Overview

Co-designed by academics alongside our alumni and wider sector practitioners, this Foundation Degree in Childhood, Youth and Communities at Canterbury Christ Church University will develop your professional skills and knowledge to become a specialist practitioner in areas of community support, development, and advocacy services for children, young people, and families.

What you’ll learn

Critically explore theories of community development, focusing on the inter-agency impact and effective collaborations.
Critically evaluate approaches to supporting the wellbeing and sustainable impact of our communities within contexts of social inequality and policy change.
Design research-informed, creative interventions that put children and young people at the centre.
Understand how social inequality, policy and advocacy shape support for children and families.
Reflect on your professional practice through shared learning with peers across the sector.

What’s more, this full-time course is designed to fit around work and family commitments. There are evening (twilight) teaching sessions alongside practice-based learning in your workplace, with the workplace element ensuring you can learn full-time without compromising on life and work.

Following successful completion of the course, you’ll have the opportunity to continue your professional development by moving onto our one-year BA (Hons) top-up degree qualification.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Theories of Development in Children and Young People
Working with children, youth and families: Introduction to Community Practice
Communication, Language and Dialogue
Student Success Modules

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-13 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

60

OR

4

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

240 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Chatham, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Childhood Studies View 117 other Bachelors in Childhood Studies in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

60

OR

4

Schedule TOEFL®

PTE Academic

59

Schedule a PTE test!

IELTS

6

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

E2 Language Test Prep

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants are required to hold a qualification at A level (or an equivalent level 3 qualification). HLTA status may also be accepted as a level 3 equivalent qualification.
If you do not have GCSE English Language or Literature grade C/4, then you will be required to complete an equivalency test. Please note that Functional Skills qualifications are not accepted as an alternative to GCSEs.
You must be employed (paid or voluntary) in a role working with children and/or young people for at least 15 hours per week throughout the course. This does not have to be in a specialist setting.
It is a requirement that all applicants have a current satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check from their employer, which will be evidenced through the signed Stakeholder Agreement.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

17000 GBP / year

≈ 17000 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

5760 GBP / year

≈ 5760 GBP / year

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Overview

What you’ll learn

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Additional Details

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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