Application Course
Foundation Degree in Working with Children & Young People
This course is for anyone who works with children and young people from 0 – 25 years (working in Children’s Centres, Secondary school support staff, Extended schools, Health & Social Care and Local Authority Practitioners and Advisory staff) and wants to improve their skills and knowledge whilst staying in their current job.
Foundation Degrees (FdA) are particularly appropriate for students considering returning to learning after a break or those who have not gained their qualifications through the traditional school-based route. The course does not qualify you to teach (QTS), or confer the title of Early Years Professional, but is a ‘stepping-stone’ towards this status.
This Foundation Degree is validated by the University of West London.
Entry Requirements
A relevant Level 3 qualification
• A minimum of 2 years’ relevant experience
• Current employment in an appropriate setting (for a minimum of 2 days a week)
• Support of your school or setting
• Someone to act as your mentor
Any candidate who does not fully meet the entry criteria (for example, who does not have Maths GCSE or the specified amount of full-time work experience but may have part-time and/or volunteering experience) is invited to submit their application, which will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
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What you will study: Modules for Year 1 – Level 4
– Search Skills for Higher Education – Using Evidence
– Child & Adolescent Development
– Policy, Perspective and Practice
– Learning Research and Theory
– Developing the Role of the Reflective Practitioner
Modules for Year 2 – Level 5
– Leadership & Management
– The Child, Family and Society
– Children and Young People’s Health
– Communication in a Multilingual Society
– Reflective Practice and Project
2 years
Face to Face 7 hours per week
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