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Leading community learning

Postgraduate professional development opportunities

The Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and MA in Leading Community Learning provide a route for the professional development of individuals engaged in aspects of leading community learning. The programme explores the concepts of leadership and learning in community-based contexts. This is particularly relevant given that:

  • the Every Child Matters agenda emphasises the need for multi-agency working to provide coherent services to children and their families
  • increasing credibility is being given to claims which suggest that engaging the whole community in learning is an important means of continuing to raise achievement
  • the provision of community-based learning is increasingly seen as a valuable way of engaging some adults in learning opportunities
  • new methods of teaching and learning need to be explored if targets to increase basic skills levels are to be reached
  • efforts are being made to provide learning in different contexts, such as regeneration, housing, health and justice.

The programme supports professionals working in these fields to access academic opportunities to consider these evolving concepts and develop their understanding of them.

Read some testimonials from some of our former postgraduate students.

Find out more about our programme

Download our postgraduate brochure (PDF, 274 KB) to find out more about the programme – including its aims, how it is structured, who will benefit from participating, course dates, fees, and how to apply.

You can also download the following:

If you would like to speak informally to one of the tutors about your suitability for participating in the programme, email Sharon Rammell or call 024 7658 8445.

One-day courses

Students can attend one or more of the taught days (£150 per day) on all our postgraduate courses.