Senior Leader Apprenticeship (Educational Leadership and Management) (Distance Learning) Postgraduate Diploma - PgDip

Overview
Step up into senior leadership and management within the education sector with this PgDip Senior Leader Apprenticeship (Educational Leadership and Management).

You'll learn everything you need to upgrade your current professional role in education, training or learning, thanks to this course's combination of academic study and experiential learning in your workplace. Choose to study on campus at the University or online by distance learning. What's more, the Government or your employer pay your tuition fees – so it doesn’t cost you anything.

You'll develop skills in strategic decision making at a senior level, as well as critical analysis of policy and human resource management.

When you graduate, you'll have an expert view of educational leadership and management, ready to make a positive impact in this ever-evolving field.

Course highlights
Explore key themes in current educational management research and professional practice
Apply what you learn in your current workplace straight away, maximising its impact and ensuring your learning is meaningful and relevant
Learn from lecturers with wide ranging experience who are currently active in education research
Access our Library resources, including electronic resources which you can access from anywhere with a web connection
Work at your own pace, in your own time, with access to our study resources and interactive online learning materials for distance learners
Receive and discuss feedback with lecturers and other students (accessible via web-based chat forums for distance learners)
Network with other students on the course to share ideas, knowledge, experience and contacts

How you'll spend your time
We recognise that you'll probably be juggling more demands when you do your postgraduate course, as you may be working or you may have family responsibilities.

We'll give you as much indication here as we can of how much time you'll need to spend in on-campus or in online lectures and seminars and how many hours you can expect to spend in self-directed study, but please note that these indications are always subject to change.

Teaching
Postgraduate study is deeper and more specialised than an undergraduate degree. This means you'll focus on something that really matters to you and your career as you work closely with academics committed to the subject.

You'll spend more time in independent study and research than you did for your undergraduate degree. If you choose campus based study, the majority of your teaching time will be in-person and face-to-face.

Course structure
This PgDip will take:

2 years (part-time study)
On this apprenticeship, you'll work four days and study one day during your working week. You'll also be expected to study out of work time.

If you study on campus, you can expect:

most lectures to take place in the evening
some networking events, taking place during normal working hours or in the evening
If you study by distance learning, you can expect:

all core material available online at all times so you can create your own study schedule around work or other commitments
most online lectures to take place in the evening
some online networking events, taking place during normal working hours or in the evening

Career development
You can put the skills you’ll learn on this course to use wherever your educational leadership and management career takes you.

It's ideal preparation for a leadership career in education settings, such as schools, colleges, public and private sector training providers.

You could go on to senior educational management roles, including deputy head or headteacher. You'll also be equipped for many other career pathways in larger organisations, or for doctoral study.

You could also top up your PgDip with a dissertation module to achieve a full MSc Educational Leadership and Management.