Postgraduate Module Descriptor


EFPM911: Educational Leadership and Management

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

How this Module is Assessed

In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.

Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.

Form of assessmentSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Critical reflection: Leading and managing2,500 words equivalent1-7Written tutor feedback

Summative Assessment

A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.

CourseworkWritten examsPractical exams
10000

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Form of assessment% of creditSize of the assessment (eg length / duration)ILOs assessedFeedback method
Essay: Critical reflection upon leadership1005,000 words 1-11Written and tutor feedback

Re-assessment

Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.

Original form of assessmentForm of re-assessmentILOs re-assessedTimescale for re-assessment
Essay: Critical reflection upon leadership5,000 words1-116 weeks

Indicative Reading List

This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.

Gronn, P. (1999) The Making of Educational Leaders, London: Cassell

Gronn P. (2000) Distributed properties: A new architecture for leadership. Educational Management and Administration. 28(3), 317–338.

Hall, D., Moller, J., Schratz, M., and Serpieri, R. (2017) From welfarism to neo-liberalism: Conceptualising the diversity of leadership models in Europe. In: Waite, D. and Bogotch, I. (eds) The International Handbook of Educational Leadership, Hoboken, NJ: Wiley-Blackwell Publishers.

Hall, D. (2013) Drawing a Veil over Managerialism: Leadership and the Discursive Disguise of the New Public Management, Journal of Educational Administration and History, 45 (3), 267-282.

Ozga, J. (2009) Governing education through data in England: from regulation to self-evaluation, Journal of Education Policy, 24 (2),149-162.

Thomson, P. (2008) Headteacher critique and resistance: a challenge for policy, and for leadership/management scholars. Journal of Educational Administration andHistory, 40 (2), 85–100.