British Awards For Training and Higher Education

BATHE Level 7 Diploma in Educational Management and Leadership

Specifications

Qualification title:

BATHE Level 7 Diploma in Educational Management and Leadership

Qualification type:

Vocational Related Qualification (Higher Education)

Level:

7

Accreditation status:

Accredited

Credit Equivalency:

120

Progression routes:

Progress to a university partner to complete a dissertation to then receive a MSc in Educational Management and Leadership; the BATHE Level 8 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership; or directly into employment in an associated profession.

Availability:

UK and International

Modes of Delivery:

Full Time/ Part Time

Study Mode:

On Campus/ Distance learning/ Blended learning

Course Overview

The qualification has been created to develop learners’ understanding of policy, management theory and practice in education. It provides learners with an opportunity to engage with the challenges facing professionals and policy makers and will provide knowledge that underpins the ability to work as an effective manager in the education sector.

The qualification also combines both theoretical and practical knowledge in the education profession and will develop and enhance knowledge and skills in the areas of leading change, effective performance and team leadership. Learners will be able to work in a variety of roles within education administration and/or management.

Units

  • Leadership Qualities and Practice in Education

  • Contemporary Issues in Education: Theory, Policy and Practice

  • Managing Change in an Educational Context

  • Pedagogy and Practice in Education

  • Leading Reflective Practice in Education

  • Research Methods in Education

Learning Outcomes

  • To understand and apply the principles of management strategy in an educational environment.

  • Review and apply the principles of educational leadership within industry.

  • To improve the employability of learners by allowing them to explore the relationship between

    management theories and their practical application in education.

  • Analyse problem-solving techniques specific to education.

  • Select, collate, review and analyse information form a wide range of sources.

  • Work independently and as part of a team.

  • Manage one’s own personal development and growth.

Entry requirements

  • Level 6 Qualification or;

  • First Degree

Duration and delivery

The qualification is designed to be delivered over one academic year for full-time study, but it is also flexible in its delivery in order to accommodate part-time and distance learning.

The qualification is delivered face-to-face, through lectures, tutorials, seminars, distance, online by approved centres only.

Assessment and verification

All units within this qualification are internally assessed by the centre and externally verified by BATHE. The qualifications are criterion referenced, based on the achievement of all the specified learning outcomes.

To achieve a ‘pass’ for a unit, learners must provide evidence to demonstrate that they have fulfilled all the learning outcomes and meet the standards specified by all assessment criteria. Judgement that the learners have successfully fulfilled the assessment criteria is made by the Assessor.

The Assessor should provide an audit trail showing how the judgement of the learners’ overall achievement has been arrived at.