EDU8906 : NPQH Reflection on Professional Practice
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Professor Rene Koglbauer
- Owning School: Education, Communication & Language Sci
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
| Semester 3 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 20.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
To allow school leaders to reflect upon their school improvement work, using their National Professional Qualification for Headship as the focus. They contextualise this by making links between practice evidence, research evidence and theory in relevant fields.
Participants will be able to use the credits from this module against other qualifications: Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Leadership; MEd (Practitioner Enquiry); MEd (Practitioner Enquiry) Leadership.
Outline Of Syllabus
The module will cover the following six content areas:
• Strategy and Improvement with a focus on Personal Drive;
• Teaching and Curriculum Excellence with a focus on Commitment;
• Leading with Impact with a focus on Resilience;
• Working in Partnership with a focus on Collaboration;
• Managing Resources and Risks with a focus on Awareness;
• Increasing Capability with a focus on Integrity and Respect.
Teaching takes the form of facilitated synchronous and non-synchronous sessions on the NPQH programme. None of the sessions require central timetabling as all sessions are arranged
by the North Leadership Centre as part of the DfE NPQ provider status.
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placement/Study Abroad | Employer-based learning | 1 | 218:00 | 218:00 | Leadership learning in the workplace. |
| Guided Independent Study | Directed research and reading | 8 | 8:00 | 64:00 | Online sources for reading and reflection. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Workshops | 8 | 4:00 | 32:00 | Synchronous session with input from serving school leaders. |
| Guided Independent Study | Reflective learning activity | 12 | 3:00 | 36:00 | Non-synchronous structured reflection. |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 5 | 1:00 | 5:00 | 5 hours of synchronous coaching from an independent NETSP coach. |
| Guided Independent Study | Student-led group activity | 9 | 5:00 | 45:00 | Ongoing leadership learning experiences. |
| Total | 400:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
The virtual approach to learning recognises that students’ range of prior learning experiences will be as diverse as they are different. It provides differentiated opportunities for them to begin, complement and/or extend their learning about and through effective leadership practice at team level. Online materials will form the basis for each face-to-face day, facilitated by school leaders, at least one of which will be serving. Serving school leaders from a range of contexts will enable challenge and support at an appropriate level for each student. Pastoral support will be available through the Newcastle University North Leadership Centre administration team. Optional sessions to prepare assessment submissions will be led by the NETSP Programme Director and academic member of staff at Newcastle University. This approach helps to deliver the learning outcomes at the level of the individual. It also allows possibilities for networking, collaboration, peer support and continuous learning.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | 1 | A | 100 | Contextual evidence & practical reflection on leadership practice of in-school initiative. 6,500 words+ video recorded presentation |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
Students will include supporting documents/material in appendices of their portfolio (5,000 words) from their work in school as evidence of the module’s learning outcomes (knowledge and skills). Their written accounts of the initiative will be evidence of their applied learning about leadership practice. It will include evidence of critical thinking around key issues for their on-going personal professional development.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- EDU8906's Timetable