Working with Children and Families BA (Hons)

Sunderland College

Key Course Facts

Student Dropout Rate	35% Proportion of students of Working with Children and Families BA (Hons) who are not continuing into their following year of study or have not been awarded a qualification in either of the two comparison years. Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Tuition Fees	£6165 Tuition (UK) Tuition fees per year for Working with Children and Families BA (Hons) at Sunderland College UCAS course summary. Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023
Duration	1 years - Full-time
Campus	On campus - Washington Campus
Degree	Bachelor of Arts (Honours), BA (Hons)
Subject	Early Years Education, Child Care

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Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 20 graduates of Working with Children and Families BA (Hons) and other courses in CAH15 at Sunderland College for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in CAH15.

	Working with Children and Families BA (Hons) and other CAH15 courses of Sunderland College	Average review score among all Early Years Education courses in the UK
Explanations	95	88
Interesting courses	100	82
Intellectually stimulating	100	85
Challenged to do my best	91	88
Depth of concepts	86	82
Builds on previous learnings	86	86
Joined ideas from different topics	91	84
Balance directed/independent study	91	74
Applicability of course content	95	87
Clear criteria in markings	86	82
Fair assessment	86	83
Tests reflected your learning	86	80
Timely feedback	91	86
Helpful feedback	91	79
Approachability of teachers	91	75
Support from teachers	82	81
Organisation of courses	86	64
Communication of changes	90	65
IT facilities	90	83
Library	86	91
Course specific resources	86	85
Student feedback opportunities	91	79
Student feedback valued	86	71
Student's feedback acted upon	86	56
Work of student union	82	75
Mental wellbeing services	77	73
Overall satisfaction	65

Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
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The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of all UK Graduates of

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£30014	£24882	£27670
25-75 percentile range	£26322 - £32477	£17078 - £30541	£18866 - £34301

Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
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Course Description

This programme is ideal for anyone who wants to make a difference to the lives of children, young people and families. The programme will develop the knowledge and skills you need for a career across a range of professional areas, or for entry into further study. This programme has a number of distinguishing features including: an emphasis on interdisciplinary working; employability; internationalisation; research skills and social justice.

All teaching will take place in the classroom environment, but you will be expected to use your experience within the workplace to inform your learning. Throughout your programme of study, you will be required to complete assessments to demonstrate your learning of subject knowledge and transferable key skills. You will experience a range of different types of assessment during your programme which will include some of the following: **Case studies** **Group work** **Presentations** **Plans** **Portfolio** **Reflections** **Project work** **Career interview and set exercises** **Ethics, presentation and Professional report**

Entry Requirements / Admissions

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Working with Children and Families, BA (Hons), if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Tuition Fees Working with Children and Families BA (Hons)

England UK	£6165	year 1
Northern Ireland	£6165	year 1
Scotland	£6165	year 1
Wales	£6165	year 1

Source: UCAS Dec 4, 2023

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent	£518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home)	£50
Supermarket shopping	£81
Clothing	£35
Eating out	£33
Alcohol	£27
Takeaways / food deliveries	£30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food)	£24
Holidays and weekend trips	£78
Transport within city	£17
Self-care / sports	£20
Stationary / books	£13
Mobile phone / internet	£13
Cable TV / streaming	£7
Insurance	£51
Other	£95

Average student cost of living	£1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

Source: Own research based on surveys and university data

How to apply

Application deadline:

January 1, 2025

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Possible Entry Points:

year 1 (Default entry point)

About Sunderland College

Sunderland College offers both further and higher education study, and is situated in the English port city of Sunderland. The college operates from two main locations; Bede Campus specialised in A-Level, the performance arts, and sports; City Campus specialised in Construction and Engineering subjects.

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Student composition of Sunderland College

Total number of students enrolled at Sunderland College by level Academic year - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022
undergraduates:
postgraduates:
Total:: 0

Source: Academic year - Full-time equivalent student enrollments published by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) on February 2022

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