Developing as a Strategic Leader module (PD50233)

Develop your critical engagement with leadership theory. You will also develop with both the domestic and international educational policy context

Credits
20
Module code
PD50233
Level
5
School
School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law
Discipline
Education and Society

This is the first of two SCQF level 11 modules in the Into Headship Programme. This is a professional programme for aspiring headteachers and school leaders in Scotland. This will lead to a PG Certificate into Headship and to attaining the Standard for Headship.

This programme is in partnership with Education Scotland's Professional Learning and Leadership Directorate (EDSPLL). It is funded by the Scottish Government.

To apply for a place at the University of Dundee on this programme you must be employed by either:

  • Angus Council
  • Dundee City Council
  • Perth and Kinross Council

You will also have to successfully complete your local authority’s application process.

What you will learn

In this module, you will:

  • critically explore the local, national, and global policy context
  • critically engage with leadership and management practices. These will be informed and critiqued through engagement with research and academic literature.

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

  • identify and frame a strategic educational issue. This will lead to the development of an educational argument for improvement. This issue is determined based on evidence. This evidence is gathered from a situational analysis of your educational context. This will be in tandem with an understanding of the wider local, national, and international policy context.
  • explore the use of the Standard for Headship as a way of engaging in systematic self-evaluation. It will also support the planning of ongoing professional learning.

Assignments / assessment

  • 2,000-word piece of coursework (100%)

This module must be passed to progress on to PD50234 - the second module in the Into Headship Programme.

This module does not have a final exam.

Teaching methods / timetable

  • lectures
  • workshops
  • discussions
  • engaging with scenarios
  • talks by invited speakers
  • question and answer opportunities
  • one-to-one tutorials are utilised.

These will be accompanied by a national Into Headship Launch Conference held in September. This is hosted by Education Scotland's Professional Learning and Leadership Directorate (EDSPLL).

There are no taught sessions during the school holidays.

Module lead