BWT Masters in Education

Application Process

The Masters in Education offered by the Brooke Weston Trust is in association with the University of Leicester. This is for you if you are a qualified teacher or educational professional looking to develop your teaching practice and the skills to support career progression.

About

Cost

Contact

Course Information

About

Course Objectives

Modules

Accreditation

Prior Learning

Data Sharing

• Develop their ability to design and carry out small-scale research projects.

• Critically examine their pedagogic practice and expertise in teaching

• Choose an option module of interest or to advance a specialism

• Enhance their opportunities for career progression and make a difference with a deeper understanding of effective pedagogy

The MEd is designed for qualified teachers and other educational professionals working in a range of contexts and age phases. This degree will enable participants to:

Cost

Funding Agreement

The cost of the master’s in education degree at the University of Leicester is £8,550. Brooke Weston Trust will pay half the fees, so the cost to participants is £4,275. The cost per module is £1,425. Participants will typically do 2 modules per year. Participants who complete the full master’s programme and have half the fees paid by the Trust, will be required to work in the Trust for a minimum of one academic year after completing the master’s degree.

Application Process

Step 3

Step 2

Mark Scheme

Step 1

• I will share details of my progress on the course, including attendance and grades in modules.
• I will disseminate the learning from the master’s at Trust celebration events and other opportunities in such as at department meetings, training events and similar.
• I will pay half the fees for the master’s programme.
• I will remain my school, or with the principal’s assent another BWT school, for at least one year after the completion of the master’s degree.

Brooke Weston Trust agrees to:

Funding Agreement

Participants will sign agreements with the schools that confirm the following:

• Fund half the master’s course.
• Deliver 2 modules ‘in house’ with Brooke Weston Trust colleagues – this is dependent on numbers, there will need to be at least 10 teachers on the course if we are to run the modules in Brooke Weston Trust schools.

Email: rachel.lawrence@brookewestontrust.org

For questions relating to the Brooke Weston Trust elements of the master’s programme please contact the Director of Professional Development for Brooke Weston Trust, Dr Rachel Lawrence-Byron.

Brooke Weston Trust

Contacts

University of Leicester

For questions relating to the university elements of the master’s programme please contact the course leader, Dr Fay Baldry, Associate Professor at the University of Leicester.

Email: fb128@leicester.ac.uk

Prior Learning

Participants who have completed a PGCE in the last 5 years, may be able to use 60 credits towards the master’s programme. An NPQ may also be recognised as 30 credits of accredited prior learning. The University has a process for recognising prior learning, and participants will need to follow this process.

Accreditation

Brooke Weston Trust will be partnering with the University of Leicester, a top 25 UK University. The University of Leicester is ranked 170 globally (THE World Rankings, 2021) and is a member of the ‘Russell Group’, recognised for their excellence in research-led academia.

For more information about the University of Leicester click here.

Data Sharing

Participants on the Brooke Weston Trust master’s programme will be students at the University of Leicester. The university will not share student data with Brooke Weston Trust, so participants will be expected to share data about their progress with the Trust. This will include information on attendance and assessment.

Master of Education MEd, PGDip, PGCert, by flexible learning | University of Leicester

Step 3

Application to the University of Leicester

If participants are successful in the Brooke Weston Trust application process, the Trust will confirm that they will pay half the fees for the master’s degree. Participants will be notified o this by Friday 21st July, and should not apply to the university of Leicester before this date. The next stage will be for participants to complete the university of Leicester’s application process. Please see the university of Leicester website for details and deadlines.

Step 1

Recommendation from the principal

Recommendation letters should be sent to this address: masters@brookewestontrust.org

To be eligible to apply for the BWT master’s teachers will need to demonstrate that their performance is good or excellent. This will be evidenced by a letter of recommendation from the principal of the school where the member of staff works. The principal would confirm:

• There are no performance concerns, and the principal is confident that the teacher has the capacity to complete the master’s programme alongside their commitments
• They have discussed the research proposal and are confident that it aligns with Brooke Weston Trust/School Improvement Priorities.

The course has been developed following consultation with University of Leicester Partnership schools and PGCE alumni. Alongside these modules, this course will provide an introduction to reflective practice (for those experienced teachers without Master's credits) and a solid grounding in practitioner research methods for all those who enrol. The Practitioner Research Methods module will prepare participants for researching and writing a dissertation on a topic of their choice which is relevant to the educational context in which they work.

Module Info

The modules on offer will enable practitioners working in educational contexts to engage in pedagogically focused study and research on a range of key cross-curricular topics that reflect and explore the issues and challenges that they face in their work across the 5-19 age range. These topics are:

• inclusive practices
• mentoring, coaching and development of effective leadership skills
• mental health and wellbeing

Application Form

Step 2

Application Form

Please complete the 4 questions in the application form. For guidance, the application should take about 30 minutes to complete. See mark scheme. Deadline: Wednesday 12th July 2023 Participants will be notified of the outcome of their application by Friday 21st July.

To find out more about the course, please refer to the University of Leicester website: Master of Education MEd, PGDip, PGCert, by flexible learning | University of Leicester

The Brooke Weston Trust in-house delivery will offer the opportunity to work alongside colleagues in Brooke Weston Trust schools. Our aim will be to create a community of practice, with teachers and leaders in different schools and phases coming together to work on their master’s degree. It will be an opportunity to support and challenge each other. Participants will complete the rest of their degree with the University of Leicester.

They will choose which modules to complete and join in with other participants on the course at the university. Brooke Weston Trust staff will deliver 2 modules. Participants will then be able to join other University of Leicester cohorts for other modules. For each module the delivery will be at the following times:

• 3 x Saturday training events per module (face-to-face 9am -2.30pm)
• 4 x twilights per module (online)

The Brooke Weston Trust led modules will be delivered in a Brooke Weston Trust school, the University of Leicester led modules will be led at the University of Leicester. Participants will be able to claim travel expenses.

Course Information

The Brooke Weston Trust master’s offer is tailored to the needs of teachers and leaders in Brooke Weston Trust. Two modules of the programme will be delivered by Brooke Weston Trust teachers, who have a master’s degree or higher. The content of the modules will be outlined by the University of Leicester and assessment will be carried out by the university.