The learning strategies will require you to commit 300 learning hours.

Lectures will provide you with a broad theoretical overview and the conceptual frameworks which underpin the study of changes and developments in education. Incorporated into lecture sessions tutorial support activities will provide you with the opportunity to develop critical thinking skills to apply the underpinning theories to an examination of their own practice, in preparation for the assignment.

This module will also provide opportunities for you to,
- work with others
- develop interpersonal skills
- demonstrate the capacity to plan, share goals, and work as a member of a team
- communicate and present oral and written arguments

A further 270 hours of independent study will require you to read and think about a range of contemporary issues in education and how they relate to their own employment context. This will form the basis of the assignment. In addition you will engage in:
Work Related Learning - You will be required to complete work related tasks. This will provide you with the opportunity to link theoretical perspectives to their practice. It will also enable them to reflect on values, practices, assumptions and policies.
Guided reading and supported self-study - you will be provided with booklists and reading tasks in order to enable them to engage with relevant and appropriate debates.
VLE - Blackboard will be used to facilitate exchange of ideas and access to specific resources and activities.

VLE Blackboard

Literature review (2,000 words, 50%, assesses LOs 1 and 2)

An overview of the development of education in England since 1944, focusing on a contemporary issue in education.

Written reflection (2,000 words, 50%, assesses LOs 3 and 4)

A reflection on how the contemporary issue and its historical context impact on the practitioner’s education organisation, justifying how the practitioner and/or organisation could develop.

The module will include study of the following topics, which will include generic considerations of theory and application to the specific work contexts in which participants are involved: This will include:
• Historical perspectives of education in the UK.
• Consideration of issues including the purpose of education, inclusion and social mobility.
• Key reports, policies and legislation shaping education in England
• Key drivers influencing education policy and practice
The purpose of this module is to provide you with historical and current perspectives on how, and why education has changed since 1944. You will use and apply this critical understanding to your current educational setting providing suggestions to improve future practice. Throughout the module you will develop an understanding of the key legislation shaping education in the UK and be able to identify issues likely to impact on educational provision in the future. This will be outlined in terms of governmental change, economic pressures and changes within society

EDWARDS, M. (2015) Global Childhoods. Northwich: Critical Publishing.
HALL, F, HINDMARCH, D., HOY, D. and MACHIN, L. (2015) Supporting Primary Teaching and Learning. Northwich: Critical Publishing.
COFFIELD, F. and WILLIAMSON, B. (2012) From Exam Factories to Communities of Discovery London: IoE.
FORRESTER, G. and GARRATT, D. (2016) Education Policy Unravelled. (2nd Edn.) London: Bloomsbury.
HINDMARCH, D., MACHIN, L., HALL, F. and MURRAY, S. (2017) A Concise Guide to Education Studies. Northwich: Critical Publishing

1. DEMONSTRATE SYSTEMATIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE THEORIES, CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES AND PARADIGMS THAT CURRENTLY, AND IN THE PAST, IMPACT ON THE ENGLISH EDUCATION SYSTEM. Knowledge and Understanding
Learning

2. DEMONSTRATE CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE DIVERSITY OF LEARNERS AND THE COMPLEXITIES OF THE EDUCATION PROCESS
Knowledge & Understanding
Learning

3. USING CURRENT RESEARCH, CRITICALLY EVALUATE THE UNDERLYING VALUES AND PRINCIPLES RELEVANT TO THEIR EDUCATION WORKPLACE AND MAKE JUDGEMENTS ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE ORGANISATION
Analysis
Enquiry

4. SUGGEST POTENTIAL CHANGES IN PRACTICE IN THEIR EDUCATION WORKPLACE USING STRUCTURED AND COHERENT ARGUMENTS
Application
Communication
Reflection

The module will include study of the following topics, which will include generic considerations of theory and application to the specific work contexts in which participants are involved: This will include:
• Historical perspectives of education in the UK.
• Consideration of issues including the purpose of education, inclusion and social mobility.
• Key reports, policies and legislation shaping education in England
• Key drivers influencing education policy and practice
The purpose of this module is to provide you with historical and current perspectives on how, and why education has changed since 1944. You will use and apply this critical understanding to your current educational setting providing suggestions to improve future practice. Throughout the module you will develop an understanding of the key legislation shaping education in the UK and be able to identify issues likely to impact on educational provision in the future. This will be outlined in terms of governmental change, economic pressures and changes within society