BA Supporting Learning with Children and Young People

BA (Level 6 only)

The BA Supporting Learning with Children and Young People permits a critical engagement with a variety of perspectives and ways of knowing and understanding, drawn from a range of disciplines including psychology, and history. The programme enables students to secure their own philosophy of how children and young people are supported on their learning journeys, within a theoretical context.

Campus	RiversideWarrington
Course	BA (Level 6 only)
Length	2 Years Part-time
Start date	September 2011

Features

This BA Supporting Learning with Children and Young People has a particular emphasis on the relationship between policy and practice at national and international levels. It encourages students to critically reflect upon their own practice in the light of the theoretical perspectives explored on the programme.

This level 6 programme is an important part of the Faculty’s part-time provision to enable Foundation Degree graduates to progress to a full Honours degree. It is of particular relevance for the Faculty's FdA Teaching Assistance graduates and to graduates of other similar FdA degrees from HEIs in the region due to its content and delivery mode. It is concerned with how children and young people are supported in the learning environment and facilitates a critical study of the nature of this support.

Next: Modules

Programme Structure

The BA Supporting Learning with Children and Young People is a level 6 programme where students follow four 20-credit modules and one 40 credit module, giving a total of 120 credits at level 6.

Learning together with students who are focussing on different phases of the development of children and young people is seen as an enriching feature of this programme. Through multi-disciplinary debate and the interpretation of the generic issues covered, different groups of students can be supported in their understanding of the key issues covered in the shared modules.

The complete level 6 programme is, therefore, constructed of two programme specific modules - ED6906 Pedagogy Policy and Practice and ED6908 Principles Underpinning Practice with Young People - and three shared modules - ED6907 Professional Working with Children and Young People [20 credits], ED6909 Contemporary Issues: children and young people [20 credits] and ED6905 Dissertation [40 credits].

Next: Assessment

The assessment methods used in each module correlate with the learning outcomes for that module. An appropriate range of assessments is used to enable students to demonstrate their achievement of the stated module Learning Outcomes. Where appropriate, formative assessment is used to support student learning and to ensure that subsequent teaching addresses the identified needs of the students.

Students are kept informed about assessment requirements and the formal assessment requirements are described in each module descriptor. Students are assessed on their ability to:

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding, in breadth and in depth, of the subject-matter studied;
Discuss, interpret, and critically analyse a range of literature;
Utilise effectively the transferable communication and rhetorical skills of speaking, listening, reading, writing, and arguing;
Conduct independent and collaborative research, using relevant skills and methods including IT where appropriate.

Next: Careers

Students who successfully engage in the BA Supporting Learning with Children and Young People become reflective practitioners and critical thinkers who can articulate their views with confidence and conviction. They have knowledge of the political arena of learning, teaching, care and provision for children and/or young people. They will have read widely and engaged with theoretical frameworks which have challenged their values, beliefs and understanding. They will be confident researchers, finding solutions to challenges in their professional settings and practice.

Graduates from the BA Supporting Learning with Children and Young People would be able to choose from one or more of the following progression routes:

Progress towards advanced professional recognition, for example EYPS or QTS;
Progress towards higher level qualifications, for example Masters study;
Work as a practitioner within the context of early years and or practice with young people;
Gain promotion within an appropriate setting;
Move to work in a range of related situations, for example, social work, research, childcare, behaviour therapy, play therapy, and family support.

Next: Entry requirements

The BA Supporting Learning with Children and Young People is a level 6 programme available as a part-time option for students who have completed a Foundation Degree and wish to gain full honours.

A typical applicant will have acquired 120 credits at level 4 and 120 credits at level 5 through the completion of a course or courses at the University of Chester or another HEI. In addition, GCSE in Maths and English at grade C or above are required.

Beginning: Overview