The course has been developed for postgraduates and professionals interested in specialised or advanced study within the field of education; it allows teachers to formally engage in focused study, with meaning and purpose, and refine their goals in the profession and their work within their educational setting; thus, the course has been designed so that professionals within education can focus on their continuing professional development alongside gaining a postgraduate qualification; the course is aimed at all teachers and has been devised to meet the needs of those who teach across the early years, primary, secondary and post compulsory sectors, including NQTs (Newly Qualified Teachers) and those in the early stages of their teaching career; postgraduates not employed in the education sector need to ensure that they fulfil the 'access to practice' requirements.