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Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Children, Schools and Families (Graduate Practitioner)
University of Central Lancashire
Entry requirements
Here's what you will need to get a place on the Children, Schools and Families (Graduate Practitioner) course at University of Central Lancashire.
Select a qualification to see required grades
A level
96 to 112 UCAS points at A2
Tuition fees
| Location | Fees |
|---|---|
| England | £9,535 per year |
| Scotland | £9,535 per year |
| Wales | £9,535 per year |
| Northern Ireland | £9,535 per year |
| Channel Islands | £9,535 per year |
Course summary
What this course is about
UCAS code: L541
Here's what University of Central Lancashire says about its Children, Schools and Families (Graduate Practitioner) course.
Course Overview
Would you like to work with children, young people, and the services that support them? Our BA (Hons) Children, Schools and Families is the course for you.
Why study with us
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You’ll have the opportunity to complete a Paediatric First Aid certificate and to follow the Early Childhood Graduate Practitioner Competencies (ECGPC) route alongside your degree.
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You'll be taught by an expert team of practicing social workers, researchers, and academic staff who's expertise spans education, social work, sociology, psychology and social policy.
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A course built around a high number of placement hours to help develop your practical skills and experience base so you can excel in a career focussed around helping supporting children and families.
What you'll do
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Placements link what you’ve learned with real-world experience of working with children, young people and families.
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When you arrive, you will be allocated a tutor who will oversee your progress and support you throughout your degree.
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Alongside compulsory modules, our range of optional modules explores topics such as disability, gender, drugs and social pedagogy.
Accreditations
- The Institute is at the leading edge of management thinking and are a globally recognised professional membership body for leaders and managers. Their research into new ideas, techniques and methods ensures that ILM courses are constantly improving, helping to develop students' leadership and management skills.
Future careers
Our graduates work across the spectrum of children and young people’s settings, including children’s centres, schools, national charities, nurseries and family and community support.
Course details
There are a few options in how you might study Children, Schools and Families (Graduate Practitioner) at University of Central Lancashire.
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2 course options available.
Qualification
Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)
Department
School of Health, Social Work and Sport
Location
Burnley Campus | Burnley
Duration
3 Years
Study mode
Full-time
Subjects
• Applied social science
Start date
September 22, 2025
Application deadline
January 29, 2025
The modules you will study
Please visit The University of Central Lancashire’s website for the latest information about our modules.
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National Student Survey (NSS) scores
The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.
Here you can see ratings from University of Central Lancashire students who took the Children, Schools and Families (Graduate Practitioner) course - or another course in the same subject area.
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Teaching on my course
95%
high
Teaching on my course
95%
high
How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?
90%
high
How good are teaching staff at explaining things?
100%
high
How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?
90%
med
How often is the course intellectually stimulating?
100%
high
Learning opportunities
94%
high
Learning opportunities
94%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?
100%
high
How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?
100%
high
How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?
100%
high
To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?
90%
med
To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?
80%
med
Assessment and feedback
86%
high
Assessment and feedback
86%
high
How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?
90%
high
How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?
90%
high
How often does feedback help you to improve your work?
80%
med
How often have you received assessment feedback on time?
90%
high
How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?
80%
med
Academic support
95%
high
Academic support
95%
high
How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?
90%
med
How well have teaching staff supported your learning?
100%
high
Organisation and management
85%
high
Organisation and management
85%
high
How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?
80%
med
How well organised is your course?
90%
high
Learning resources
93%
high
Learning resources
93%
high
How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?
89%
high
How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?
90%
med
How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?
100%
high
Student voice
83%
high
Student voice
83%
high
How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?
89%
high
To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?
80%
med
To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?
90%
high
How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?
89%
high
Other NSS questions
Other NSS questions
During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?
100%
high
How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?
89%
high
Student information
See who's studying at University of Central Lancashire. These students are taking Children, Schools and Families (Graduate Practitioner) or another course from the same subject area.
| Most popular A-levels studied | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Grade | |||||
| Sociology | D | |||||
| Psychology | C | |||||
| Law | E | |||||
| English Literature | C | |||||
| Religious Studies | D | |||||
Graduate prospects
What graduates do next
We have no information about graduates who took Children, Schools and Families (Graduate Practitioner) at University of Central Lancashire.
Earnings after graduation
Earnings from University of Central Lancashire graduates who took Children, Schools and Families (Graduate Practitioner) - or another course in the same subject area.
Earnings
£18.6k
First year after graduation
£20.8k
Third year after graduation
£22.6k
Fifth year after graduation
Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Children, Schools and Families (Graduate Practitioner).
Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree
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