Foundation Degree in Children, Young People and their Services (HTQ) | Furness College

Foundation Degree in Children, Young People and their Services (HTQ)

Higher Technical Qulaifications (HTQs) are technical qualifications that employers have helped develop, so you can get the right training and skills you need to succeed at work.

This Foundation Degree is designed to provide the opportunity to gain a Level 5 qualification and to work as a practitioner with children and young people in a variety of education and care settings. This programme will enable students to develop critical understanding and skills in relevant areas of education and care, including policies and issues. Students will develop their knowledge of theories underpinning children and young people’s learning and development. This degree is suitable for a broad range of aspiring and qualified professionals including:

• Early years professionals
• Family support workers
• Youth workers
• Teaching assistants
• Health & social care practitioners
• Children’s centres employees, including extended schools
• Learning support workers in a variety of settings

Course Content

What Modules will you Study?

The full-time programme will be as follows, studying 120 credits per year:

Year One Modules:

• Children, Young People and Their World (20 credit module) - outlines the current framework and curriculum requirements for 0-18 settings, and develops knowledge and understanding of C & YP through learning and play
• Difference and Diversity (20 credit module) – investigates a wide range of issues in relation to equality and diversity in contemporary society
• Aspects of Learning and Development (40 credit module) – looks at all aspects of developmental psychology and the issues and contemporary concerns that may affect this
• Self and Study (40 credit module) – covers learning styles, reflective practice, and communication

Year Two Modules:

• Policy and Practice for Children and Young People (20 credit module )- looks at the political, social, economic and cultural construction of childhood and how policies and legislation impact on this
• Promoting the Welfare of Children and Young People (20 credit module) – covers the policy, practice and theory relating to the legislation for safeguarding children and young people
• Frameworks, Transitions and the Child (40 credit module) – extends knowledge of frameworks underpinning learning. It will provide the skills to support children across transitional stages throughout the education system
• Managing the Professional Role in Practice (40 credit module) – develops and embeds knowledge and skills of the professional practitioner working with children 0-18 in a variety of settings. The themes are management, work-based learning and a project relating to an area of specialist practice

Students studying part-time over 3 years will study the same modules as above but will study at the rate of 80 credits per year

Awarding Body

This course is approved by the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan).

Work Placement

Work-based learning forms an essential part of this Foundation Degree, either paid or voluntary. Such placements or employment would include: schools, pre-school organisations, children’s centres, care settings, youth services, special schools. Full-time students are required to attend work placement two days per week. Part-time students are required to attend one day per week.

How long is the course?

The course can be studied full-time over two years (attendance is one day per week plus two days work placement) or part-time over three years (attendance is one day per week plus one day work placement).

Where will I learn?

Channelside Campus

How much will this course cost?

Fees vary by programme, delivery mode and duration. To see fees for this
course click the button on the top right of this page.

Programme Specification

Programme Specification coming soon.

Entry Requirements

What are the entry requirements?

National Diploma/Certificate/Cache Diploma
or A level
or Level 3 qualification, preferably in a Childcare/Education-related Subject, plus relevant experience
Plus a minimum of five GCSE passes at Grade C or above, minimum of grade C (GCSE) or level 2 in literacy and numeracy

It is a requirement that a DBS check has been undertaken before entry to the programme.

Progression

What opportunities will this lead to?

Employment with Senior Practitioner Status Progression to year 3 of the BA (Hons) Education and Professional Studies or BA(Hons) Children, Schools and Families at the University of Central Lancashire. It may be possible to progress to nursery or primary teaching, social work, or to BA(Hons) Citizenship and Care. Click here for further information about progression opportunities at UCLan Click here for further information about the BA (Hons) Education Top-Up

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Student Profile

Ashleigh Patterson

Ashleigh Patterson is studying a BA Hons in Education and Professional Studies after achieving a Foundation Degree in Children, Young People and their Services. She said: “For others thinking about Higher Education, I would say it’s not as scary as you may anticipate. I thought I would struggle completing a course while working, however doing this has improved my time management and taught me how to prioritise jobs.”