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Education

Teaching & 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.

Distance learning - overall workload

Remote live sessions for distance learning:
If you choose to study this course via distance learning, your weekly course timetable may include some evening and weekend live sessions.

We’ll support your independent online study through a combination of online activities, pre-recorded lectures and discussion boards on Microsoft Teams. This may be supplemented with evening and/or weekend online webinars which can be accessed from anywhere in the world via Microsoft Teams. We’ll offer occasional webinars and online drop-in sessions, at alternative times, to support you if you’re an international student living in a time zone outside the UK. You’ll be able to access recordings of sessions.

 

What you'll learn

Develop a critical awareness of models of coaching and mentoring as applied in educational settings.
This module will introduce you to some key ideas, issues and theoretical debates in education. You'll engage in exploratory discussions about the ways that these issues relate to the right of citizens and particularly children to education.
This module provides you with the tools to undertake methodological critiques and to interrogate research findings, with a key focus on the ethics of empirical research. Working within a community of practice, you’ll develop your own lines of enquiry rooted in a critical understanding of current literature and you’ll design and evaluate a research project which will form the basis of your dissertation proposal.
You will undertake an extended piece of work in an area of your own interest that is relevant to your professional practice.
Develop a critical awareness of models of coaching and mentoring as applied in educational settings.
This module will introduce you to some key ideas, issues and theoretical debates in education. You'll engage in exploratory discussions about the ways that these issues relate to the right of citizens and particularly children to education.
This module provides you with the tools to undertake methodological critiques and to interrogate research findings, with a key focus on the ethics of empirical research. Working within a community of practice, you’ll develop your own lines of enquiry rooted in a critical understanding of current literature and you’ll design and evaluate a research project which will form the basis of your dissertation proposal.
You will undertake an extended piece of work in an area of your own interest that is relevant to your professional practice.

