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University degree

Childhood, Youth & Communities

Stratford College London Limited · London
Qualification
Degree
Length
2 yrs
UK fees / yr
£9,535
Study
full-time
Worth knowing: about 25% of students don't make it past first year here - ask the uni what support they offer.
Robin · your guide
Here's the honest picture on this course - what you'd study, whether you'd likely get in, what it pays, and where it leads. Everything's real data.
About this course

This Childhood, Youth & Communities Foundation Degree is an innovative two-year, work-based course that enables you to continue in paid employment or volunteering as you work towards this Level 5 qualification.

Could you get in?
The grades students arrived with
48-63 pts15%
64-79 pts10%
96-111 pts30%
112-127 pts10%
144-159 pts15%
How they qualified
85% got in with A-levels. The rest came in a mix of ways:
A-levels85%
Other14%
other higher education1%
Could I get in? Try your grades
120 UCAS pts
Pay & prospects
75%
In work or further study after
75%
Continue past first year
90%
Student satisfaction
What graduates earn over time
£28,000
After 15 months
£28,500
3 years on
£33,500
5 years on
What graduates actually go on to do % of leavers
Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation18%
Teaching ProfessionalsHighly skilled38%
Teaching and Childcare Associate ProfessionalsHighly skilled13%
Caring personal services3%
Administrative occupations1%
Welfare and housing associate professionalsHighly skilled11%
Process, plant and machine operatives1%
Other Educational ProfessionalsHighly skilled2%
What students say National Student Survey
90%
of students are satisfied with the course overall
Teaching88%
Assessment & feedback90%
Academic support92%
Well organised92%
Learning resources84%
Student community85%
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Where this degree can lead
Like the look of it?
When you're ready, the full entry requirements and application are on Stratford College London Limited's own site.
Apply on uni site
Careermash · real course data from HESA / Discover Uni, in plain English.

Career data: role, pay and progression profiles built for Careermash's careers engine; AI-impact estimates from Anthropic's observed AI-usage telemetry and OpenAI's AI Jobs Transition Framework. Course data: HESA / Discover Uni, including Graduate Outcomes, LEO and the National Student Survey. Apprenticeships: IfATE-published standards, approved only.

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