Education: Coaching and Mentoring (Taught)

Be at the forefront of developments in coaching and mentoring with this online Master's programme

• Apply your learning to practical situations within your own school or other educational and sports establishments, to drive effective change

• Study the MA programme online, working around your current commitments

This online Master's degree in Coaching and Mentoring is designed to meet the professional development needs of teachers and other education and sports professionals. This includes:

• Business managers

• Chaplains

• Librarians

• Data managers

Coaching and Mentoring will fit your needs regardless of the phase of schooling or educational contexts you work in, and no matter which stage of your career you're at.

The programme enables you - as a current or aspiring middle or senior leader - to engage in critical reflection on your own experience and perception of coaching and mentoring. It will help you to develop your coaching and mentoring practice and gain a theoretical understanding of the subject.

You'll explore the current landscape within coaching and mentoring and how it relates to your own context. During the programme, you'll also select an aspect of coaching and mentoring to analyse and investigate, bringing about change within your own practice and organisation.

Access high-quality teaching

St Mary’s University is renowned for outstanding Initial Teacher Training and postgraduate teacher education, and sporting excellence. Building on this foundation, we provide a flexible approach to this Coaching and Mentoring programme.

Study flexibly online

The course is delivered as a distance learning programme, and one-to-one tutorial support ensures that all students are supported throughout their studies with St Mary’s.

You'll engage with lectures, alongside students on site, at set times through video conferencing, and have access to excellent online learning resources and facilities.

Apply skills to practice

You'll apply your learning to practical situations within your own setting, using your knowledge to impact on coaching and mentoring provision, while critically engaging with contemporary debates relating to the coaching and mentoring landscape.

Throughout the programme, you'll be working with postgraduate tutors who have experience in teaching, elite sport, management and leadership as well as research and consultancy.