MASTER OF ARTS EDUCATION LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (Kingston International College)

The Master of the Arts Education Leadership and Management is an innovative programme that allows learners to approach education as a multi-dimensional discipline, exploring educational issues through economic, social, political and professional lenses. The programme is aimed at educationalists, not only those working in school settings but also those wishing to prepare for original research at postgraduate level, or seeking a career in education leadership and management, policy making, educational consultancy and the civil service.

The programme is ideal for individuals looking to develop advanced critical and theoretical perspectives on a broad range of educational matters in a national and international context; it provides an excellent opportunity for learners to develop both intellectually and professionally. For example, the practice-focused modules, such as 'Reflecting on Practice', will allow learners to reflect critically on aspects of learners’ own practice, and widen learners’ understanding of the latest teaching developments and education research at local, regional, national and international levels. Modules such as 'Comparative Education’ will enable learners to explore the changing world of education in the context of social, political, economic and cultural globalisation. Modules such as 'Leading in a Complex World' and 'People, Work and Organisations' will address the needs of executives and managers in today's dynamic environment by focusing on strategic leadership in the context of complexity and change, as well as organisational management.

Undertaking the programme will enable learners to demonstrate to employers a level of critical and intellectual rigour, which can place them at the forefront of key educational careers. Learners will have the opportunity to demonstrate the capacity for sustained and systematic engagement with current evidence-driven curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, international education developments, leadership and management and contemporary policy matters. This can potentially put our learners in a stronger position for progression, promotion and leadership in education.