What you'll learn

Critically examine current and pervasive ideas of leadership and management, particularly with regard to education and education-related contexts, and consider alternative perspectives that may challenge current notions.
Blending academic and professional knowledge, you'll identify, plan and critically evaluate an area suitable for small-scale development, based on the principles of inclusive practice.
An accreditation route for teachers and education professionals who have undertaken or are undertaking certificated or in-house professional learning courses, or similar professional development.
Explore an area of particular interest in relation to an aspect of education, methodology or professional development which will enhance professional understanding and practice.
This module will bring a critical advanced perspective to bear on the fields of ethnicity, migration (forced and unforced) and diaspora studies. You'll engage with ethnicity, migration and diaspora as local state and global concerns across a variety of historical and contemporary case study contexts.
Examine African descent decolonial viewpoints on race, culture, politics and identity, drawing on Black philosophical, political and social movement interventions from the Caribbean, the USA, Latin America and the UK.
Explore an area of particular interest in relation to an aspect of education, methodology or professional development which will enhance professional understanding and practice.
Blending academic and professional knowledge, you'll identify, plan and critically evaluate an area suitable for small-scale development, based on the principles of inclusive practice.
An accreditation route for teachers and education professionals who have undertaken or are undertaking certificated or in-house professional learning courses, or similar professional development.
This module will bring a critical advanced perspective to bear on the fields of ethnicity, migration (forced and unforced) and diaspora studies. You'll engage with ethnicity, migration and diaspora as local state and global concerns across a variety of historical and contemporary case study contexts.
Develop your understanding of different theoretical perspectives on literacy difficulties and dyslexia, including historical developments. Studying this module will provide you with a theoretical framework for understanding literacy difficulties and dyslexia within an inclusive context underpinned by social justice and equality of access. You'll be encouraged to critically analyse the factors thought to influence pupil learning and professional effectiveness from both child and adult points of view. You'll consider the wider implications of literacy difficulties and dyslexia within an inclusive and collaborative educational framework. This module will also enable you to critically consider a range of effective, research-based approaches and interventions that promote learning and participation amongst individuals with literacy difficulties and dyslexia. You'll examine strategies for making the curriculum more accessible.
Explore children's engagement with and participation in cultural phenomenon and cultural texts produced by and for children.
Deepen your understanding of the philosophy of ethics. You'll apply your understanding to practice in order to critically review education and leadership through an ethical framework. This will enable you to explore and illuminate the pressures placed on education providers/institutions and leaders in education settings, which can create conflict between self, society, and the system.
Examine African descent decolonial viewpoints on race, culture, politics and identity, drawing on Black philosophical, political and social movement interventions from the Caribbean, the USA, Latin America and the UK.
This module will enable you to reflect on current provision and practice for individuals and groups with autism. You'll draw on a range of effective, research-based approaches and interventions to design and implement a small-scale development within your professional setting. Your idea will promote inclusive learning and participation amongst individuals on the autism spectrum.
Learn to use dramatic story and ritual to inspire possibilities for social change when working with young people in challenging educational / community settings.
Critically examine current and pervasive ideas of leadership and management, particularly with regard to education and education-related contexts, and consider alternative perspectives that may challenge current notions.
Blending academic and professional knowledge, you'll identify, plan and critically evaluate an area suitable for small-scale development, based on the principles of inclusive practice.
An accreditation route for teachers and education professionals who have undertaken or are undertaking certificated or in-house professional learning courses, or similar professional development.
Explore an area of particular interest in relation to an aspect of education, methodology or professional development which will enhance professional understanding and practice.
This module will bring a critical advanced perspective to bear on the fields of ethnicity, migration (forced and unforced) and diaspora studies. You'll engage with ethnicity, migration and diaspora as local state and global concerns across a variety of historical and contemporary case study contexts.
Examine African descent decolonial viewpoints on race, culture, politics and identity, drawing on Black philosophical, political and social movement interventions from the Caribbean, the USA, Latin America and the UK.
Explore an area of particular interest in relation to an aspect of education, methodology or professional development which will enhance professional understanding and practice.
Blending academic and professional knowledge, you'll identify, plan and critically evaluate an area suitable for small-scale development, based on the principles of inclusive practice.
An accreditation route for teachers and education professionals who have undertaken or are undertaking certificated or in-house professional learning courses, or similar professional development.
This module will bring a critical advanced perspective to bear on the fields of ethnicity, migration (forced and unforced) and diaspora studies. You'll engage with ethnicity, migration and diaspora as local state and global concerns across a variety of historical and contemporary case study contexts.
Develop your understanding of different theoretical perspectives on literacy difficulties and dyslexia, including historical developments. Studying this module will provide you with a theoretical framework for understanding literacy difficulties and dyslexia within an inclusive context underpinned by social justice and equality of access. You'll be encouraged to critically analyse the factors thought to influence pupil learning and professional effectiveness from both child and adult points of view. You'll consider the wider implications of literacy difficulties and dyslexia within an inclusive and collaborative educational framework. This module will also enable you to critically consider a range of effective, research-based approaches and interventions that promote learning and participation amongst individuals with literacy difficulties and dyslexia. You'll examine strategies for making the curriculum more accessible.
Explore children's engagement with and participation in cultural phenomenon and cultural texts produced by and for children.
Deepen your understanding of the philosophy of ethics. You'll apply your understanding to practice in order to critically review education and leadership through an ethical framework. This will enable you to explore and illuminate the pressures placed on education providers/institutions and leaders in education settings, which can create conflict between self, society, and the system.
Examine African descent decolonial viewpoints on race, culture, politics and identity, drawing on Black philosophical, political and social movement interventions from the Caribbean, the USA, Latin America and the UK.
This module will enable you to reflect on current provision and practice for individuals and groups with autism. You'll draw on a range of effective, research-based approaches and interventions to design and implement a small-scale development within your professional setting. Your idea will promote inclusive learning and participation amongst individuals on the autism spectrum.
Learn to use dramatic story and ritual to inspire possibilities for social change when working with young people in challenging educational / community settings.