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Leeds Beckett University - City Campus,
Woodhouse Lane,
LS1 3HE
Course overview
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L27 -
Distance Learning -
Full-Time -
1 Year -
20 Sep 2027
Turn your experience into greater impact
You already make a difference to learners. Take the next step in your education journey and develop the knowledge, confidence, and expertise to transform learning experiences and support positive change.
Designed for teaching assistants who have completed a Level 5 Teaching Assistant apprenticeship or FdA in Learning Support, this online degree in transforming education will develop you as a knowledgeable, reflective, and innovative practitioner. You’ll explore how people learn and develop, critically examine educational practice, and discover how inclusive, evidence-informed, and digitally-enabled approaches can help learners thrive.
You’ll learn to analyse learning environments, design effective interventions, and adapt your approach to meet diverse needs. By exploring education policy, professional roles, and organisational structures, you’ll also develop the confidence to question existing practice, make informed decisions, and contribute to meaningful change.
As part of this course, you’ll:
- Apply learning and development theory to support students of different ages, backgrounds, and abilities
- Plan, deliver, and evaluate learning using evidence-informed approaches that promote engagement, independence, and progression
- Build positive learning relationships and collaborate with educators and other professionals
- Develop inclusive approaches that reduce barriers to learning and respond to SEND and additional learning needs
- Reflect critically on your practice, using evidence and professional insight to improve your effectiveness and support your continuing development
Learn, connect, and transform your practice
Study online and take your learning straight into your professional practice. Designed with working education professionals in mind, this flexible degree enables you to develop your knowledge and skills while continuing to build experience in your current role. With part-time and full-time study options available, you can choose a pace that works for you and your career.
Join the Carnegie community
You’ll become part of the Carnegie community within our Carnegie School of Education, learning alongside students from a range of education and teacher training programmes. Through online learning, discussion, and collaboration, you’ll share ideas and perspectives with fellow education professionals while developing your own practice.
Research-led learning
Your learning is informed by the latest research and focused on the challenges facing education today. You’ll explore inclusive practice, digital pedagogies, learning and development, and evidence-informed approaches, considering how they can be applied in real educational and professional contexts.
Make a difference
By questioning practice, removing barriers, and enhancing learner experiences, you’ll gain the confidence to share your knowledge – transforming education and making a meaningful impact wherever your career leads.
Why study the BEd Supporting and Transforming Learning degree at Leeds Beckett University?
- Build on your experience – designed for teaching assistants and education professionals, this degree enables you to take your professional development further
- Develop your influence – build the confidence, knowledge, and professional skills to take on greater responsibility, contribute to educational decision-making, and help shape positive change in your setting
- Study around your career – flexible online learning, with part-time and full-time options, enabling you to develop your knowledge and skills while continuing in your current role
- Transform learning experiences – explore inclusive approaches that help you remove barriers, support diverse learners, and improve educational outcomes
- Learn with Carnegie School of Education – join a supportive online community alongside fellow education professionals, with teaching informed by the latest research
Everything you need to know
Discover all there is to know about the course, from entry requirements and fees to exploring the school you’ll be joining - we’ve got it covered.
Entry requirements
If you’re unsure how to work out your UCAS points we have a UCAS Tariff Calculator which will do it for you. All you need to do is enter your qualifications and let the UCAS Tariff Calculator do the maths.
We have welcomed students from over 140 countries to study at Leeds Beckett University. If you are interested in studying with us you can find all the information you need about entry requirements and how to apply on our country specific pages.
Entry requirements
Applicants should either have a HND, Foundation degree or an equivalent award of 120 level 5 credit points in Education or in a Learning Support related field.
All applicants should also be able to evidence current employment or weekly volunteering in an educational setting.
All applications should be supported by a reference, either academic or professional; a template can be accessed at this link.
All applicants should satisfy our English Language requirements. Please note the IELTS requirement for this course are IELTS 6.0 with no skill below 5.5. Further details about acceptable equivalent qualifications can be found on our International Student information pages.
GCSEs
GCSE English Language at Grade 4 or above (Grade C for GCSEs taken before 2017) or equivalent. Key Skills Level 2, Functional Skills Level 2 and the Certificate in Adult Literacy are accepted in place of GCSEs.Access to HE Diploma
Pass overall with a minimum of 112 UCAS tariff points.T Levels
Pass overall with a minimum of 112 UCAS tariff points, including a C or above on the core.Scottish Awards
112 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 4 Highers of which at least 2 must be grade B or above.Irish Leaving Certificate
112 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 5 subjects at higher level of which at least 3 must be grade H3 or above.International baccalaureate
112 tariff points or a score of 28 from the IB diploma. This should include a minimum of 3 Highers with 2 at grade H5 or above.IELTS
All applicants should satisfy our English Language requirements. Please note the IELTS requirement for this course are IELTS 6.0 with no skill below 5.5. Further details about acceptable equivalent qualifications can be found on our International Student information pages.
