Foundation Degree (FdA) Children, Young People & their Services Foundation Degree (awarded by UCLan)
18392W1 | Centre for Advanced Technical Studies
Start Date | 09/09/2025
Time/Day | 09:00 - 19:00 TUE
Start Date | 09/09/2025
Time/Day | 09:00 - 19:00 TUE
Is this course for me?
This course is suitable for people who want to develop their career working with children and young people from 0-19 years old in education and/or care settings.ALIGNED WITH INDUSTRY
Tutors have a wide range of professional experience in youth mental health services, nursery management, teaching and training.
Partnerships with social services and schools and the dedicated placement officer supports those seeking work placements.
WORK PLACEMENTS
You must have a satisfactory DBS to carry out a work placement of 48 days. This is funded by the University Centre.
INDUSTRY RELEVANT
You will develop transferable skills for many different settings, working with children and young people in family centres to children's care, training and teaching sectors.
EXPERIENCE OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM
Established links with teaching programmes, such as Kingsbridge and Skills Direct, benefit those who want to teach. Most students who join us without a job, secure employment following their placement.
Students have recently taken trips at home and abroad to examine children's services in Prague and Budapest.
What will I study?
Modules include:
• Social Construction of Children & Young People in Society & Children's Services
• Professional Practice 1: Exploring Professionalism
• Children & Young People's Development: Introduction to Theories of Development
• Supporting Children & Young People's Transition
• Play, Pedagogy, Risk & Resilience
• Children & Young People's Development 2: Adverse Experiences of Children & Young People
• Diversity, Inclusion & Rights of Children & Young People
• Professional Practice 2: Exploring Professionalism
• Safeguarding Children & Young People
• Global Perspectives on the Lives of Children & Young People
• Researching with Children & Young People
• Work-based Learning in Children & Young People's Services
• Social Construction of Children & Young People in Society & Children's Services
• Professional Practice 1: Exploring Professionalism
• Children & Young People's Development: Introduction to Theories of Development
• Supporting Children & Young People's Transition
• Play, Pedagogy, Risk & Resilience
• Children & Young People's Development 2: Adverse Experiences of Children & Young People
• Diversity, Inclusion & Rights of Children & Young People
• Professional Practice 2: Exploring Professionalism
• Safeguarding Children & Young People
• Global Perspectives on the Lives of Children & Young People
• Researching with Children & Young People
• Work-based Learning in Children & Young People's Services
How long is the course?
Full-time for two academic years - attendance is one day a week plus placement.
How will I be assessed?
Assessments include: interpreting observations; case studies; reports; presentations; essays; research projects; and the production of professional development portfolios.
What qualifications do I need?
80 UCAS points.
You must have a satisfactory DBS (provided by the University Centre). You will need to work 48 days on placement.
Mature students with experience, a portfolio of work and employer references will be considered. Students must also have at least a Grade 4 English at GCSE or equivalent.
You must have a satisfactory DBS (provided by the University Centre). You will need to work 48 days on placement.
Mature students with experience, a portfolio of work and employer references will be considered. Students must also have at least a Grade 4 English at GCSE or equivalent.
What can I progress onto?
Positions working with children and young people in the public and private care sectors, social services, schools, teaching in the education and training sector, family centres and children's homes.
With one further year of study you may achieve the BA (Hons) in Education Studies awarded by UCLan and delivered at the University Centre, or the BA (Hons) Children, School and Families, awarded and delivered at UCLan. Alternative top-up courses are offered at universities nationwide.
With one further year of study you may achieve the BA (Hons) in Education Studies awarded by UCLan and delivered at the University Centre, or the BA (Hons) Children, School and Families, awarded and delivered at UCLan. Alternative top-up courses are offered at universities nationwide.
Other Information
As a student on a course awarded by UCLan you have access to their facilities including libraries, social facilities and the Students' Union.
You will be taught by a professional team of tutors with a range of specialist expertise in youth mental health services, nursery management, teaching and training.
You will be taught by a professional team of tutors with a range of specialist expertise in youth mental health services, nursery management, teaching and training.
Course Fees
£7500.00
16-18 year olds do not pay exam fees.
Course fees shown are per annum for University Centre courses. Courses lasting longer than one year, fees will be payable per year.
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If you need advice on any financial support that may be available to you, please contact us on applications@wigan-leigh.ac.uk or phone 01942 761111
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