The Foundation Degree is aimed at Teaching Assistants/LSAs or other personnel working or volunteering with other learning environments. In this worked based learning degree, students gain further knowledge and turn their skills into a higher education qualification which ensures that students have a coherent progression route. Many students go on to gain a BA/PGCE/MA.
The Foundation Degree is not only delivered at the three campuses, it is also delivered in wider community settings such as Monkton Priory School in Pembrokeshire.
The programme gives students the opportunity to develop their skills, understanding, knowledge and critical analysis of the links between theory, policy, and practice, drawing on the students work based experiences.
Students will have the opportunity to present their work in either Welsh or English.
*Selected modules subject to revalidation
The Welsh Government’s five Professional Standards for Assisting Teaching (Teaching Assistants) of Pedagogy, Professional Learning, Innovation, Leadership and Collaboration are embedded in this module. Students will be actively engaged in professional learning with the purpose of developing individual and collective expertise to make a collaborative, coherent, innovative and sustainable research-led impact on all learners.
Course details
- Part-time
- Blended (On-campus)
- English
Tuition Fees 2023/24 and 24/25
Home (Full-time): £9,000 per year
Overseas (Full-time): £13,500 per year
This programme is subject to revalidation.
Why choose this course?
What you will learn
The programme offers a comprehensive range of exciting and relevant modules for those working in early years, primary and secondary schools, PRUs as well as ALN settings. It encompasses work-based modules which also include a wide range of transferable skills for the 21st Century.
The Foundation Degree provides opportunities for students to consider and analyse current educational issues in the light of their specific working environments and experiences. A multi-disciplinary approach provides the students with valuable transferable skills such as analysis and problem solving and communication and literacy in an ever-changing working environment.
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Disclaimer
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We listen to student feedback and insights from industry and from professionals to ensure that course content is high-quality and up-to-date, and that it offers the best possible preparation for your future career or study goals.
For this reason, there might be modifications to the content of your course over time, to keep up to date with changes in the subject area or in the sector. If a module is no longer running, we’ll make sure to keep you informed, and work with you to choose a different suitable module.
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Staff
Our People
You will be taught and supported by a wide range of professional staff and teams here to help you get the university experience you are looking for. Our teaching staff were ranked 2nd in Wales for assessments and feedback (NSS 2023) meaning the comments you get back from your work will help you learn. Our commitment to your learning has seen our students place us as Top 10 in the UK for Lecturers and Teaching Quality. Find out more about our academic staff who teach across our courses.
Accommodation
Carmarthen Accommodation
Carmarthen has a variety of accommodation and we guarantee accommodation for 1st Years with availability for your 2nd and 3rd Years. Based on our Carmarthen campus you will be right in the middle of everything, with options to suit all budgets.
Further information
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Level 3 Qualification or evidence of recent engagement with learning.
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Your written, verbal communication and creative skills will be developed across different methods as you learn the appropriate communication style for a particular subject area. For example, you might encounter a range of different assessment methods, including essays, reports, blogs, vlogs, as appropriate to different subject areas.
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Resources are available online, however, should students wish to purchase hard copies then they are responsible for meeting these costs.
There is a bursary available for buying textbooks.
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Visit our Scholarships and Bursaries section to find out more.
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The programme supports employability through the inclusion of wide areas of study reflecting the needs of learners within the sector as well as wider national and international agendas.