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Educational Leadership and Management MA

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The King’s Educational Leadership and Management MA is intended for education professionals who aspire to positions of management and leadership in education, and for scholars with an interest in this field. Focused on the challenges faced by educational institutions around the world today, the programme is designed to develop the expertise and critical decision-making capabilities required of those tasked with leading 21st century educational organisations. The programme has relevance across a range of education sectors and provider types, including state, independent and non-profit providers. Participants engage critically with current debates and the latest research to develop their professional understanding of complex real-world problems in the field of education management and leadership.

Key benefits

  • Gain your MA from one of the UK’s top-ranking schools of education in one of the world’s most renowned universities.
  • Learn first-hand from leading experts with international reputations in the field.
  • Develop the expertise required of professionals who lead today’s educational institutions.
  • Be part of a community of education specialists joining the programme from countries around the world.
  • Situated in the heart of London, within sight of the Houses of Parliament and the culturally vibrant South Bank.
Picture Xinyun He testimonial

What ultimately made up my mind to choose this programme was the curriculum design. The choice of modules offered in this programme is very broad and is interconnected with other programmes in the same faculty. Such a diverse and scientific curriculum design provides me with the opportunity to explore multi-disciplines and capture the research hot topics.

Xinyun He, Education Management MA

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Employability

The MA in Educational Leadership and Management will allow you to develop the analytical and problem- solving capabilities that are essential for anyone aspiring to occupy management or leadership roles in education today. Graduates of this course have gone on to posts around the world and across a range of education sectors, from primary/secondary schools through to Further and Higher Education.

Curious to find out more? Access on-demand content including taster lectures and talks, and meet our current staff and students on our subject hub page. 

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Employability

The MA in Educational Leadership and Management will allow you to develop the analytical and problem- solving capabilities that are essential for anyone aspiring to occupy management or leadership roles in education today. Graduates of this course have gone on to posts around the world and across a range of education sectors, from primary/secondary schools through to Further and Higher Education.

Curious to find out more? Access on-demand content including taster lectures and talks, and meet our current staff and students on our subject hub page. 

Application closing date guidance

We encourage you to apply as early as possible so that there is sufficient time for your application to be assessed. We may need to request further information from you during the application process.

King's College London is committed to the recruitment of students with the greatest academic ability and to maintain a diverse student population. In order to ensure a balanced international student population for our most competitive programmes, we have implemented the following deadlines:

For applicants who are currently residing in mainland China, the first application deadline is 10 January 2025 (23:59 UK time).

  • We highly encourage you to apply by this deadline due to high demand, but applications will continue to be reviewed thereafter until the final application deadline on 9 March 2025 (23:59 UK time).
  • If you reside in mainland China and apply for this programme after the above final deadline, your application may be automatically withdrawn and you will not be eligible for an application fee refund.

For all other applicants, our first application deadline is on 9 March 2025 (23:59 UK time). The final application deadlines for this programme are:

  • Overseas (international) fee status: 25 July 2025 (23:59 UK time)
  • Home fee status: 25 August 2025 (23:59 UK time)

After the first application deadline in March:

  • if the programme is not yet full, we will continue to accept applications until all available places are filled up to the final application deadlines above
  • if the programme becomes full before the final application deadlines stated above, we will close the programme to further applications

Please note, you will not be eligible for an application fee refund if you apply after the first application deadline, and we are unable to process further offers because places are filled and we close the course before the final application deadline.

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