The community, children and families are at the heart of this course, which offers an excellent grounding to prepare for a range of employment sectors or an alternative route into teaching.
Students will:
- complement academic study with work experience in a variety of community-based settings
- gain an excellent understanding of issues relating to children, young people and families and their holistic development
- draw on a wide range of disciplines, including sociology, psychology, philosophy, education, public health and human rights
- investigates the changing dynamics within childhood, families and communities
- become critically informed graduates with transferrable skills for employment
YEAR 1 (LEVEL 4)
The first year offers students a broad understanding of some of the main issues involving work with children, young people and families. Key to the philosophy of the programme are family well-being, multi-agency working and policy development/implementation.
MODULES
- Development of Children and Young People
- Working with Children, Young People and Families
- Introduction to ALN/SEN
- Protecting Children and Young People
- Development of Literacy and Numeracy
- Academic Development and Reflective Practice
Builds upon the modules studied at level 4, considering more complex factors significant to the rights, participation and well-being of children, young people and families.
MODULES
- Inclusion and Diversity
- Skills for the Workplace
- Child and Adolescent Health and Well-Being
- Risk, Resilience and Recovery
- Children’s Rights in Practice
- Research Methods
YEAR 3 (LEVEL 6)
The final year builds upon prior learning, requires more independent study and involves students selecting a child/family topic of their choice to undertake a small-scale research project within a family/community setting.
MODULES
- Promoting Positive Behaviour
- Youth and Society
- Supporting Families with Young Children
- Multi-Agency Practice with Children, Young People and Families with Complex Needs
- Research Article
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