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Children and Young People's Practice 2012 Entry 

Foundation Degree

This innovative course has been designed for students for whom every child matters.

Designed in partnership with employers, this course will enable you to develop the skills and knowledge you need for direct social care work with disadvantaged children, young people and their carers within the context of integrated services. It will facilitate careers in settings such as family centres, extended schools, local authorities, the third sector or residential units.

You’ll attend university one day each week and will be at work, or in a voluntary work placement, for a minimum of two days per week alongside your studies. All of the tutors involved in this course have practical experience and are able to demonstrate how ideas work in real life situations.

The first year of this two-year course will help you to develop study skills and reflective practice. It will cover the nature of the children’s workforce, good practice and the legal and policy context. You will also develop skills in working with children and young people and child and adolescent development.

The second year provides for specialisation in areas of practice such as child protection, parenting, conflict management, addiction, group work and the helping relationship. Most modules are inter-disciplinary and there are also options to study management.

Some of our modules

  • The Children and Young People’s Workforce
  • Development of Children and Young People
  • Specialist Support for Childcare
  • Managing Difficult Situations
  • Substance Misuse

Benefits

  • strong emphasis on work-based learning and assessment
  • employer engagement with the design and delivery of the course and modules
  • study support for applicants returning to education

Career paths

  • children’s or early years centres — community family work
  • extended schools or voluntary agencies — exclusion, parental support work or project work
  • residential or day centres — childcare work

Are there any placements for this course?

60 days concurrent placement or paid work.

How will the course be assessed?

Assessment will be continuous and will include coursework, work-based projects, direct observations of practice and portfolios. All tasks are designed to be relevant to your emerging work role.

Entry requirements

  • Points for foundation degree: 120 using the UCAS tariff system
  • Enhanced CRB clearance, Employer support if employed, Placement if not employed

“I have been able to interlink theory from lectures at university with practice and have met and spoken with professionals working in social care in order to understand the ‘nuts and bolts’. A work placement at a local charity gave me a lot of insight into the social work field.”
Lynnet Akol FdSc Children & Young People’s Practice

Progression

Potential for progression to professional or vocational degrees in areas such as social work, youth work or healthcare, subject to meeting entry requirements.

Study options

Full-time and part-time

Location

Francis Close Hall

Contact

For applications and advice please contact:
Courses Administrator
Health, Community and Social Care
Tel: 01242 715137
Email: shsc@glos.ac.uk

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Lynnet Akol

I have had many high points during my time at the university, including undertaking a work placement at a local charity which gave me a lot of insight into the social work field.

Lynnet Akol
FD Children & Young People’s Practice
 
I chose this university because the course appealed to me and would support my career ambitions. I have had many high points during my time at the university, including undertaking a work placement at a local charity which gave me a lot of insight into the social work field.  From a social point-of-view, I have also been part of the university of Gloucestershire's musical, Salad Days.  Each year, it has been interesting to learn about a variety of topics relating to health and social care.   I am gaining better insight and more knowledge about the reality of social care. I have also learnt and I am still learning a lot about myself and how I can better my knowldege and practice by reflecting on experiences.  I have met professionals working in social care and I have been able to ask them about the nuts and bolts of working in the field. This has fuelled me into thinking about working in different sectors offering other means of support. I have also been able to interlink theory from lectures with the real world of work and put it into practice.    When I finish my Foundation Degree, I am hoping to progress onto a Social Work degree and gain access to the second year at this university.
 
 
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UCAS Codes
Single Honours - Foundation DegreeL520
With effect from 2011 this course will be located at our Francis Close Hall campus in Cheltenham. Students who commence their course in 2010 will study their first year at Oxstalls campus and their remaining years at Francis Close Hall campus.
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