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Educational Leadership and Management (Distance Learning) (Degree Apprenticeship) at University of Portsmouth - UCAS

University of Portsmouth

Degree level: Postgraduate

Educational Leadership and Management (Distance Learning) (Degree Apprenticeship) (Taught)

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2024 - 20252025 - 2026
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Course summary

Overview Do you want to get a Master's qualification and develop your leadership and management skills while you earn a salary and work full time? On this MSc Educational Leadership and Management degree apprenticeship course, you'll learn about leadership strategy, decision-making in education and human resource management. Whether you work in teaching, social care, healthcare, youth work or the police, you'll build on your previous skills, studies and experience and develop your expertise, theories and techniques to postgraduate level. The Government or your employer pay your tuition fees – so it doesn’t cost you anything. You can do this course on campus or by distance learning. If you do it by distance learning, you'll spend about 20% of your time at work studying. You'll also need to attend an induction seminar on campus and take a face-to-face unit that includes weekly lectures. Whichever study mode you choose, you'll need to do some study out of work time. Once you complete the course, you'll have the skills and knowledge to take on new responsibilities in educational leadership and management and seek out ambitious new roles. You can start this course in September (both options) or January (distance learning option only). What you'll experience On this course, you'll:

  • Learn the key themes in current research and professional practice
  • Apply what you learn in your current workplace, to ensure that your learning is meaningful and professionally relevant
  • Get a learning manager from the University and a workplace mentor
  • Access our Library resources, including electronic resources which you can access from anywhere with a web connection
  • Have access to the University's student support services and community including study support and the Students’ Union
  • Work at your own pace, in your own time, with access to our study resources and interactive online learning materials for distance learners
  • Receive and discuss feedback with lecturers and other students (accessible via web-based chat forums for distance learners)
  • Network with other students on the course to share ideas, knowledge, experience and contacts
Careers and opportunities You can put the skills you’ll learn on this course to use wherever your leadership and management career takes you. Previous students have gone on to become heads of department, deputy heads and headteachers. After you leave the University, you can get help, advice and support for up to 5 years from our Careers and Employability service as you advance in your career.

Modules

You need to study modules worth a total of 180 credits. Core modules include:

  • Dissertation
Optional modules include:
  • Decision Making in Education
  • Human Resource Management in Education
  • Leadership, Policy and Strategy
  • Research Methods in Education
We use the best and most current research and professional practice alongside feedback from our students to make sure course content is relevant to your future career or further studies. Therefore, some course content may change over time to reflect changes in the discipline or industry. If a module doesn't run, we'll let you know as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative module.

Assessment method

You'll be assessed through: reflective commentaries case study work article critiques online discussion research proposal and a dissertation briefing documents analytical reports research-based projects Your tutors will guide you through the assessment process for each module. You’ll be able to test your skills and knowledge informally before you do assessments that count towards your final mark. You can get feedback on all practice and formal assessments so you can improve in the future.

How to apply

International applicants

International applicants not accepted.

Entry requirements

A minimum of a second-class honours degree, and experience in an educational setting. All applicants will be required to complete a Skills Gap Analysis before completing an application form. All applicants will be invited to attend an interview. All applicants to the Degree Apprenticeship courses must have an acceptable Level 2 qualification in English and Mathematics. Acceptable qualifications include GCSE with grade C/4 or above and Functional Skills with Pass - please note that we are not able to accept all kinds of Level 2 qualifications, so if you are unsure whether you have a suitable qualification please get in touch. If you do not have an acceptable qualification you may be required to take an additional assessment during the application process.

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

The course fee is shared between the Government and some employers, meaning no cost to you as the degree apprentice. Please see http://www.port.ac.uk/degree-apprenticeships/ for further information.
Educational Leadership and Management (Distance Learning) (Degree Apprenticeship) at University of Portsmouth - UCAS