Selection Criteria
We may use selection criteria based on your personal attributes; experience and/or commitment to the area of study. This information will be derived from your personal statement and reference and will only be used if you have met the general entry requirements.
We have welcomed students from over 140 countries to study at Leeds Beckett University. If you are interested in studying with us you can find all the information you need about entry requirements and how to apply on our country specific pages.
Applicants should either have a HND, Foundation degree or an equivalent award of 120 level 5 credit points in Education or in a Learning Support related field.
All applicants should also be able to evidence current employment or weekly volunteering in an educational setting.
All applications should be supported by a reference, either academic or professional; a template can be accessed at this link.
All applicants should satisfy our English Language requirements. Please note the IELTS requirement for this course are IELTS 6.0 with no skill below 5.5. Further details about acceptable equivalent qualifications can be found on our International Student information pages.
International baccalaureate
112 tariff points or a score of 28 from the IB diploma. This should include a minimum of 3 Highers with 2 at grade H5 or above.IELTS
All applicants should satisfy our English Language requirements. Please note the IELTS requirement for this course are IELTS 6.0 with no skill below 5.5. Further details about acceptable equivalent qualifications can be found on our International Student information pages.
Selection Criteria
We may use selection criteria based on your personal attributes; experience and/or commitment to the area of study. This information will be derived from your personal statement and reference and will only be used if you have met the general entry requirements.
Additional entry requirements:
Verify your qualifications
If you are an international student, we can help you to compare and verify your qualifications. Please contact our International Office on +44 (0)113 812 1111 09.00 to 17.00 Mon-Thurs / 09.00 to 16.30 Fri GMT or email internationaloffice@leedsbeckett.ac.uk.Need to improve your English Language skills?
Don't worry if you don't have the level of English required for your chosen course. We offer a wide range of courses which have been designed to help you to improve your qualifications and English language ability, most of which are accredited by the British Council. Check your English and find out more about our English courses.More questions?
No matter what your questions, we are here to answer them, visit our International website to get more information and find out about our online open days.Independent study is a crucial part of learning at university and you will be required to undertake many hours of self-directed research and reading, and preparation and writing of assessments. Your course is delivered through a number of modules, which will help you to plan your time and establish a study routine. Outside of your lectures, workshops and tutorials, a range of support is available to assist with your independent study. Our subject-specific librarians will be on hand to direct you to the specialist learning and study-skill resources. You’ll also be assigned an academic advisor to give you tailored feedback and support.
Modules, teaching and learning
Distance learning
We understand that full-time study does not suit everyone. That’s why we offer courses which give you the opportunity to decide where, when and how you can get involved in learning. Studying a distance learning course offers the convenience and flexibility to make education work for you. Whether you’d like to fit your studies around childcare, develop your skills while working or, quite simply, want to learn from the comfort of your own home, we can help you gain a qualification at a time and pace that suits your lifestyle.
Like our students on campus, you’ll have the same excellent teaching and learning resources, however you’ll find these online instead of a lecture theatre. Not only are all the modules taught online, but you’ll also have access to an online community and more than 140,000 books and journals in our online library.
Technical requirements for distance learning study are detailed in the full guide. Visit our distance learning website for more information.
Overall workload
Each module on our distance learning courses is individually designed to maximise your learning so study requirements will vary. If you choose to study this course by distance learning, as a general guideline, you’ll need to allocate around 10 hours per week to complete each module. You’ll also need a further five hours for additional reading and assignments. However, this may vary depending on the module. Teaching and learning will be delivered using a range of interactive resources. This typically includes audio and video content, group discussions, reflective exercises, quizzes, online reading and much more. All these resources are delivered through our Virtual Learning Environment and can be accessed at a time and place that suits you.
What you'll learn
Explore how mental health policy and practice influence wellbeing across educational settings. You'll consider how leadership decisions, teaching, curriculum, and learning environments can affect the wellbeing of learners, staff, and other members of the education community. By examining education systems, including policy, resources, culture, and accountability, you'll develop the knowledge to make ethical decisions and contribute to mentally healthy, supportive learning environments.
Discover how different approaches can help you create learning environments where everyone can participate, communicate, and thrive. Drawing on Universal Design for Learning and Inclusive Pedagogy, you'll explore practical ways to support diverse learners and remove barriers to participation. You'll focus on three interrelated themes: building communication-rich learning environments; supporting working memory and executive function in inclusive learning environments; and creating sensory-friendly learning environments.
