University Foundation in Working with Children, Families and Communities

Our undergraduate pathway in Working with Children, Families and Communities has been developed to help prepare you for a career working within this broad sector, for example within education or social care. In this type of profession, it isn’t just about what you learn: it’s also about who you are. You‘ll need qualities such as openness, honesty, fairness, respect, empathy, integrity, sound judgement as well as excellent communication skills. On the Foundation you’ll study a broad base of transferable knowledge and skills areas, becoming skilled in critical analysis and problem-solving, supporting you to understand how to manage, support and drive forward care services, organisations and communities. You’ll also be introduced to the core skills necessary to succeed in higher education, including thinking critically, researching and referencing appropriately, demonstrating appropriate numeracy and ICT skills.Pathway progression:
Successful completion of this pathway will lead to the award of the following from ARU:
BA (Hons) Working with Children, Families and Communities – Chelmsford Campus
BA (Hons) Social Work