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The BA (Hons) Childhood, Family and Education Studies course is designed to help you develop the skills, knowledge, and confidence to succeed in your studies with the University of Wolverhampton at degree level.  The course is suitable for people new to this area or experienced staff searching for career development.  We value and promote your individual engagement, progression, and success as all of our staff will recognise and celebrate your unique learning needs.  The curriculum in Childhood, Family and Education Studies will be relatable to you through our inclusive approaches to your teaching and learning experience. If you are considering becoming a teacher, we offer the guarantee of a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in Primary Education interview upon completion of this degree (providing you are on track to achieve a 2:2 or above and meet the course entry requirements). We also have excellent progression opportunities to our Master’s in Education. 

During your course, as a Childhood, Family and Education Studies student, you will have opportunities to consider a range of issues and perspectives relevant to working in educational contexts, and with families, children, and young people in local communities. You will actively engage in investigating a range of perspectives and disciplines such as cultural, sociological, psychological, and political dimensions of teaching and learning in a range of contexts. In addition, this programme will offer a focus on children, families, and young people, including social justice, safeguarding, mental health and well-being, fake news and social media, youth culture, parenting, and LBGT experiences. You will develop your personal and professional attributes to become an ethical, respectful, and reflexive worker able to sensitively engage with children, families, and young people to encourage them to shape their own lives, often within constrained circumstances. We will work with you to explore and challenge a wide range of contemporary educational ideas and developments, and you will study issues around risk and resilience for families, children, and young people. You will also consider how social policies and inequality influence the everyday lives of children and young people. We value your perspectives and the diverse experiences of education that you will bring to your course. We encourage independent thought and curiosity, and a belief in the potential of education as a tool for improving people’s lives.  

Work experience placements are an integral part of the course and can be negotiated in a variety of settings such as early years settings, schools, colleges, family hubs, charities, pupil referral units, prisons, youth centres, and other relevant settings. We recognise that you will have a unique learning journey and we will maximise your potential through a wide variety of assessment choices such as presentations, written assessments, reflective journals, report writing, peer mentoring and written plans. Our course does not include any exams and we have designed our assessments to ensure they are inclusive and relevant to your career goals.  We usually teach in smaller classroom-based student groups, as opposed to larger lecture theatres, to give you a supportive and personalised learning experience and your teaching staff are committed to developing the confidence of our students. 

This course is taught as a three-year full-time route although the degree can be studied PART-TIME in daytime sessions. However, if you are a practitioner and have a level 3 qualification and would like to study more flexibly, for example, in the evening, we offer the part-time Foundation Degree Supporting Learning in Education, at our partner, City of Wolverhampton College or the Foundation Degree in Early Years Services at our partners, City of Wolverhampton College, Sandwell College and Telford College. After completing your part-time Foundation degree, you can then top up to a final year of a part-time BA degree course to gain your full honours degree.