Module Catalogue 2024/25

Pre Requisite Comment

Completion of NPQSL programme

Co Requisite Comment

Attendance at Tutorials as appropriate

Aims

In line with national developments, initiated by UCET and the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL), this assignment leads to Level M accreditation of the NPQSL qualification. The aim behind this is to increase recruitment onto our PGCert and MEd/MA programme.

Students reflect upon their school improvement work, using their National Professional Qualification for Senior Leadership as the focus. They contextualise this by making links between practice evidence, research evidence and theory in relevant fields. Students select a focus based either on their senior leadership of a whole school initiative, or the nature of the initiative itself. Students might also use their in-school project as a focus of their assignment.

Outline Of Syllabus

The module is not taught, but student reflection and resulting written work is supported through face to face and email tutorials.

Intended Knowledge Outcomes

To build upon work complete on the NPQSL programme, by using this as a context for the development of capacity as a reflective practitioner.

To develop an effective practice-based understanding of issues in middle leadership in schools and in the implementation and management of educational change at middle leader's level, including the professional development of teachers, and know how to address some of these issues.

Intended Skill Outcomes

As per Level M assessment criteria.
Employ an increased range of strategies to evaluating their own performance as teacher and leader (linked to Teachers’ Professional Standard C7).
Apply enhanced professional knowledge and understanding to problem solving / management of change situations in their own work context.
Improve professional practice through enquiry, reflection, and evaluation.

Teaching Rationale And Relationship

N/A

Assessment Rationale And Relationship

A 3500 word critical commentary upon a chosen aspects of the NPQSL in-school project(s) completed during the NPQSL programme or a critical reflection on aspects of the NPQSL programme with a focus on their own practice/development as a senior leader.

This assignment is designed to critically and academically reflect on NPQSL programme

Students are not expected to complete this assignment without tutorial support, both face to face and on-line.

General Notes

N/A