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Children, Schools and Families (Graduate Practitioner) BA (Hons)
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Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
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Location
Burnley Campus
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
22-SEP-25
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Duration
3 Years
Course summary
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 careersOur 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.
Application deadline
29 January
Tuition fees
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- International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
- OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma
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University information
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University League Table
87th
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Campus address
University of Central Lancashire, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 2HE, England
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Subject ranking
31st out of 73 2
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Entry standards
/ Max 180125 69%45th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10092.0 92%28th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.04 76%47th
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