Working with Children and Families

This programme is ideal for anyone who wants to make a difference to the lives of children, young people and families. The programme will develop the knowledge and skills you need for a career across a range of professional areas, or for entry into further study. This programme has a number of distinguishing features including: an emphasis on interdisciplinary working; employability; internationalisation; research skills and social justice.

You will study five modules which include:
Extended Professional Practice Report: Dissertation
Enabling Practice and Empowerment for Communities
Outdoor Environments and Experiential Learning
Supporting Health and Wellbeing
Employability, Progression and Leadership

All teaching will take place in the classroom environment, but you will be expected to use your experience within the workplace to inform your learning. Throughout your programme of study, you will be required to complete assessments to demonstrate your learning of subject knowledge and transferable key skills. You will experience a range of different types of assessment during your programme which will include some of the following:

Case studies
Group work
Presentations
Plans
Portfolio
Reflections
Project work
Career interview and set exercises
Ethics, presentation and Professional report