This 50-hour course will give you insights into key components, skills and competencies of effective management in language education. The module has been specifically designed to be practical and relevant for participants from a range of settings and management roles.
This module carries 30 credits
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4 - 15 August 2025
Postgraduate Certificate, Diploma or MA awarded by University of Chichester
Homestay (half-board): £560
Residential (half-board): £672
Residential (self-catering): £560
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Course content
Assessment (written after completion of the course and supervised at distance by tutors):
A 3,000-word main assignment (50%) which investigates an aspect of management related to your own professional context or one with which you are familiar.
A portfolio (50%) containing the following components:
A 1500-word action plan which engages with the findings of the investigation in the main assignment. A 1500-word analysis of the management issues that might accompany the implementation of the action plan.
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Timetable
This course consists of 50 hours of tuition, delivered between 09:00 and 15:30, Monday - Friday. You will also take part in cross-curricular workshops on a variety of topics, and each course includes a free evening and weekend programme of social and cultural activities and trips.
Further Information
Specific course content comes from feedback you and other participants give us through pre-course questionnaires, identifying your needs and priorities.
Time will be built into the course for reflection and for you to consider how to adapt ideas from the course to your classroom in your own professional contexts.
NILE offers various accommodation options, including homestay with carefully selected hosts and residential accommodation at the University of East Anglia. NILE’s dedicated student welfare team can be reached 24 hours a day.
All NILE courses involve a significant element of English language improvement and/or the development of language awareness.
MA Module Leader: Martyn Clarke
Martyn has worked in ELT for over 30 years in the UK, Europe, Central America and Africa. He has taught English at all levels and in many contexts, from one-to-one in financial institutions to rural schools with classes of 80 students.
His management experience includes three years as Director of Operations for a group of language schools in the UK and Ireland. In this role he oversaw the project management of professional development systems, as well as a syllabus review and reform project.
Available dates:
| Course dates | Location | Course length | |
| 04 - 15 August 2025 | Norwich | 2 weeks |
