Leadership in STEM Education

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Leadership in STEM Education 

Sponsorship cost: £1500

 

A 12-month professional learning (PL) programme that provides leadership opportunities at the whole school level, developing the leadership skills and experiences of participants while seeking to improve the way in which STEM is delivered in their school.

Over the course of the programme, participants will receive input across several areas, including National STEM policy, leadership in schools, Health and Safety, carrying out Self-evaluations of their centre and more.

Course participants will also complete a Critical Collaborative Professional Enquiry (CCPE) on a subject of their own, with direction and support from external professionals in academia. They will present their findings at a showcase event at the end of the programme to the other cohort delegates.

The Leadership in STEM programme is open to all primary and secondary practitioners from the classroom level through to senior management.

Participating practitioners will complete 6 Units over the year:

  • Unit 1: The STEM Policy Landscape – working with the main policies, drivers and people behind education in Scotland.
  • Unit 2: Leadership Theory – building an understanding of the true meaning of leadership.
  • Unit 3: Developing Leadership Skills – developing your own leadership skills, qualities and behaviours and preparing for a leadership role.
  • Unit 4: Professional Enquiry – Stage 1 planning the enquiry and formulating the question.
  • Unit 5: Professional Enquiry – Stage 2 carrying out the enquiry, gathering and processing the data.
  • Unit 6: Enrichment Courses - exploring wider policies and programmes linked to STEM education in Scotland.

 

Some of the activities involved in this course are:

  • · Developing academic writing skills and engaging with publications at Masters Level
  • · Exploring key current educational policies in STEM and measuring their impact
  • · Carrying out self-evaluation and improvement activities in their centre
  • · Developing and understanding management and leadership skills, theory and practice
  • · Analysing their own leadership skills and potential through the views of themselves and others
  • · Investigating the range of STEM engagement opportunities that exist in Scotland and how they can   impact and enhance the learner journey
  • · Completing a professional enquiry on a key area relevant to their setting

“This course is invaluable for any practitioners interested in leading STEM activities and providing further STEM opportunities in their centre. From exploring the National priorities in STEM to gaining valuable insight into your own leadership qualities, the content is well thought out and relevant, with delivery from excellent external speakers.

Quote from a previous delegate:

'As an experienced Principal Teacher, I have benefited enormously from all aspects of this course and would highly recommend this to anyone, no matter where they are on their Leadership journey.

Spanning around 160 hours, the course covers a broad range of professional learning topics. Aligned to the GTCS standards for career-long professional learning and middle leadership means the content and learning is set at SCQF Level 11.

The course also carries Professional Recognition Accreditation from GTCS, an award that recognises the enhanced, significant, sustained and reflective enquiry a teacher has undertaken and the development of their professional learning in a particular area.

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