Optional modules (Generic route, choose two):
Mentoring and Coaching (30 credits)
Explore the principles, concepts, theories and models relating to the development of coaching, guidance and mentoring skills. Evaluate the impact these might have on teaching and learning. Demonstrate the development of related skills, the personal qualities that underpin effective learning relationships and the ability to integrate these skills into your professional practice. Develop supportive relationships, both personal and professional, as well as awareness of the potential of all learners.
Leadership, Leader Identity and Educational Organisations (30 credits)
Critically explore leadership models and how these are influenced by the micropolitics of organisations. Evaluate and self-analyse personal and professional development of the strategic leaders in this context. Consider leader identity by exploring values, motives and goals for developing and enhancing strategic leadership. Develop interpersonal awareness through critical reflection and evaluate leadership style in terms of impact on others and the organisational context.
Curriculum in the Contemporary World (30 credits)
Examine the key drivers that influence curriculum development in Britain and across the globe. Gain a theoretical and practical understanding of the curriculum and its design and development over time. Critically examine how decisions made about the curriculum have become crucial to how inclusive the provision is and how progress and attainment are achieved through the teaching and learning strategies chosen in light of change. Explore ways in which we can utilise research data to influence practice and select the most appropriate pedagogies for a specific subject area.
Gender and Diversity (30 credits)
Examine the concept of gender and diversity in relation to inclusive and representative education for all pupils, including transgender and cisgender children. Learn about gender and diversity in a way that develops your reflective and analytical ability to be adaptive and flexible in response to a dynamic and fast-evolving field. Develop contemporary knowledge as well as the skills to foster an inclusive, representative, and supportive pedagogical approach and learning environment for all students.
Inclusive Education from Policy to Practice (30 credits)
Examine a selection of ideological standpoints in relation to the inclusive education of a range of learners. Investigate the background to current inclusion debates, contextualised within the current legislative framework. Discuss a range of issues pertaining to inclusive education and in particular, how the concept of 'inclusion' is conceptualised.
Supporting Social, Emotional and Mental Health Needs (30 credits)
Explore the impact of supporting and working with children, young people, families, and stakeholders in the area of social, emotional, and mental health. Examine models of mental health and wellbeing in relation to diagnosis and treatment directions, and the impact on life outcomes. Undertake a critical examination of the rights and needs of children with SEMH difficulties, including childhood adversity and the impact of school policies and procedures in supporting participation and learning and preventing school exclusion.
Causes and Implications of Barriers to Learning for those with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (30 credits)
Critically explore the cause of the barriers to learning that SEND can engender, including the impact of Government policy, adverse childhood experiences and day-to-day practice within a range of health, education and care contexts. Examine the impact of evidence-based staff knowledge, understanding and skills, and the importance of co-production with caregivers, learners with SEND, and professional organisations to improve participation and outcomes across the life course.
