Module EDUC3382: Future Leaders

Department: Education

EDUC3382: Future Leaders

Tied To

• X101: Primary Education
• X102: Primary Education (with Year Abroad)
• X103: Primary Education (with Placement Year)

Pre-requisites

Corequisites

Excluded Combinations

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

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

• 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 and engage with professional debate and educational research on issues relevant to subject leadership in the primary context.

• 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

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment

Formative feedback for a section of the written assignments will be provided through written feedback. Formative feedback for the poster will be provided via peer-review.