Education (Innovation In Learning and Teaching)

At least two modules from the following list (30 credits):

Innovation in Curriculum Design
This module has been written for educational practitioners who wish to explore innovative ways of promoting excellence in curriculum design. Students will not only consider what is meant by 'curriculum design' in a range of contexts but will also consider its purpose, audience and stakeholders.  

Developing Digital Competence
This module can be studied as an elective as part of any of the MA Education pathways. As well as focusing on the use of technology for learning in formal and informal contexts, it will address the challenges of leading institutional self-review and development of technology enhanced learning and teaching. 

Developing Learning in Organisations
The module is designed to support and extend the professional development of existing and aspiring middle leaders as well as classroom practitioners. It will critique current and past classroom practice and in doing so explore and evaluate the theories of learning and what constitutes effective teaching and will consider the manageability of assessment and the problems associated with whole school consistency of practice.

International Perspectives on Early Childhood
Coupled with the significant pedagogical developments, policy and research in the field of early years, this module has been designed for students to advance their knowledge and understanding of the paradigms of child early childhood education and care

One, or two, modules from the following list, as required, to secure 180 credits:

SEN/ ALN: Context and Concepts:
This module will provide students with an opportunity to explore a wide range of perspectives on SEN/ALN and inclusion for children, young people and adults. The module is suited to those who work within education, health, social care and voluntary sector.

Dyslexia: Theory and Assessment:
This is the first of the two British Dyslexia Association (BDA) accredited modules. This module addresses the aetiologies, manifestations and implications of specific learning difficulties (dyslexia), including its complexity, diversity and potential for co-occurrence.

Dyslexia: Linking Theory, Assessment and Practice:
This is the second of the optional BDA accredited modules which builds on the knowledge and practice of assessment studied in the previous module. Students are introduced to the principles of multi-sensory learning and teaching approaches and consider the need for a structured, cumulative and systematic intervention programme.

Leading and Managing SEN/ ALN:
The module aims to provide educational practitioners with the opportunity to undertake systematic reflection on their values and their professional practice in order to improve the experience and outcomes of children and young people and adults with SEN/ALN. Content such as person-centred planning together with collaborative working practice are features of this module. 

Autism: Context and Concepts:
This module aims to evaluate current theories of autism and explore the implications of these for autistic individuals, families and practitioners. It will seek to deepen student knowledge and understanding of the sensory perceptual differences of autism and consider the ways in which these may give rise to a different way of being in the world.

CAMH: Context and Concepts:
This module introduces students to the context and organisation of CAMHS in the United Kingdom and key concepts in CAMH such as risk and resilience. Subsequent sessions look in more detail at particular Mental Health Difficulties.

Developing People in Organisations:
The course is designed to support and extend the professional development of existing and aspiring middle leaders as well as support and extend the development of those in related fields. It will draw on current thinking within the field of leadership and management and its application to secure whole institution improvement. 

Managing and Supporting CAMH and SEBD:
This module focuses on the theory that underpins practice in this area of work. The module start by looking at conceptual issues in relation to CAMH and SEBD, and then goes on to examine how theory impacts on interventions in different models (therapeutic, behaviourist and bio-psycho-social).

Managing and Supporting Autism:
This module is designed for those who are or aspire to be in professional practice and who want to develop their knowledge and understanding of current evidence about best practice in relation to managing and supporting autism.

Working with Vulnerable Groups:
This module starts by examining contemporary models of childhood and adolescence and introducing the concepts of vulnerability, risk and resilience. These sessions on Childhood in the 21st Century, Children in the Digital World and Safeguarding set the scene for more specific case studies of vulnerable groups.