Children, Schools & Families (Graduate Practitioner) (with Foundation Year), BA (Hons)
University of Central LancashirePreston, United Kingdom
Course overview
Our Children, Schools and Families Foundation Year degree is a great stepping stone to working with children, young people and the services that support them.
Key highlights
- Prepares you to work with children, young people and their support services
- Linked to Graduate Practitioner status awarded through an external body
- Includes a foundation year before degree-level study
Entry requirements
- BTEC: MPP — BTEC Extended Diploma
- BTEC: MM — BTEC Diploma
- UCAS tariff points: 64 — …experience BTEC Extended Diploma: MPP BTEC Diploma: MM Pass Access Course: 64 UCAS points International Baccalaureate Diploma: Pass including 64 points from Higher Level Subjects IELTS: 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5 GC…
- GCSE: C/4 — …points from Higher Level Subjects IELTS: 6.0 with no component lower than 5.5 GCSEs: 5 at grade C/4 or equivalent.
Careers this course leads to
- Early years practitioner
- Family support worker
- Teaching assistant
- Learning mentor
- Youth support worker
- Children's services officer
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,535 per year | International: £17,325 per year
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to University of Central Lancashire, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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