Education (Advanced Practice) MA

The Education (Advanced Practice) MA will support you in solving the challenges you have identified in your own practice settings. It has been designed to help you respond to professional needs and develop leadership skills. The Education (Advanced Practice) MA focuses on learning and the relationship developed between professionals and their learners. You will examine current knowledge about theories and practices in education. You will also be encouraged to explore, enhance and innovate in education. During the course, you are able to explore any subject (e.g. PE, the Arts) or dimension (e.g. special needs, leadership). You will study educational practice through a variety of lenses. This includes learning, assessment, the curriculum and action research. The course responds to the needs of educational practitioners in both UK and international settings. Skills developed are fully transferrable to different contexts and settings. Therefore, it is relevant for teachers as well as other education professionals. The award has been developed for those who work in settings that have some educational element. This could include teaching a subject, mentoring a colleague, managing a placement or working alongside colleagues to support learning. It is therefore relevant to a variety of careers. For example, teaching and lecturing as well as those in other professions such as medicine, the police force and librarians. This programme is also available on a modular (flexible) basis, with a duration of 5 calendar years.

Normally a minimum of a second-class Bachelor’s degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, or a teaching qualification (Qualified Teacher Status or equivalent) with two years’ practical experience is required. Applicants with alternative qualifications may wish to consider the Graduate Diploma route.