University Diploma/Top Up Degree/Honours Degree
This programme enables professionally qualified child care practitioners to develop and extend their theoretical and practical skills in working with children, young people, their families and carers.
Firmly placed in the context of contemporary child care policy and practice and developed in partnership with employers to deliver the General Social Care Council’s PQ Specialist Award in Social Work with Children, Young People, Their Families and Carers. It’s also open to any professionally qualified child care practitioner wishing to develop their knowledge and skills.
This is a part–time programme for students who are currently in appropriate employment and the assessment of practice in the workplace is a central feature of the award. Most modules are delivered by way of short intensive study blocks. A workplace or combined learning approach is being developed for some modules.
Taught modules explore the evidence base of contemporary child care practice, developments in child welfare law and policy and encourage the development of skills in direct work with children and families, and the supervision and development of professional staff.
Some of our modules
- Post Qualifying Social Work Practice: Consolidating Learning in Practice
- Child Welfare: Law and Policy
- Teaching and Assessing Practice Skills in Work-Based Learning
Benefits
- General Social Care Council accreditation
- developed in partnership with employers and users of services
- flexible delivery, on- and off-campus workshops delivery will take place either at Francis Close Hall, Cheltenham, or, by agreement with the employer, more locally to student’s place of work
Career paths
- senior child welfare roles in statutory organisations
- voluntary and independent sectors
- inspection and regulation of child welfare organisations
How will the course be assessed?
Coursework, exams and assessment of practice.
Entry requirements
- 240 credits at Diploma of Higher Education level in a relevant professional area (top up degree students only)
- Sponsorship by employer or have support from employer in terms of access to child care practice opportunities
- Candidates seeking the GSCC PQ Specialist Award must also be registered as a social worker on the General Social Care Council’s Social Care Register, hold a GSCC recognised qualification in social work and be currently employed in a social work post
Associated Professional Accreditations
The General Social Care Council is currently the professional regulatory body for this course. This may change in the future.
Location
Francis Close Hall
Applications
Application is direct to the university
Study options
Part-time
Contact
For enquiries and further information please contact:
Institute of Education and Public Services
Faculty of Business, Education and Professional Studies
Francis Close Hall Campus, Room QW115
University of Gloucestershire
Swindon Road
CHELTENHAM
GL50 4AZ
Tel: 01242 715132
Email: shsc@glos.ac.uk