Working With Children, Young People and Families

Welcome to the Working With Children, Young People and Families Programme

Team

 

In the current economic climate, there are many challenges facing children, young people and families. Supporting children, young people and families requires informed and educated professionals who are able to understand the social, economic, educational, political and cultural issues and barriers in order to respond to, and challenge the issues facing families and communities today.

The BA (Hons) Working with Children Young People and Families is a well-established course that offers students the opportunity to develop a critical understanding of issues impacting families and communities at a local, national and international level.

The programme is taught by Keith Bishop, Claire Monk and Dan Whisker who all have current and relevant real-world practice and research expertise in the field.

Brief Summary

 

In your first year (level 4), you will be taught three modules in your first semester.

These are:

WWU421 The Inclusive Practitioner
WWU424 Key Thinkers and their Big Ideas
WWU428 The Theoretically and Critically Informed Practitioner

WWU421 and WWU424 will be taught with students in other courses. This will give you an insight into how future practitioners in slightly different areas view the world and respond to practice issues.

Teaching is the most interactive session in which students are asked to provide thoughtful and engaging discussion on a variety of issues.

 

 

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Pre-Course Reading

 

We would like you to keep up to date with societal issues in current affairs by reading high-quality e-newspapers such as The Guardian or The Independent, and formulating your views on news stories about education, society, or cultural matters (topics such as racism, discrimination, gender for example).

Think about (and keep a journal if you want to) your reactions to such stories; how did the stories make you feel and why? And try to consider why you might have had the reaction you did. What has influenced your view of those topics in the media?

Planned Online Meetings

 

From 1st September, if you have any questions before induction week, we will be offering online drop in sessions in which you can speak with one of us, or even just drop in to say “hello”. If you cannot access the link then please email c.monk@newman.ac.uk to make your enquiry.

Friday 1st September: 10am to 11am

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Thursday 7th September 2pm to 3pm
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Wednesday 13th September 1pm – 2pm.
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Timetable information

There are two semesters each academic year with semester one running September to December and semester two running January to May. 

 
For each semester, you will have THREE modules. They are taught on campus and you would be expected to attend. It really depends on the timetable for each semester but those three modules are typically spread over either three or two days. To give you an idea, here is what the first year currently looks like:
 
Semester One:
Monday            10am-1pm                ’Key thinkers and their big ideas’
Tuesday             12pm-3pm                ’The theoretically and critically informed practitioner’
Thursday           10am-12pm & 1pm-3pm     ‘The inclusive practitioner’   
 
Semester Two:
Tuesday           9am-12pm                 ’Advantaged Thinking’
Thursday          10am-1pm                 ’Introduction to social policy’

Friday              12pm-3pm                    ‘Changing Families’ 

Full details of your individual academic timetable will be available via your university email calendar after you have completed online enrolment and set up your student login.

 

Subject Sessions:

Here are the dates and times during our welcome week when your teaching team will be expecting you on campus for welcome activity. Come to main reception and the welcome mentors will get you to the correct rooms:

Wednesday 20th September

  • 11am – 1pm in HI104
  • 2pm – 4pm  in ST002

Even if your course team are not expecting you to be in during Welcome Week on Tuesday 19th September, we strongly encourage you to come in and participate in our Student Union Fresher’s Fair.

Running between 10am and 3pm, it will give you a great insight into the Student Union, its societies and its engagement with community groups and employers. You can find out more at Newman Students’ Union – Your Voice.