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ED50C2: SUPPORTIVE RELATIONSHIPS IN SCHOOLS (2023-2024)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43


Course Overview

This course is designed to extend knowledge and understanding of supportive relationships in schools and educational settings.  Participants will develop a critical understanding of the theoretical concepts and principles underpinning approaches to counselling and mentoring; reflect critically on and enhance their own attitudinal qualities and interpersonal communication skills; contribute to enhancing the quality of support provisions within their learning community and learn about different support roles in schools and educational environments.

Course Details

Study Type Postgraduate Level 5
Term First Term Credit Points 30 credits (15 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Mrs Stephanie O'reilly

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Education (ED)
  • Any Postgraduate Programme

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course is designed to extend knowledge and understanding and enhance practice for effective, supportive communication in schools and educational settings. Students will be able to reflect critically on their own attitudinal qualities, and interpersonal and communication skills when in their role as a teacher-counsellor, mentor and mentee; enhance their knowledge of the different support roles which exist in schools; contribute to enhancing the quality of support provided within their learning community through undertaking counselling, coaching and mentoring related activities and reflect on the impact of their role on the self and others.


Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks 20 Feedback Weeks 23

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Feedback Word Count 6000
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualAnalyseBe able to articulate a personal, independent, and critical stance in relation to contrasting perspectives on educational issues
FactualUnderstandTo develop an understanding of different support roles in schools, and the networks of communication which exist between colleagues, parents, and carers
ProceduralApplyTo develop communication skills for enhancing health and well-being in a school/educational institute
ReflectionEvaluateTo critically reflect on your professional communication skills and create development targets

Formative Assessment

Essay

Assessment Type Formative Weighting
Assessment Weeks 11 Feedback Weeks 14

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Feedback

Feedback will contain strengths and next steps (to inform summative assessment)

Word Count 2000
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ConceptualAnalyseBe able to articulate a personal, independent, and critical stance in relation to contrasting perspectives on educational issues
ProceduralApplyTo develop communication skills for enhancing health and well-being in a school/educational institute
ReflectionEvaluateTo critically reflect on your professional communication skills and create development targets

Essay

Assessment Type Formative Weighting
Assessment Weeks 15 Feedback Weeks 18

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Feedback

Feedback will contain strengths and next steps (to inform summative assessment)

Word Count 2000
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
FactualUnderstandTo develop an understanding of different support roles in schools, and the networks of communication which exist between colleagues, parents, and carers

Resit Assessments

Essay

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
Assessment Weeks 27 Feedback Weeks 30

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Feedback Word Count 6000
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
FactualUnderstandTo develop an understanding of different support roles in schools, and the networks of communication which exist between colleagues, parents, and carers
ProceduralApplyTo develop communication skills for enhancing health and well-being in a school/educational institute
ConceptualAnalyseBe able to articulate a personal, independent, and critical stance in relation to contrasting perspectives on educational issues
ReflectionEvaluateTo critically reflect on your professional communication skills and create development targets
ProceduralAnalyseTo critically engage with a wide range of academic and policy literature for your chosen educational context

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