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EDUC3382: Future Leaders

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Type	Tied
Level	3
Credits	40
Availability	Available in 2023/24
Module Cap	None.
Location	Durham
Department	Education

Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None

Excluded Combinations of Modules

None

Aims

To deepen and extend students' knowledge and understanding of the role of the subject leader within the primary school.
To develop an understanding of important current initiatives and curriculum legislation.
To support students in developing an understanding of themselves as leaders.
To support students in their employability and graduate attributes in preparation for transition to Early Career Teachers.

Content

Exploring the role and responsibilities of the Subject Lead and the features of effective leadership in education.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge:

Understanding the role of subject leadership in primary schools.
Begin to know the key ideas related to subject leadership in the primary school.

Subject-specific Skills:

Develop an informed and critical awareness of the complexities of subject leadership in primary schools;
Critically reflect the role of subject and leadership in relation to education;
Evaluate and critique systems and processes in regard to subject leadership in the primary school;
Critically analyse literature on educational issues relevant to subject leadership in the primary context.

Key Skills:

Communicate ideas, principles and theories effectively in written and oral form.
Work collaboratively with peers.
Engage in peer - and self - assessment.
Manage time and work to deadlines.
Construct and sustain a reasoned argument.
Evaluate and make use of information from a variety of sources.
Engage in critical reflection in one's own professional development in preparation for transition to Early Career Teacher and beyond into subject leadership.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Lectures, seminars and directed tasks will be used as appropriate to support students in developing their critical understanding of the role of the leader in the primary school.
All learning outcomes will be assessed appropriately via the assignments.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total	Monitored
Lectures	20	2 per week	1 hour	20	Yes
Tutorials / Seminars / Practicals	10	Weekly	2 hours	20	Yes
Directed Tasks	10	Weekly	2 hours	20	Yes
Preparation and Reading				340
Total				400

Summative Assessment

Component: Assignment		Component Weighting: 100%
Element	Length / Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Part 1: Written Essay & Portfolio	Essay - 2000 words. Portfolio - 1000 words or equivalent	70
Part 2: Academic Poster	1000 words equivalent	30

Formative Assessment

Formative feedback for a section of the written assignments will be provided through written feedback and formative feedback for the poster will be provided by peer feedback during a presentation.

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