Course summary

The National MA Education (Wales): Equity in Education at Aberystwyth University is a truly transformative and sector leading programme for educational professionals in Wales, from early career teachers to senior leaders with an interest in promoting equity and looking at ways to support pupils and students who are affected by aspects of inequity. The National MA Education (Wales): Equity in Education pathway comes at a critical point in terms of educational policy and practice in Wales. The Education Minister’s call for radical action for an equitable education system for all requires collaboration across Wales’s education settings to consider what works, to learn from action and practice, both from established practice and from new ideas and thoughts. The MA Education (Wales): Equity in Education programme, which has been collaboratively developed by seven universities in Wales, through direct engagement with a variety of key stakeholders including Welsh Government, will ensure that all education professionals in Wales have the same high-quality opportunity to actively engage with current research to improve their practice but also to challenge and reflect upon their thinking and mindset, and improve their professional practice. In this programme, students will choose specialist modules in the area of equity in education. The course is 3 years part-time. There is no full-time option. The programme consists of 200 hours of study per 20 credit module, of which 22 will be contact hours. Learning will be a blend of online and face-to-face. Activities will be a combination of lectures, seminars, group activities and individual activities. Students on this course will join students on the same course at 6 other HEIs. Entry Requirements Candidates must hold Qualified Teacher Status and be currently employed in the compulsory education sector in the UK. Funding Funding opportunities may be available to those currently employed in the compulsory education sector in Wales, subject to confirmation from the Welsh Government.