Management in Education Organisations

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the core principles of management theories and research in education organisations, and examine the applicability of core management practices to educational institutions 

• Critically evaluate your own work skills, practices, and development
• Locate and synthesize information from a range of academic and practitioner literature
• Critically evaluate the relationship between organisational structure and governance, human resource management, decision making and strategic planning for institutional development
• Develop an understanding on school improvement management metrics at the level of the Local Authority / School Board
• Apply relevant theories to continuing professional development
• Demonstrate understanding of the role and impact of Professional Learning Communities on teaching practice and student learning.

The content of the module will typically cover:

• Principles of management theories and their application to education
• Understanding organizational structures and governance in education
• Managing people & Human Resource Management
• Examining the concepts of strategy, planning, decision-making in education organisations
• Developing metrics for school management
• Exploring the role of Professional Learning Communities
• Examining Continuing Professional Development, Mentoring & Coaching and their impact upon staff development.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat

An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.