGRAMME
- 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.
- The programme 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.
- You will have opportunities to engage directly with policy makers through guest lectures by expert practitioners and leading researchers.
- There is emphasis on the interrelationship between professional and academic perspectives, practice and theory, and between the different sites of learning/practice, in order that individual professional learning is interconnected with collective school improvement.
- Developing as a strategic leader in school (Three day schools)
- Leading strategic change in school (Five day schools).
- Reflection on/in practice: through professional learning, becoming curious about and critically exploring professional practice.
- Experiential learning: learning through structured activities to question, try out and enhance practice.
- Cognitive development: developing ideas to challenge assumptions and deepen understanding of practice.
- Collaborative learning: learning with and through others to enhance practice.
How to apply
International applicants
International applicant information can be found via gla.ac.uk by searching for 'international'.
Entry 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.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
All fees are published on the University of Glasgow website.
https://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/feesandfunding/
Sponsorship information
Sponsorship and funding information can be found via gla.ac.uk by searching for 'scholarships'.
Provider information
University of Glasgow
Berkeley Square
Pavilion 3
99 Berkeley Street
Glasgow
G3 7HR