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Working with Children & Young People: Social Pedagogy - BA

Kingston University

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Kingston University

Course options

3 options available

  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts - BA

  • Location

    Kingston Hill

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    21-SEP-26

  • Duration

    3 Years

Course summary


Reasons to choose Kingston

- This course offers practical experience through field trips, workshops and two work placements.- There’s the opportunity to study abroad at one of our European partner universities.- You’ll develop skills to support children and young people and will graduate with the professional title of Social Pedagogy Practitioner.- Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.


About this course

Would you like to use your talents in a career where you support children, young people and their families? This degree will prepare you for professional opportunities in settings such as health, social care, education and youth justice.You’ll become familiar with the range of services for children and young people. Through work placements of your choosing, you’ll apply your learning in real practice settings to make a difference to young people’s lives.This course will introduce social pedagogy, an inclusive and holistic approach to wellbeing, learning and growth. It’s endorsed by the Social Pedagogy Professional Association (SPPA). You’ll gain an understanding of children’s law and rights and the importance of safeguarding. Studies also include child development, life transitions, ethics and diversity, and relationship-based professional practice.


Future Skills

Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability. As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge. At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.


Career opportunities

When you enter the workforce, after graduating from this course, your study and placement experience will have prepared you for effective interprofessional working with children and young people in a variety of roles such as: -Youth offending team officer-Youth worker-Family support worker-Social work assistant-Nursery and Early Years practitioner-Teaching assistant -Healthcare support worker -Maternity support worker -Nursing support worker-Speech and language support worker.This course is also excellent preparation to progress onto study at postgraduate level on our professional courses:- Master of Social Work (2 years)- MSc Nursing (Adult, Mental Health) (2 years)- PGCE Primary Teaching (1 year)

Tuition fees

Students living in United States
(International fees)

£ 19,933per year

Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.

University information

Kingston University

Kingston University

  • University League Table

    88th

  • Campus address

    Penrhyn Road Campus, Penrhyn Road, Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2EE, United Kingdom

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A global learning environment with students from more than 140 countries, developing cross-cultural awareness and the skills needed for international careers.
Industry-connected education that embeds enterprise, applied learning and employer insight to prepare graduates for a rapidly evolving global workplace.
Continued investment in campuses, digital learning and the Future Skills curriculum to equip students with adaptable, career-ready expertise.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Education

    57th out of 91 3

    44th out of 75 2

  • Entry standards

    / Max 212
    113 53%

    60th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    84.0 84%

    16th

    31

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.28 82%

    29th

    16

  • Entry standards

    / Max 178
    102 58%

    60th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    86.0 86%

    50th

    6

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.53 88%

    3rd

    7

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