This accelerated two-year degree prepares you for a career in the children’s, young people and families workforce including community development worker, advocacy worker, pastoral co-ordinator, well being co-ordinator and more.
Gain the knowledge to work with families in times of crisis and understand the role of communities in enabling children, young people and families to thrive.
You'll undertake placements and study real-life challenges, exploring intervention strategies including asset based and trauma-informed approaches.
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About this course
Qualify faster and start your career sooner with this accelerated two-year degree - perfect for those balancing study with work or other commitments.
Taught by an experienced team engaged in cutting-edge research, this course explores how society’s structures impact children, families, and communities. You'll examine real-world issues like crime, human rights, abuse, poverty, and mental health while developing key sector competencies to enhance outcomes for children, young people and families.
Work-based learning is at the heart of this degree, with three professional placements ensuring you gain hands-on experience that links theory with practice. You'll also take part in field trips, short visits to diverse settings, and inspiring guest lectures from industry professionals.
Opportunities to undertake additional training that enhances students’ knowledge, skills and understanding and that can be applied in the real-world including Forest School trauma informed training accredited by Trauma informed Schools and Communities UK.
Want to change lives? Start with yours.
Foundation year
A foundation year at the University of Hull gives you a solid grounding of knowledge and boosts your academic skills, so you can progress on to your chosen programme with confidence.
The foundation course you enrol on may not be an exact match to your chosen degree, but don’t worry. Our foundation courses combine content from multiple related courses in the same subject area, giving you more flexibility and choice about the degree path you take.
For example, if you apply for a Music Foundation Year, you’ll join our Media Foundation course. So, if you decide to switch - say, from Music to Graphic Design - you can do so without restarting your foundation year.
Module options
Each year, you’ll study modules worth a certain number of credits, and you need 180 credits per year. Most modules are 20 credits – so you’ll study nine modules each year. Some longer modules, such as a dissertation, are worth more. In these cases, you’ll study fewer modules - but the number of credits will always add up to 180.
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Preparing for Learning in Higher Education
This module is designed to give you the best possible start to your university studies, making sure you have all the essential skills you need to succeed. Through lectures and workshops we will teach you how to write in an academic style, how to find quality sources, and how to reference work, culminating in writing up a mini-research project.
core
20 credits
Introduction to Education
This module sets the scene for the programme, starting with your own background and experience and exploring what education means, how it differs from schooling and key concepts and approaches. It will also help you to develop the academic skills necessary for your degree programme.
core
20 credits
Research in the Humanities, Social Sciences and Education
This module will equip you with the necessary skills to conduct and analyse research in a specific interest, supported by academics within your subject. You'll navigate through the research process, from identifying an area of interest to presenting findings to your peers.
core
20 credits
Group Challenge (Humanities)
Formulate and execute a group led enquiry into texts, cultural artefacts, film, music or dance. You'll explore their topics in groups at supervised workshops and develop questions on the cultural object relates to the living world of human experience, as well as developing your own methods to answer these questions.
compulsory
20 credits
Foundation in Data Analysis
Develop a strong foundation in data collection and analysis. This module will introduce you to qualitative and quantitative data and how to analyse it; the collection of primary and secondary data; the production of high-quality graphics; and report writing.
compulsory
20 credits
Academic Writing Skills
Developing confidence in expression, oral as well as written, is a key feature of this module, which aims to familiarise you with university submission and assessment procedures. This is a clear building block towards your degree programme and places you at a distinct advantage when you move into the following year.
compulsory
20 credits
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
This engaging module provides foundation knowledge and skills that will enable you to develop understanding and analysis of social inequalities and the nature of discrimination in contemporary society. There will be opportunities to explore key equality legislation and policy. The module will explore the ethical and political rationale for developing equitable, diverse, and inclusive practices as part of an agenda for social justice and social change.
core
20 credits
Health and Wellbeing
The significance of good physical, emotional, mental and sexual health has never been more important for children, young people, their families and wider society. This module explores the role of practitioners to facilitate good health and in enabling children and young people to make informed choices.
core
20 credits
Learning Across the Lifespan
This module aims to build your understanding of theories of human development and learning in different phases of the lifespan.
It prepares you to think of ways to support learning by introducing you to a range of theories which may complement or be in tension with one another.
In developing an understanding of this underlying theoretical knowledge, you will have an awareness of different interventions across a range of situations and contexts.
‘Thinking with’ theories will help you understand theories in a situational way, bearing in mind that theories can be combined in various ways.
core
20 credits
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Our team of highly respected and experienced tutors are all experts in their specialisms.
Taught by a team of experts in the fields of education, social care, health, inclusion and therapeutic approaches, you’ll gain real, practical knowledge that will be invaluable in your future career.
Thamara Bulmer
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Thamara is experienced in working in early years settings and also previously worked with an Educational Social Work Service. She is a trained Level 3 Forest School practitioner and is studying for a Doctorate in Early Childhood.
Sarah Donkin
Senior Lecturer
Sarah has more than twenty years' experience of teaching and supporting students in further and higher education and a Masters in Inclusive Education. Her teaching specialisms include safeguarding in education and inclusive education.
Entry Requirements
What do I need?
When it comes to applying to university, you'll need a certain number of UCAS points. Different qualifications and grades are worth a different amount of points. For this course, you'll need 80 UCAS points.
For applicants with qualifications in subjects other than those key to the degree, we will usually require a minimum of 80 points from A levels, BTEC, or other equivalent qualifications.
We consider experience and qualifications from the UK and worldwide which may not exactly match the combinations above.
But it's not just about the grades - we'll look at your whole application. We want to know what makes you tick, and about your previous experience, so make sure that you complete your personal statement.
Have questions? Our admissions team will be happy to help.
Typical offer
80 UCAS points
A levels
CDD
BTEC
MMP
Fees & Funding
How much is it?
Tuition fees for 2027 entry have not been confirmed. Please use 2026-27 information as a guide.
The fee for our accelerated learning course is £11,750 per year.
This intensive programme is structured around three trimesters per year, rather than the usual two, enabling you to complete your degree faster and start making a meaningful impact sooner.
If you choose to study a foundation year as part of your course, the fee is £5,760.
How do I pay for it?
You can take out a tuition fee loan to cover the full cost of your course. Once you’ve successfully applied for this, you don’t need to do anything else – the money is sent straight to us.
You can also take out a maintenance loan of up to £10,544 a year to cover your living costs, depending on your household income.
Remember, you won’t start paying your loans back until you’ve left university and earn more than £25,000 per year.
See our full fees and funding information for more details and to find out what support we can offer.
Foundation Year Fee
£5,760
Standard Tuition Fee
£11,750 / year
The amount you pay may increase each year, in line with inflation - but capped to the Retail Price Index.
Future prospects
Our degrees are designed to meet the high demand for well-trained professionals in children’s and young people’s services, preparing you to move straight into employment or further study.
Career opportunities are diverse, spanning education, social care, safeguarding, and community development. Graduates go on to roles such as Youth Offending Team Practitioner, Children's Centre Coordinator, Safeguarding Officer, Behaviour Outreach Caseworker, or Pastoral Support Officer.
With further postgraduate study, you could progress into careers such as Social Worker, Education Mental Health Practitioner, Play Therapist, or Speech and Language Therapist.
Become part of the next generation of futuremakers
Like what you've seen? Then it's time to apply.
The standard way is to apply through UCAS. This will give you the chance to showcase your skills qualities and passion for the subject, as well as providing us with your academic qualifications.
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