FdA Children's Services (Children and Youth Work)

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Welcome

We are pleased to be able to tell you about our well respected foundation degree for children's and youth workers, a course that that allows you to study and continue to work. The FdA in Children's Services is a flexible qualification covering the broad range of settings and contexts in which services are provided for 9-19 year olds. It provides a unique learning opportunity as you will study alongside students working or volunteering in a variety of children's services from pre-schools and children's centres to youth and community projects. Our approach ensures you develop the specialist skills required for working in children and youth services, gain a higher level appreciation of child and adolescent development and can operate confidently within inter-agency settings.

The Foundation Degree also provides a basis for progression to BA (Honours) and beyond……

So, if you would like to:

• improve your professional skills in working with children and young people;
• study the development of children and young people at degree level;
• extend your knowledge of practice that supports families and the wider community;
• lay the foundations for studies to honours degree level;
• gather evidence towards recognition for professional youth work status

then read on.......about the course

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