Explore how artificial intelligence (AI) could transform the way we teach, learn, and design educational experiences. You'll consider how AI can be used thoughtfully and ethically to enhance engagement, personalisation, and learner agency, while critically examining its role within education. You'll explore AI as a pedagogical partner, considering applications such as formative assessment, adaptive feedback, collaborative learning, and inclusive practice. Through critical analysis, reflection, and hands-on experimentation with AI tools, you'll develop skills to design meaningful, evidence-informed learning experiences.
Put your interests into practice as you explore a topic or area of education that matters to you. You'll undertake a substantial piece of research or an extended literature review, drawing on ideas and evidence from an established body of academic literature. Building on the research skills you've developed throughout your degree, you’ll strengthen your ability to investigate a topic in depth, evaluate relevant evidence, and communicate your findings. You'll be supported throughout the project by academic supervision as you develop and present your work.
Explore how mental health policy and practice influence wellbeing across educational settings. You'll consider how leadership decisions, teaching, curriculum, and learning environments can affect the wellbeing of learners, staff, and other members of the education community. By examining education systems, including policy, resources, culture, and accountability, you'll develop the knowledge to make ethical decisions and contribute to mentally healthy, supportive learning environments.
Discover how different approaches can help you create learning environments where everyone can participate, communicate, and thrive. Drawing on Universal Design for Learning and Inclusive Pedagogy, you'll explore practical ways to support diverse learners and remove barriers to participation. You'll focus on three interrelated themes: building communication-rich learning environments; supporting working memory and executive function in inclusive learning environments; and creating sensory-friendly learning environments.
What you'll learn
As an educational practitioner, or someone aspiring to work in education, you’ll explore the dynamics of leadership within educational settings. You'll examine key leadership theories and models and consider how they can be applied to real educational contexts. By exploring different leadership styles, you'll consider how these can influence relationships, learning, and educational improvement, developing your understanding of what effective and authentic leadership can look like in practice.
Put your interests into practice as you explore a topic or area of education that matters to you. You'll undertake a substantial piece of research or an extended literature review, drawing on ideas and evidence from an established body of academic literature. Building on the research skills you've developed throughout your degree, you’ll strengthen your ability to investigate a topic in depth, evaluate relevant evidence, and communicate your findings. You'll be supported throughout the project by academic supervision as you develop and present your work.
Discover how different approaches can help you create learning environments where everyone can participate, communicate, and thrive. Drawing on Universal Design for Learning and Inclusive Pedagogy, you'll explore practical ways to support diverse learners and remove barriers to participation. You'll focus on three interrelated themes: building communication-rich learning environments; supporting working memory and executive function in inclusive learning environments; and creating sensory-friendly learning environments.
Explore how artificial intelligence (AI) could transform the way we teach, learn, and design educational experiences. You'll consider how AI can be used thoughtfully and ethically to enhance engagement, personalisation, and learner agency, while critically examining its role within education. You'll explore AI as a pedagogical partner, considering applications such as formative assessment, adaptive feedback, collaborative learning, and inclusive practice. Through critical analysis, reflection, and hands-on experimentation with AI tools, you'll develop skills to design meaningful, evidence-informed learning experiences.
What you'll learn
As an educational practitioner, or someone aspiring to work in education, you’ll explore the dynamics of leadership within educational settings. You'll examine key leadership theories and models and consider how they can be applied to real educational contexts. By exploring different leadership styles, you'll consider how these can influence relationships, learning, and educational improvement, developing your understanding of what effective and authentic leadership can look like in practice.
Put your interests into practice as you explore a topic or area of education that matters to you. You'll undertake a substantial piece of research or an extended literature review, drawing on ideas and evidence from an established body of academic literature. Building on the research skills you've developed throughout your degree, you’ll strengthen your ability to investigate a topic in depth, evaluate relevant evidence, and communicate your findings. You'll be supported throughout the project by academic supervision as you develop and present your work.
What you'll learn
Put your interests into practice as you explore a topic or area of education that matters to you. You'll undertake a substantial piece of research or an extended literature review, drawing on ideas and evidence from an established body of academic literature. Building on the research skills you've developed throughout your degree, you’ll strengthen your ability to investigate a topic in depth, evaluate relevant evidence, and communicate your findings. You'll be supported throughout the project by academic supervision as you develop and present your work.
Fees and funding
Fees for this course are not yet confirmed.
Fees for this course are not yet confirmed.
Fees and funding
Fees for this course are not yet confirmed.
Additional course costs
Tuition Fees
Your tuition fees cover the cost of registration, tuition, academic supervision, assessments and examinations.
