Childhood, Youth and Families in Practice Foundation Degree in Arts - FdA

The Foundation Degree is a blended, work-based programme that combines practical learning with live online teaching and occasional campus sessions. You will attend online classes twice a week in real time, with five in-person teaching days across the academic year, making it possible to continue working or volunteering while you study.

Over the two-year programme, you will integrate your previous experience of working with children, young people, and families into your studies. In your first year, you will explore key learning principles to support your transition into higher education. You will also examine how your practice links to theoretical concepts, helping you to understand the needs of learners and to reflect on and support your professional development.

In your second year, you will study important topics such as inclusion, equality, diversity, learning, and voice. You will also have opportunities to collaborate with students from other related courses, such as early childhood and a broad range of education settings. This collaboration will help you broaden your understanding of working with learners across different ages and contexts, expand your perspectives on working with children, young people, and families, and strengthen your future career prospects.

This course is suitable for staff in local authorities, schools, the NHS, and the voluntary and third sectors who use group work, informal learning and activity, outreach, and community work as part of their role, particularly those working with children, young people, and adults often identified as hard to reach. If you want to make a difference in the lives of children, young people, and their families, this is the degree for you.