Course Catalogue

Being and Becoming 2: positioning relationships at the heart of learning and teaching EDUC2124P

  • Academic Session: 2026-27
  • School: School of Education
  • Credits: 20
  • Level: Level 2 (SCQF level 8)
  • Typically Offered: Runs Throughout Semesters 1 and 2
  • Available to Visiting Students: Yes
  • Collaborative Online International Learning: No
  • Curriculum For Life: No

Short Description

The 'Being and Becoming' strand of courses on the MEduc is designed to support students in their development as caring, reflective, enquiring and critically-conscious teachers of children and young people in accordance with the criteria articulated in the Standards for Provisional Registration (General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS), 2021).  Through the courses students will develop understandings of, and create connections between themselves, their identity and their positionality exploring their evolving 'way of being' as teachers and how this influences their professional practice and values.  Each year's course will include content related to the broad themes of flourishing, inclusion and social justice as students explore further the various and diverse realities which impact the learning environment. In Being and Becoming 2 there will be a focus on relationships and their place in learning and teaching.

Timetable

A blend of lectures and seminars.

Requirements of Entry

Recommended: Being and Becoming 1

 

International students must have approval from Education Study Abroad Coordinator

Excluded Courses

None

Co-requisites

None

Assessment

Assessment

Project output (70% - 1400 word equivalent) - creative response to course content and explanation/analysis of it.

Oral assessment and presentation (30% - 600 word equivalent)

Course Aims

The aim of this course is to develop students' skills in developing a critical, analytical, enquiring and reflective stance. They will reflect on core concepts related to relationships including attachment theory, trauma and nurture. Students will continue to challenge personal assumptions, values and beliefs about learning and education, including anti-racist approaches, as well as make connections between core concepts around inclusion and social justice and their own development as a learner through personal and professional reflection.

Intended Learning Outcomes of Course

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1. Analyse the theory behind a focus on relationships and how theory can be applied in practice

2. Examine positionality and its impact on behaviour and relationships

3. Demonstrate a reflective and enquiring stance towards equity, inclusion and diversity

Minimum Requirement for Award of Credits

No exceptions