ED4S099 - Curriculum Leadership and Innovation 01 Sep 2023 - 31 Aug 2029 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: ED4S099
Module Title: Curriculum Leadership and Innovation
Faculty: Faculty of Life Sciences and Education
Faculty Group: Education, Early Years and Social Work
Faculty Sub Group: Professional Learning
Module Leader: Bethan Mitchell
Module Team: Bethan Mitchell
First Intended Intake: SEP 2023 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100459 - education studies
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2023
Valid To 31 Aug 2029

Module Aims

1- To explore and evaluate models of leadership within Educational settings and contexts.
2- The critically evaluate the role of leadership within the Curriculum for Wales and to deepen their understanding of dispersed leadership.
3- To enable students to deepen their understanding of key theoretical and philosophical debates in regard to curriculum design and implementation, and to apply these approaches to their own practices.
4- To evaluate innovative strategies in curriculum development and to reflect on their application in their own educational settings and contexts.

Content Summary

This module explores theories of leadership and innovation with specific focus on the Curriculum for Wales. Students will critically evaluate different approaches to leadership and apply those theories to their own professional settings and contexts. Furthermore, the context of leadership within the Curriculum for Wales will be explored with emphasis on understanding dispersed leadership and management of Areas of Learning and Experience with reference to teacher agency and responsibility. The module will also draw upon key philosophical and theoretical debates regarding pedagogical theory and allow students to explore their application within their own educational settings and contexts. Additionally, the module will draw upon innovative strategies for curriculum, design, implementation and management and allow students to reflect on their application within heir own educational settings and contexts.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 16
Seminar 6
Directed Study 178
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Evaluate and reflect upon effective curriculum leadership methods.
LO2 Understand and evaluate curriculum leadership in the context of the Curriculum for Wales and AOLEs
LO3 Critically evaluate key philosophical and theoretical debates regarding the implementation of the Curriculum for Wales.
LO4 Critically reflect on innovative strategies in curriculum development and reflect on implementation in their own educational settings and contexts.

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Report 1 A report focusing on curriculum leadership and innovation within the context of their subject/ AOLE/ School 0 4000 100 No 50

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4
Report 1

Reading List

Bush, T., Bell, L. and Middlewood, D. (Eds.). (2019). Principles of Educational Leadership & Management. SAGE Publications Limited

Donaldson, G (2015) Successful Futures Looking at the Curriculum and Assessment Arrangements in Wales. Welsh Government

Ecclestone, K., 2013. Confident individuals: The implications of an ‘emotional subject’ for curriculum priorities and practices. Reinventing the curriculum: New trends in curriculum policy and practice, pp.75-97.

Sharples, M., (2019) Practical Pedagogy. London: Routledge

Sinnema, C., Nieveen, N. and Priestley, M. (2020), ‘Successful futures, successful curriculum: What can Wales learn from international curriculum reforms?’. The Curriculum Journal. doi:10.1002/curj.17