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Choosing between MA courses at universities requires detailed research. Teachers who have identified an area of practice that they want to explore in more detail should look for courses that offer that specialisation. Alternatively faculties allow students to chose from a range of subject modules to build up broader knowledge.

Amy Lightfoot, a British teacher who has worked in Europe and Asia, set out to study a diploma to consolidate her classroom skills, but when she discovered that Bath University offered a combined Delta and MA course she says it had unexpected benefits.

"I knew I wanted to do the Delta because it was so practical. I thought I would do an MA later. But the Bath course meant that I could cover all the teaching skills, then look at other education issues during the MA. I got a much broader overview of education than I expected," she said.