Program Overview

Children, Schools & Families (with Foundation Year)

Overview

This course is designed to help you reach your career goals and prepare you for professional roles, whether in social work, education, youth work, or community care.

Why Study with Us

• 5th in the UK for teaching on the course (National Student Survey, 2023)
• Opportunity to complete a Paediatric First Aid certificate and to follow the Early Childhood Graduate Practitioner Competencies (ECGPC) route alongside your degree
• Expert team of practicing social workers, researchers, and academic staff
• Interactive lectures and seminars, with two full days per week taking place in-person on campus, 100% face-to-face

What You'll Do

• We’re committed to giving you excellent support. From the start, you’ll be allocated a tutor who’ll oversee your progress and be there to help you.
• Placements link what you’ve learned with real-world experience of working with children, young people and families.
• Alongside compulsory modules, you can explore topics such as disability, gender, drugs and social pedagogy through our range of optional modules.

Modules

Foundation Year

• Study skills & Digital Literacy
• Understanding Individuals, Families and Communities
• Working with Individuals, Families and Communities
• Asset-based Community Development

Year 1

• The Social Construction of Childhood
• Introduction to Children's Services and Systems 1
• Supporting Well-being and Development
• Transitions in Children and Young People's Lives
• Professional Practice with Children and Families 1

Year 2

• Researching with Children and Young People
• Diversity and Inclusive Practice
• Safeguarding Children and Young People
• Early Childhood: Pedagogy and play
• Professional Practice in Childrens Services 2

Year 3

• International Perspectives on Children's Lives
• Working with Children, Young People and Families
• Dissertation
• Professional Practice Early Childhood Graduate Practitioner

Entry Requirements

• UCAS: 64 points at A2 or flexibility for work experience
• BTEC Extended Diploma: MPP
• BTEC Diploma: MM
• Pass Access Course: 64 UCAS points
• International Baccalaureate Diploma: Pass including 64 points from Higher Level Subjects
• IELTS: 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5
• GCSEs: 5 at grade C/4 or equivalent

Fees and Funding

• UK: £5,760 for the first year, £9,535 per year
• International: £17,250 for the first year, £17,325 per year

Scholarships and Bursaries

• Care Leaver Bursary
• Estranged student support
• Dependants Bursary
• Foundation Year Bursary

Learning and Assessment

• Combination of teaching, group debate and discussion, practical experience and independent research
• Lectures, supported by audio-visual and web-based materials
• Group activities, workshops, discussions and interactions
• Field observations and student-initiated placements
• Assessment through essays, content analysis, portfolio, presentations and workbooks

Industry Links

• Centre for Volunteering and Community Leadership
• Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM)
• Placement opportunities in primary and secondary schools, youth offending teams, children’s residential care homes, children’s advocacy services, domestic violence centres, early years settings, pupil referral units and family support services

Progression Pathways

• BA (Hons) Applied Community Social Care Studies (Preston campus)
• BA (Hons) Children Schools and Families Graduate Practitioner (Burnley and Preston campus)
• BA (Hons) Youth Work and Community Practice (Burnley campus)
• BA (Hons) International Social Work and Community Development (Burnley campus)
• BA (Hons) Social Work (Burnley and Preston campus)
• BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult)
• BSc (Hons) Nursing (Children and Young People)