Working with Children and Young People
Kingston University
UCAS Code: L590 | Bachelor of Arts - BA
Entry requirements
A level
Other A Level combinations possible to achieve a minimum of 96 points. Minimum of 2 A Levels, can be combined with other Level 3 qualifications eg. AS levels/Extended Project to achieve a minimum of 96 points
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 96 points
Access to HE Diploma
Achieve a minimum of 96 UCAS Points from an Access to HE course: this is normally achieved with 45 level 3 credits and 15 level 2 credits of which 18 of the level 3 credits should be at Distinction and 9 at Merit. Other combinations of distinctions and merits to the value of 96 points can also be accepted. GCSE at grade 4 or above (or grade C or above for GCSEs taken before 2017) in English Language and Mathematics or equivalent qualification eg Functional/Key skills level 2 in numeracy and literacy.
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 96 points
GCSE/National 4/National 5
Applicants need to have grade C or Grade 4 English Language in the newly reformed GCSE grading or Level 2 functional skills in English.
May be considered for entry into year 1 of the course.
May be considered for entry into year 1 of the course.
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
96 UCAS points made up of 6 components- usually comprising of 3 subjects at 'higher level' and 3 at 'standard' level. Opportunity to add on to points with extended essay and theory of knowledge. All the above attract UCAS points. Potential to meet the points by not passing all six component of qualification
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017)
H3,H4,H4,H4,H4-H3,H3,H3,H3,H3
A minimum of 96 UCAS points usually from 5 subjects
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 96 points
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma
Grade combinations below 96 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve a minimum of 96 points
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 96 points
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
Grade combinations below 96 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve a minimum of 96 points
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 96 points
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 96 points
Pearson BTEC Extended Diploma (QCF)
Grade combinations below 96 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve a minimum of 96 points
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Certificate (first teaching from September 2016)
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 96 points
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Grade combinations below 96 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve a minimum of 96 points
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 96 points
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Grade combinations below 96 points considered when combined with other Level 3 qualifications including AS and Extended Project to achieve a minimum of 96 points
Can be combined with other level 3 qualifications to achieve a minimum of 96 points
Achieve a minimum of 96 tariff points achieved in either three Advanced Highers or from a combination of two Advanced Highers plus two Highers.
Scottish Higher
C,C,C,C,D-B,B,C,C,C
Achieve a minimum of 96 tariff points achieved from either five Highers or a combination of two Highers offered with two Advanced Highers. Where only Highers have been taken a minimum of (CCCCD) are required.
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About this course
**Reasons to choose Kingston**
- This course offers practical experience through field trips, workshops and two work placements.
- There’s the opportunity to study abroad at one of our European partner universities.
- You’ll develop skills to support children and young people and will graduate with the professional title of Social Pedagogy Practitioner.
- Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.
**About this course**
Would you like to use your talents in a career where you support children, young people and their families? This degree will prepare you for professional opportunities in settings such as health, social care, education and youth justice.
You’ll become familiar with the range of services for children and young people. Through work placements of your choosing, you’ll apply your learning in real practice settings to make a difference to young people’s lives.
This course will introduce social pedagogy, an inclusive and holistic approach to wellbeing, learning and growth. It’s endorsed by the Social Pedagogy Professional Association (SPPA). You’ll gain an understanding of children’s law and rights and the importance of safeguarding. Studies also include child development, life transitions, ethics and diversity, and relationship-based professional practice.
**Future Skills**
Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.
As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.
At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.
**Career opportunities**
When you enter the workforce, after graduating from this course, your study and placement experience will have prepared you for effective interprofessional working with children and young people in a variety of roles such as:
-Youth offending team officer
-Youth worker
-Family support worker
-Social work assistant
-Nursery and Early Years practitioner
-Teaching assistant
-Healthcare support worker
-Maternity support worker
-Nursing support worker
-Speech and language support worker.
This course is also excellent preparation to progress onto study at postgraduate level on our professional courses:
-Master of Social Work (2 years)
-MSc Nursing (Adult, Child, Learning Disability, Mental Health) (2 years)
-PGCE Primary Teaching (1 year)
Modules
Examples of modules:
-Children’s and Young People’s Development, Relationships and Social Contexts
-Developing Creative Approaches to Working with Children and Young People
-Practice Experience: Planning for Your Future Career.
For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston university course webpage.
Assessment methods
Assessment includes essays, portfolios, posters and presentations.
Tuition fees
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We're short of social workers - so if you want a degree that is in demand, then this could be the one for you! There's a shortage of social workers all over the UK, and graduates can specialise in specific fields such as mental health or children's social work. If you decide social work is not for you, then social work graduates also often go into management, education, youth and community work and even nursing. Starting salaries for this degree can reflect the high proportion of graduates who choose a social work career - social work graduates get paid, on average, more than graduates overall, but not all options pay as well as social work. This is also an unusual subject in that London isn't one of the more common places to find jobs - so if you want to get a job near to your home or your university this might be worth thinking about.
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Social work
The graph shows median earnings of graduates who achieved a degree in this subject area one, three and five years after graduating from here.
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