MBA Educational Leadership

Through an active blended learning approach, this module introduces you to a breadth of leadership theories that apply to your own educational context and specialty. This innovative module reflectively connects workforce psychology and educational leadership to develop leader reflexivity, agency and key insights that contribute to improving both individual and organisational performance through a socially just mind-set.

This module will delve into the complex interplay between leadership in education, policy-making, and education practice. It will provide an in-depth analysis of the theoretical foundations of educational policy, placing it in the wider societal, historical, and cultural contexts. The module will examine how power influences educational systems and outcomes by using case studies for a hands-on understanding.

You will scrutinise leadership roles, their interplay with policies, and how these factors mould educational practice. The module will then apply relevant theoretical concepts to real-world educational contexts, demonstrating students' comprehension of how policy and leadership affect educational practice. Various learning methods, such as discussions, case study evaluations, and practical problem-solving, will be utilised throughout the module.

This approach aims to help you gain a well-rounded understanding of how policy and leadership influence educational practice. This knowledge and skills acquired can be applied to a broad range of educational environments.

This module uses innovative pedagogical approaches, that include active learning and reflective practice, to introduce you to theories of strategy formulation, implementation and change. The module will equip students to practically apply external and internal analysis, use business methods, tools and models to identify needs for change, and initiate it within educational settings to maintain advantage and generate impact.

This module will provide an opportunity for you to critically engage with a range of research approaches. You will engage with a range of formative and summative assessment tasks to develop your understanding of education research, including online quizzes, discussions, and collaborative tasks.

In this module, you will develop your knowledge and skills to:
- Analyse financial performance in the education sector
- Measure and evaluate the impact within the digital and technology spheres
- Assess the business in terms of business, organisational and IT strategies
- Use big data analytics to bring transparency to decision making, therefore improving and transforming their organisations

The module will be delivered through an immersive face-to-face teaching and learning experience, that will take place over four consecutive days at the university. You will have the opportunity for experiential learning both in and outside of the classroom environment. Delivery will draw on visiting expert practitioners to enrich the learning experience and to ensure breadth and balance to the immersive model.

Working with creative techniques and using reflective practice, this module introduces you to theories of socially just leadership from your local setting to the wider geographical region. The module will develop students' practical leadership skills and consider ethical leadership approaches that are specific to your context, consider methods and models to identify specific needs within educational settings and prioritise working ethically with people and communities to generate sustainable impact.

Working with scholarly practitioners, this module will critically analyse and evaluate strategic marketing and communication approaches to develop practical skills. In addition, reviewing the nature of contemporary integrated marketing communications; understanding the settings partners and stakeholders; identifying strategies for managing image and reputation; considering ethical practice in sustaining responsible stakeholder relationships connects the learner to their own context.

Through contextual learning approaches, you will explore how organisations behave, critically evaluate theoretical perspectives and consider how to enhance performance within your own settings. You will look at real life case studies in addition to considering theories and models. You will critically reflect on your own organisation and consider how you can blend theory and practice in order to benefit your setting.

The individual final project provides an opportunity for you to create value within your organisation that connects to your leadership role, measurable as a culmination of your learning experience. There will be a focus on the evaluation and impact of the project within both the organisation and for the people and communities served. Learning will be applied to a real workplace issue, to develop a well considered and connected strategy that demonstrates impact within the organisation and beyond. Line managers will sponsor the final projects, in recognition of the potential to add value to the organisation.

The module will utilise an active blended learning strategy, with students participating in two live online synchronous learning days, undertaking timetabled tutorials with a Leadership Tutor, and engaging with a range of asynchronous learning materials over the duration of a semester. You will receive the ongoing support of the Leadership Tutor on a one-to-one basis as you design and deliver the project.