Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Working with Children and Families

Pursue a BA in Working with Children and Families in the UK! Gain hands-on experience with placements. Explore your career opportunities today!

Program Description The Working with Children and Families course provides the knowledge and skills you need to work with children and families in a range of settings. You’ll examine issues that influence the lives and well-being of children and families in today’s society. Your studies will cover a range of services, systems, policies and work practices that support children and families. To reflect the reality of the workplace, you’ll explore multi- agency working and understand the roles of different professionals in early years, education and social work. A key feature of the Working with Children and Families course is attending a work placement. Alongside your academic studies, this allows you to see how theory, policy and practice relate to each other, and will prepare you for a range of career opportunities. Career paths usually include work in schools, children’s charities, integrated children’s centres, and social care settings, as well as postgraduate study in education or social work.