The following are also included in the cost of your course:
- 24/7 Library and student IT support
- Free wifi via eduroam
- Skills workshops and resources
- Library membership, giving access to more than 500,000 printed, multimedia and digital resources
- Access to software, including five free copies of Microsoft Office 365 to install on your PC,laptop and MAC, and access to free high-end software via the Leeds Beckett remote app
- Loan of high-end media equipment to support your studies
Other study-related expenses to consider: materials that you will need to complete your course such as books (whilst the library provides access to readings recommended for your modules, you may wish to purchase your own copies of some books); you can also make suggestions for books to be added to Library stock; placement costs (these may include travel expenses and living costs); student visas (international students only); printing, photocopying and stationery (you may need to pay for multiple copies of your dissertation or final project to be printed and bound); events associated with your course such as field trips; study abroad opportunities (travel costs and accommodation, visas and immunisations). Other costs could include academic conferences (travel costs) and professional-body membership (where applicable). The costs you will need to cover for graduation will include gown hire and guest tickets, and optional extras such as professional photography.
As well as your mobile phone, you will also need access to a desktop computer and/or laptop to complete assignments and access university online services such as MyBeckett, your virtual learning environment. You can book and borrow AV equipment through the media equipment service accessed online via the student hub and located in the library at each campus. Equipment includes: 360 Cameras, iPads, GoPros, MacBooks, portable data projectors, portable projection screens, flipchart stands, remote presenters, digital cameras and camcorders, SLR cameras, speakers, microphones, headphones, headsets, tripods, digital audio recorders and PC/laptops (a laptop loans service is provided on campus in the library on both campuses). Student laptops are also available from the laptop lockers located in the libraries.
This list is not exhaustive, costs are approximate and will vary depending on the choices you make during your course. Any rental, travel or living costs are also in addition to your course fees. If you choose to study via distance learning, you may not be able to access all of the facilities listed if you are not able to visit us on campus.
Fees for this course are not yet confirmed.
Additional course costs
Tuition Fees
Your tuition fees cover the cost of registration, tuition, academic supervision, assessments and examinations.
The following are also included in the cost of your course:
- 24/7 Library and student IT support
- Free wifi via eduroam
- Skills workshops and resources
- Library membership, giving access to more than 500,000 printed, multimedia and digital resources
- Access to software, including five free copies of Microsoft Office 365 to install on your PC,laptop and MAC, and access to free high-end software via the Leeds Beckett remote app
- Loan of high-end media equipment to support your studies
In many cases, costs associated with your course will be included in your course fee. However, in some cases there are ‘essential’ additional costs (those that you will be required to meet in addition to your course fee), and/or ‘optional’ additional costs (costs that are not required, but that you might choose to pay). We have included those essential or optional additional costs that relate to your course, below.
Other study-related expenses to consider: materials that you will need to complete your course such as books (whilst the library provides access to readings recommended for your modules, you may wish to purchase your own copies of some books); you can also make suggestions for books to be added to Library stock; placement costs (these may include travel expenses and living costs); student visas (international students only); printing, photocopying and stationery (you may need to pay for multiple copies of your dissertation or final project to be printed and bound); events associated with your course such as field trips; study abroad opportunities (travel costs and accommodation, visas and immunisations). Other costs could include academic conferences (travel costs) and professional-body membership (where applicable). The costs you will need to cover for graduation will include gown hire and guest tickets, and optional extras such as professional photography.
As well as your mobile phone, you will also need access to a desktop computer and/or laptop to complete assignments and access university online services such as MyBeckett, your virtual learning environment. You can book and borrow AV equipment through the media equipment service accessed online via the student hub and located in the library at each campus. Equipment includes: 360 Cameras, iPads, GoPros, MacBooks, portable data projectors, portable projection screens, flipchart stands, remote presenters, digital cameras and camcorders, SLR cameras, speakers, microphones, headphones, headsets, tripods, digital audio recorders and PC/laptops (a laptop loans service is provided on campus in the library on both campuses). Student laptops are also available from the laptop lockers located in the libraries.
This list is not exhaustive, costs are approximate and will vary depending on the choices you make during your course. Any rental, travel or living costs are also in addition to your course fees. If you choose to study via distance learning, you may not be able to access all of the facilities listed if you are not able to visit us on campus.
Scholarships and bursaries
We are committed to ensuring that an education at Leeds Beckett University is open to all. If you're thinking of joining us for undergraduate study, you may be eligible for a non-repayable scholarship or bursary to help with the cost of university. To find out if you are be eligible visit our scholarships and bursaries page.
We also offer a range of non-repayable scholarships for international students. To find out if you may be eligible visit our scholarships for international students page and select your home country from the drop-down list.
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