Our LD Programme

The Masters

Teach First participants have the opportunity to work towards a Masters qualification which is specifically designed to further develop their abilities to be effective leaders in school. Teach First has partnered with three leading universities within the fields of education and leadership to deliver the Masters.

University	Region	Title
Institute of Education	London	Masters in Leadership (Teach First)
University of Manchester	North West	Masters in Education (Teach First Leadership)
	Yorkshire
University of Warwick	East Midlands	Masters in Educational Leadership (Teach First)
	West Midlands
	North East
To Be Confirmed	Kent & Medway

This qualification will be valuable in any future career and will enhance your status and mobility both in the UK and beyond.

The Masters is a two year optional commitment starting at the end of your first year on the Leadership Development Programme after you achieve your Post-Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) with Qualified Teaching Status (QTS). The PGCE and Leadership Development Programme are commitments that all participants are asked to meet when joining Teach First. The 180-credit Masters programmes have been designed to utilise and take advantage of work that participants are already committed to. This includes the achievement of their PGCE which gives participants 60 credits to transfer to the Masters, and their involvement with the Leadership Development Programme which is used as the basis of a reflective essay called the Independent Self Study giving a further 30 credits. The remaining 90 credits are achieved by the completion of a university taught module (30 credits) on topics like education policy, school effectiveness, and leading change, and a dissertation report (60 credits).

The basic structure of the Masters is the same for all three universities (below – subject to change for 2012), however, the content and focus differs slightly to reflect their areas of expertise.

Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) Credits: 60 credits transferred from the Regional Training Provider (RTP of the PGCE)	Independent Self Study Delivery: LD Partners Assessment: A reflective essay based on the Leadership Development Programme	Research Methods Module Delivery: Masters Institution Assessment: Dissertation Proposal
	University taught Module Delivery: Masters Institution Assessment: A research / practice based essay.	Dissertation / Report Assessment: An extended research based dissertation.