Children and Young People Top Up

The BA (Hons) Children and Young People Top-up is designed for people who have completed an FdA or equivalent in a subject related to children and young people and who wish to progress to a higher level studying for a BA (Hons) qualification. This course is aimed at people who are interested in pursuing a career working with children and young people.

Students are supported throughout the course to develop their academic and professional skills through a number of teaching and learning strategies:

• Lectures, including the use of appropriate video material
• Student-led presentations and seminars
• Practical workshops, including the use of ICT where relevant
• Directed reading and discussions of selected texts
• Paired and group work
• Blended Learning via VLE, including videos, interactive quizzes, discussion forums
• Guest speakers
• Independent study
• Individual tutorials
• Field trips.
  All students will have access to academic skills tutors through the general campus booking system.
  Assessment and Feedback:
  The students are supported throughout the course to develop their academic and professional skills. Modules will be weighted across personal, professional, employability, transferable skills to gain a balance of theory, practice and knowledge preparing students for further study and/or employment.
  Assessment tasks are linked to the learning outcomes for each module and are completed at selected points within the module. A range of assessment methods will be used for the FdA degree, such as:
• Reflective essay
• Report
• Presentation
• E-Portfolio
• Research Proposal
• Dissertation.