Leadership in Professional Settings

Syllabus

Courses

The programme provides a menu of courses carrying either 15 or 30 credits at SCQF Level 11 (PG5).

Three main kinds of courses enable participants to choose a pathway which reflects their own experience and qualification aspirations:

A. Developing and Applying Leadership (for participants with little experience of leadership)

• Introducing Leadership (15 credits)
• Exploring Leadership (30 credits)
• Leading Learning and Teaching (15 credits)
• Change Knowledge (15 credits)
• Small-Scale Project Leadership (30 credits)

B. Integrating Leadership (for participants with experience of leadership in particular settings)

• Leading Professional Development (30 credits)
• Mentoring and Coaching (30 credits)
• Leading and Developing People and Teams (30 credits)
• Leading Effective School Improvement (30 credits)
• International Education (30 credits)
• Professional Enquiry (30 credits)

C. Demonstrating Leadership (for participants who have aceived 120 credits by study or by Accreditation of Prior Learning [APL] and who can provide a CPD portfolio whcih contains evidence of leadership activity)

Dissertation or Work-based project (60 credits)

Assessment

Each course has requirements for participation in on-line or face-to-face activities and is graded by a summative written assignmnet on a specified topic, or by grading of the dissertation or report of the work-based project.