Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 11:08
This is the first module in the Into Headship PG certificate Programme. The aim of the course is to enable participants to understand their role as head teachers in applying the principles and practices of strategic leadership to frame and conceptualise educational problems and issues. The course provides opportunities for students to develop and to demonstrate knowledge and understanding, skills, qualities and other attributes. It is based upon the model of professional learning which comprises four interdependent components: critical reflection, knowledge building, experiential learning and social learning processes.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | Full Year | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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Course content will cover:
The course is based upon the model of professional learning which comprises four interdependent components: critical reflection, knowledge building, experiential learning and social learning processes.
· Strategic leadership – building knowledge through reading and accessing literature and other sources of information to formulate principles of strategic leadership in the role of the head teacher in relation to component so the Standards for Headship
· Critical policy analysis – critical analysis of the wider local, national and global policy context to identify, frame and conceptualise a strategic educational issue pertinent to the school and community on the basis of evidence and educational argument
· Use of evidence-based resources to inform decisions and practice
· Problem setting with stakeholders
· Developing as a strategic leader – participants will critically review their self-evaluation against the Standard for Headship in the Standards for Leadership and Management (GTCS 2021)
· Social process of learning: working with fellow course members to undertake collaborative tasks – working with and leading staff and stakeholders to review a strategic change programme.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 14 | Feedback Weeks | 25 | |
| Feedback | Word Count | 6000 | ||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Evaluate | Undertake a critical analysis of the global, national and local policy context and articulate the implications for headship, drawing from a range of academic literature. |
| Factual | Analyse | Identify and justify the purposes underpinning the focus of the Strategic Change Initiative, on the basis of evidence and educational argument. |
| Procedural | Apply | Demonstrate a standard of academic writing appropriate to an SCQF Level 11 course, including consistent, appropriate use of an accepted convention for citations and referencing. |
| Reflection | Analyse | Demonstrate a critical understanding of key concepts underpinning strategic leadership and articulate the relationship between professional values and commitment in the role of a strategic leader |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Systematically evaluate professional practice and development as a strategic leader against the Standard for Headship and identify key priorities for professional learning in leading strategic change. |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | ||
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| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback | Word Count | 6000 | ||
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Factual | Analyse | Identify and justify the purposes underpinning the focus of the Strategic Change Initiative, on the basis of evidence and educational argument. |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Systematically evaluate professional practice and development as a strategic leader against the Standard for Headship and identify key priorities for professional learning in leading strategic change. |
| Reflection | Analyse | Demonstrate a critical understanding of key concepts underpinning strategic leadership and articulate the relationship between professional values and commitment in the role of a strategic leader |
| Procedural | Apply | Demonstrate a standard of academic writing appropriate to an SCQF Level 11 course, including consistent, appropriate use of an accepted convention for citations and referencing. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Undertake a critical analysis of the global, national and local policy context and articulate the implications for headship, drawing from a range of academic literature. |
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