You’ll learn about the various local, national and global educational contexts that can affect education practice, and how to connect this to professional experiences, allowing you to identify both challenges and opportunities within educational leadership.
Gain the advanced research skills you need to form strategies for improvement, as well as the ability to apply learning theory into practice in your day-to-day role.
Further study is a way to reflect on your own teaching and learning practice. In particular, you’ll learn what is needed to lead, create, and sustain a culture of reflective professional learning in a school environment.
To gain your Graduate Certificate in Education, you will study four core units. These are outlined in more detail below.
Explore the broad canvas of social and political contexts in which educational leaders operate at a state, national and global level in the Contemporary Educational Leadership unit.
The Contemporary Educational Contexts unit is designed to prepare you for educational environments in Australia and around the world.
Explore concepts from the professional learning community, and the latest research literature in the Leading Professional Learning unit.
The Educational Investigation unit develops knowledge and understanding of generic research and evaluation tools in the educational context.
When you finish your Graduate Certificate in Education, if you wish to take your learning further you can apply for our Master of Education and receive advanced standing for the units you have completed.
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After two years of full-time teaching, I decided that it was time to further my skills and qualifications. After looking at courses online and speaking with colleagues, I came across the M.Ed being offered by SCU Online. Throughout this course, I am finding that a lot of what I am studying related perfectly to my everyday work in my school.
Matthew Scott
Online M.Ed (Educational Wellbeing) graduate
I really enjoyed the unit focusing on positive leadership styles and have actually used some of that knowledge to teach my students about different leadership styles in the workplace.
Bethany McQueen
Online M.Ed (Educational Leadership) graduate
The content within the course directly relates to my professional life so I use this time to re-read prescribed texts, research or articles that will help to develop my understanding of the unit as well as develop me professionally. I think it is important to model lifelong learning to my staff and students and this is one way in which I can do that.
Aleasa Brink
Online M.Ed graduate and Primary School Principal
The impact of the Master of Education on my career has been enormous. I have gained a greater understanding of Educational Leadership and the theories behind it, which has enabled me to become a better leader in my current educational institution. It has also opened up other leadership opportunities.
Danielle Harris
Online M.Ed (Educational Leadership) graduate
All of the education subjects were highly applicable. The assignments were designed in a way that each student could focus on their own school or workplace. The general way each assignment worked was to analyse a particular element of the school and present improvements. In my mind, that's exactly the sort of thing a Principal does and what I aspire to.
Dallas Young
Online M.Ed (Educational Leadership) graduate
Our Master of Education students work in a variety of educational contexts around Australia. Below is a snapshot of some of these roles and jobs.
