This degree offers you the chance to strengthen your skills, knowledge and confidence before you advance to stage one of your honours degree.Choose to start your studies at foundation year stage if you have the ability to study for a degree but don't have the formal qualifications to embark on the full honours degree straight away.Develop an excellent platform for advancing to postgraduate study in areas such as teacher training or social workIf you don't have the formal qualifications you need to enter our BA (Hons) Child and Youth Studies directly, you can start your studies on our foundation year. It gives you a firm grounding of skills and knowledge, plus a vital introduction to the subject, so that you can achieve your full honours degree in four years.<br><br>With its broad focus on supporting children and young people, this course offers an excellent stepping stone to a fulfilling and stimulating career. Because it includes a foundation year, it provides a smooth transition for people who might have previously felt unable to realise their career ambitions through a lack of traditional qualifications.<br><br>Our BA (Hons) Child and Youth Studies could be your springboard to roles in social work, family intervention, behavioural inclusion, mentoring, supporting students with SEN and providing pastoral care for students in educational settings. Our graduates are now pursuing worthwhile careers as teaching assistants, inclusion officers, nursery managers and learning support practitioners.<br><br>Our staff are dedicated to improving your career prospects at every stage of the course. The additional qualifications you can gain – in skills such as first aid, Makaton and safeguarding – make your CV stand out further still.