Everything you need to know...
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What is the fee?
Home: £3,540 for 60 credits or £7,080 for 120 credits
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How long will I study?
10 Months
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Where will I study?
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When do I start?
September 2025
Course summary
- Think critically and reflectively about contemporary issues in education.
- Engage with a supportive network of Teach First partners and ambassadors.
- Develop specific interests further by applying the concepts taught to your own areas of interest and research.
- Be empowered to develop, influence and lead practice and policy for your current or future positions.
On this course, you'll learn to think about education differently. You'll develop specific, authoritative interests as an educator, and be empowered to influence or lead practice and policy. The course will enable you to develop competence, resilience and knowledge — allowing you to become a highly employable professional.
How you learn
This is a blended course that comprises three face-to-face seminar days, complemented by ten online sessions spread throughout the year. Attendance will be monitored, and you are expected to attend all sessions. Session content is organised to mirror the steps of completing a research project and to meet participants’ emerging needs in relation to introducing and designing the project, analysing data and writing up findings. The face-to-face sessions take place on three Saturdays. They are a key element of the course and provide opportunities for you to apply your learning, share your research and use these experiences to develop your projects. All the sessions support mid-project and pre-submission review. Ongoing supervisory support allocated by specialism is provided.
The induction session at the beginning of the programme of study sets out course expectations and introduces a timeline for your research project. You will also be introduced to ways of accessing and making optimum use of ICT and Learning Centre support and resources, as well as other sources of student support.
You will learn through:
- tutor-led seminars, workshops, participant-led activities, group and peer discussion, self-directed study, reading and reflection.
- digital resources including the Blackboard VLE which enables you to interact with module content covered and supports peer learning.
- resources and support offered by Student Learning Services, including the Learning Centre.
- work-based learning.
Course leaders and tutors
Applied learning
Live projects
You will be encouraged to establish an authoritative voice founded on a broad and deep knowledge base, drawing on theoretical and research literature, policy practice guidance and practitioner networks.
This theoretical knowledge will link to your own experience within your educational context. You will be encouraged to take a reflective, critical approach to your professional practice.
Future careers
The primary purpose of this course is to support the development of teachers as leaders of learning. Employability-related transferable attributes such as leadership are embedded to support transition to other roles as careers progress.
This course prepares you for a career in:
- teaching
- education policy
- public sector work
- management positions
Where will I study?
You study at City Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.
City Campus
City Campus is located in the heart of Sheffield, within minutes of the train and bus stations.
City Campus map | City Campus tour
Adsetts library
Adsetts Library is located on our City Campus. It's open 24 hours a day, every day.
Learn moreEquipment and facilities
On this course you work with:
- the BlackBoard Virtual Learning Environment
- industry standard specialist computing hardware, tools and applications
- four specialist labs for cyber security, digital forensics and computer networking
Entry requirements
All students
A PGDE Leadership in Learning (Teach First) or other PGDE Teach First qualification
Additional information for EU/International students
This course is not open to international students who require a Tier 4 (General) student visa to study in the UK. If you are an international applicant but do not require a Tier 4 (General) student visa, email our Admissions Team to find out whether you’re eligible to apply.
Modules
Important notice: The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.
Final year
Compulsory modules
Collaborative Learning And Development
Extending Impact And Influencing Others
Teach First Leadership Project
Fees and funding
Home students
Our tuition fee for UK students starting part-time study in 2025/26 is £3,540 for 60 credits. The tuition fee displayed above is for the full course. If the full course is more than one year in duration, the fee will be divided into annual payments which will then be rounded. This may mean the total fee you pay is slightly higher than the fee stated above. If you take a break in study or have to re-take part of the course, you may also be charged an additional fee and will be notified of this at the time.
If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found in our terms and conditions under student fees regulations.
Postgraduate student loans
Up to £12,471 is available in 2024/25 for home students on most masters courses.
Additional course costs
The links below allow you to view estimated general course additional costs, as well as costs associated with key activities on specific courses. These are estimates and are intended only as an indication of potential additional expenses. Actual costs can vary greatly depending on the choices you make during your course.
General course additional costs
Additional costs for Sheffield Institute of Education (PDF, 255.8KB)Legal information
Any offer of a place to study is subject to your acceptance of the University’s Terms and Conditions and Student Regulations.
