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This course is designed to motivate, encourage and support those who want to foster personal growth while equipping themselves with the skills and knowledge needed to make a positive impact on the lives of young people and families in their communities. The programme empowers you to build not only the skills and knowledge relevant to the 21st century workplace environment, but inspires you to grow and succeed by opening new opportunities and laying the foundation for a brighter future
This BA (Hons) Community, Youth and Families programme will be delivered in partnership with Plymouth Marjon University.
The programme supports employees and employers within the youth and community work sector. It has been developed in consultation with stakeholders, and the curriculum is aligned with current and emerging workforce needs. It features co-delivered specialist modules led by experts from local organisations, which further strengthens community partnerships and ensuring real-world relevance.
The course has been designed to enable you achieve your best possible results through an extended academic year of three terms. This format allows for a more balanced delivery of modules, pacing of assessments and learning, which supports steady skills development without feeling overwhelmed. Over the three years, you will be required to participate in three experiential placements to help build your on-the-job skills. These will be a mix of individual and group experiences, co-designed with each cohort and tailored to available opportunities.
Full time, 3 years
September and January. Our next intake is starting January 2026.
BA (Hons) Community, Youth and Families degree at SSS includes a number of strategies designed to develop professional, high-quality graduates for the communities, youth, and families sector:
The primary focus of this programme is the development of skillful community, youth and family workers. Work with Communities, Youth and Families is a distinctive body of practice held together by a commitment to a set of shared values: participation, inclusion, empowerment, partnership and learning. The Community, Youth and Families programme is routed in a community development tradition, which is distinct from social work and formal education pedagogies and practice. The task of community, youth and family work is to plan, provide, manage and evaluate appropriate experiences of learning, challenge and reflection through working in a way that aims for social justice and community-led transformation.
The course has a design to help students achieve their best possible results, with an extended academic year of three terms, enabling modules to be taught in a way that paces the assessment and learning load, and allowing students to develop skills without feeling overwhelmed.
The module details given below for the Community Youth and Families programme are subject to change and are the latest example of the curriculum available in this course of study. Students will study core modules across their three years of study.
Core modules (students are required to take):
Core modules (students are required to take):
Core modules (students are required to take):
The BA (Hons) Community, Youth and Families programme utilises a range of learning and teaching approaches is utilised on the programme to enable flexible, student-centred learning. Considerable emphasis is placed on critical enquiry and dialogue to model the practice students employ in their community, youth and families work practice. The teaching team is committed to engaging with and developing further new approaches to teaching and learning, including the full and active use of the VLE, the use of open learning resources and audio capture of lectures where appropriate. Emphasis is placed on working in small groups, starting from strengths and encouraging active participation. We aim to develop approaches to learning that will support reflection and analysis, aiding the application of theory to practice and developing a critical awareness of the multi-dimensional influences on working with communities, young people and families.
The BA (Hons) Community, Youth and Families programme integrates a range of assessment methods in recognition of the impact assessment has on student learning and approaches to learning. The teaching team is committed to engaging with the emerging innovations in assessment, particularly in relation to recognising and valuing the variety of learning styles within any given cohort and the importance of taking into account students’ academic and professional learning needs. Consideration is given to the development of particular key skills which may be developed through assessment, for example presentation skills and collaborative working skills. There is a mixture of controlled (e.g. presentation) and open assessment (e.g. essays or assignments) at all levels.
UK & EU Students (with settled status):
When you apply for your student loan you will need to supply the correct UCAS code for your course of study. This code will depend on your study location, course, and start date.
Our intake dates are September and January. Our next intake is starting January 2026. If you need any more help or information on applying, please email our Admissions Team at admissions@scholarsschool.ac.uk; or call on +44 (0)207 183 3647
The contemporary curriculum of the BA (Hons) Communities, Youth, and Families will prepare you for a rewarding career in roles such as youth worker, social worker, family support worker, community development worker, opportunities in the youth justice system as a probation officer, as well as positions in the education sector like teaching assistant or learning mentor.
Through structured placements and meaningful work experience, graduates will be well-positioned to progress into leadership roles such as Team Leader or Service Manager, where they can apply their skills, drive change, and contribute to service excellence.
Postgraduate study in related fields like childhood and youth studies can open doors to specialised roles, including education, social services, or advanced policy work.
Information on how to join the Students’ Union will be given to you when you begin your course.
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