University of Leicester MSc Educational Leadership

The MSc in Educational Leadership programme is designed to meet the needs and interests of a wide spectrum of practitioners including teachers, school managers and educational professionals within both formal and informal education sectors, while keeping three key themes in mind - leadership, learning and change.

The course is relevant to a wide range of practitioners in diverse settings internationally who work in an educational setting and have an interest in how leadership and learning are connected in driving change and improving outcomes.

Throughout the course, students are supported in developing a flexible set of professional inquiry skills to inform practice in their work setting.

Personal development will equip graduates to lead change in their respective organisations.

Applicants should normally be teachers or working in the English Language Teaching (ELT) field, with at least a second class honours degree or its equivalent from a non-UK university (GPA 3.0 or above) plus two years’ full time english language teaching experience.

Those who are not native speakers of English need to have a proficiency level equivalent to GCSE Grade C, IELTS 6.5 (minimum of 6.0 in each element) or TOEFL 575 paper/IBT 90 (including a minimum of 4.0 in the TWE); Cambridge Proficiency Grade C or above.

Students will develop a Professional Development Portfolio, which can be used to underpin applications for promotions and new career pathways in educational leadership.

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