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Postgraduate Diploma-in Guidance and Pupil Support
Northern College


The Diploma course aims to enhance your effectiveness in the leadership, management and co-ordination aspects of the guidance role. It aims also to deepen your understanding of the influence of holistic approaches to education on the principles processes and practices of guidance.

The core modules are:
Managing Guidance and Pupil Support (in-centre + distance learning mode)
Understanding and Using Research (only in distance learning mode)


You can choose the other two modules from a range of options which include:
Holistic Approaches to Education (only in distance learning mode)
Disturbed & Disturbing Behaviour (in-centre mode only)
Managing People in Education (Only in Distance Learning mode)
The Application of Counselling Skills in Learning and Teaching (in-centre mode only)


If you are interested in undertaking any of the modules within the Diploma Programme, please contact Leila Holm at Northern College or Terry Ashton

Core Modules
*Understanding and Using Research
Launch date:- Friday, 7 September 2001 To be followed by distance learning

*Managing Guidance and Pupil Support 7, 8, & 9 + 22/23 November 2001
A Variety of Optional modules are available, such as:

Disturbed and Disturbing Behaviour
*Holistic Approaches to Education
*Management of Staff Development

* Indicates module is available by Distance Learning Optional modules by arrangement.


Masters Degree in Education

After completion of the Diploma in Guidance and Pupil support it is then open to you to proceed to study for a Masters degree in Education by undertaking the equivalent of a further 4 module course. This can take the form of either:

The Research Design module + a Dissertation (three module equivalent)

or

The Project Management module + a Workplace Project (three module equivalent).