Course summary
The Masters in Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools and Colleges is your route to gaining specialist knowledge and skills for a pastoral role in an educational setting. Whether you’d like to achieve a Postgraduate Certificate, a Postgraduate Diploma, or the full Masters of Education, select this study programme to further your understanding of a wide range of mental health and pastoral challenges within your setting. Depending on the modules you select, you could explore areas such as understanding trauma, supporting pupils from marginalised groups, measuring the effectiveness of universal and targeted interventions, helping neurodiverse pupils with SEMH needs and fostering a sense of belonging for all students. Learning is practice-led and self-paced online. You will have the support of a dedicated tutor who is an expert in young people's mental health. This course is designed by educational psychologists. Start dates: 15 May, or 15 September. Time required to complete this course: Most delegates tend to complete the programme within 3-5 years. It usually takes a year to complete a module, however some delegates will choose to study 2 modules at a time. Eligibility criteria You will need to hold an undergraduate degree to study the Masters in Mental Health and Wellbeing in Schools and Colleges. You will need to be working in an educational setting for this programme. If you aren’t currently working in an educational setting you will need written permission from a senior member of staff to regularly access a setting.
Modules
See course website for more details
Assessment method
You will need to produce: Pre- and post-course self-assessment of skills, knowledge, and confidence. Continuous self-evaluation via questionnaires. Written contributions to collaborative discussion. Activities and submissions which will be evaluated by your tutor. Written case studies, projects, reflections and critiques related to the topic of your chosen module. Where indicated by your tutor, you may submit multimedia resources that you have produced within your applied practice as part of your final portfolio of evidence. If completing the full MEd you will also undertake an action research project on a mental health topic of your choice. For example, intersectionality and SEND, attachment disorders, the impacts of bullying or adultification within media use, or the school-family-community partnership.
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
Entry requirements
You will need to hold an undergraduate degree. You will need to be working in an educational setting for this programme. If you aren’t currently working in an educational setting you will need written permission from a senior member of staff to regularly access a setting.
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
We offer a flexible range of fees to suit your finances. Please refer to the module pages to see the cost of each individual module.
The cost of a PGCert with Real Training (made up of 60 credits) varies, typically you could expect it to cost between £2,495 + VAT and £2,990 + VAT.
The cost of a PGDip with Real Training (made up of 120 credits) varies. Typically, two 30 credit modules and one 60 credit module will cost approximately £5,485 + VAT.
The cost of a Master of Education in SEND and Inclusion (MEd SEND and Inclusion) with Real Training (made up of 180 credits) varies. Typically, four modules (of 30 credits each) and the obligatory Enquiry-Based Practice module will cost £8,475 + VAT.
To find out the exact cost, visit the module pages linked above.
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Provider information
Real Training
Canterbury Office
70 Stour Street
Canterbury
CT1 2NZ
Course contact details
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