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Children, Schools and Families (Graduate Practitioner) at University of Central Lancashire - UCAS

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Course summary

Course Overview Would you like to work with children, young people, and the services that support them? Our BA (Hons) Children, Schools and Families is the course for you. Why study with us

  • You’ll have the opportunity to complete a Paediatric First Aid certificate and to follow the Early Childhood Graduate Practitioner Competencies (ECGPC) route alongside your degree.
  • You'll be taught by an expert team of practicing social workers, researchers, and academic staff who's expertise spans education, social work, sociology, psychology and social policy.
  • A course built around a high number of placement hours to help develop your practical skills and experience base so you can excel in a career focussed around helping supporting children and families.
What you'll do
  • Placements link what you’ve learned with real-world experience of working with children, young people and families.
  • When you arrive, you will be allocated a tutor who will oversee your progress and support you throughout your degree.
  • Alongside compulsory modules, our range of optional modules explores topics such as disability, gender, drugs and social pedagogy.
Accreditations
  • The Institute is at the leading edge of management thinking and are a globally recognised professional membership body for leaders and managers. Their research into new ideas, techniques and methods ensures that ILM courses are constantly improving, helping to develop students' leadership and management skills.
Future careers Our graduates work across the spectrum of children and young people’s settings, including children’s centres, schools, national charities, nurseries and family and community support.

Modules

Please visit The University of Central Lancashire’s website for the latest information about our modules.


How to apply

Application codes

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Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1
  • Year 2

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Additional entry requirements

Other

A Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland) is required for this course


English language requirements

TestGradeAdditional details
IELTS (Academic)6with no component score less than 5.5 (To have been taken within two years of the course commencement date)

Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students
50%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
75%
Go onto work and study

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9250 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 Year 1
Scotland £9250 Year 1
Wales £9250 Year 1
Channel Islands £9250 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

*subject only to annual increase in line with UK Retail Price Index inflation rate
Children, Schools and Families (Graduate Practitioner) at University of Central Lancashire - UCAS