Designed to build on your experience within Education, this course prepares you to progress your career and offers routes toward Qualified Teacher Status. Choose a pathway in either Teaching and Learning, SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities), or Outdoor Learning to tailor the course to your own career goals.
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Overview
On this course, you’ll explore the key theories, laws and policies behind learning and development, and teaching practice and examine how these influence teaching practice. You'll develop your critical thinking skills as you explore different ways of developing a students learning and development, and creating an inclusive teaching environment.
This course is practical, purposeful and focused on real change. You’ll gain hands‑on skills to create inclusive, engaging environments where children feel valued and supported. By the end of your studies, you’ll be ready to influence practice and contribute to an education system that works for every learner.
You can shape your studies by choosing one of three specialist pathways: SEND, Teaching & Learning, or Outdoor Learning. This lets you focus on the areas that match your goals and the type of work you want to do. No matter which pathway you pick, you’ll build a strong understanding of inclusive practice, enquiry‑based learning, and key values like social responsibility, teamwork, clear communication and digital citizenship.
By linking theory to real-life situations and developing your professional identity, you’ll gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to move forward in your education career. You’ll be ready to make a positive difference in the lives of children and young people.
Studying at the Somerset Centre for Integrated Learning (SCIL) gives you access to excellent training spaces, including The Outdoor Centre at Kilve Court. You’ll also benefit from strong links with local Children’s Services, giving you opportunities for work experience, networking and professional growth.
Course content
The modules are designed to introduce you to the key practices behind high‑quality education, including learning theory, inclusive approaches and the responsibilities of keeping children safe. You can then tailor the course to your needs and interests through choosing to follow either the Teaching & Learning, SEND or Outdoor Learning pathway.
We regularly review our courses to reflect the latest research and developments in the subject area, as well as feedback from students, employers and the wider sector. As a result, modules may change to ensure the course remains current and relevant.
Optional modules
Careers
Working closely with Somerset Council, schools, multi-academy trusts, and other organisations, we’ve ensured you’ll have a recognised professional development qualification after completing this foundation degree, allowing you to step straight into work within schools, councils, social care and more.
For a further boost to your employability, you’ll be able to progress onto our Professional Practice top-up degree to graduate with a full honour's degree. This will give you the qualifications needed apply to become a qualified teacher.
This foundation degree would give you the skills needed to work towards roles such as:
- Learning mentor
- Careers advisor
- Teaching assistant
- Outdoor learning practitioner
- Youth worker
Course highlights
Teaching and assessment
Your learning will be supported through weekly in-person sessions which will be a mix of theory-based lectures and practical workshops, plus opportunities to showcase your skillset and receive constructive feedback from your lecturers. You’ll also be assigned a Personal Academic Tutor throughout the course, who will be on hand to help you with your assessments and personal development.
Teaching and assessment contents
You are taught through a combination of interactive workshops, lectures, seminars and practical activities etc. Interactive lectures take a variety of formats and are intended to enable the application of learning through discussion and small group activities. In addition, meetings with personal academic tutors are scheduled on at least four occasions in the first year and three occasions in each of the other years of a course.
SCIL in partnership with the University places emphasis on enabling students to develop the independent learning capabilities that will equip you for lifelong learning and future employment, as well as academic achievement. A mixture of independent study, teaching and academic support from Student Services and Library Services, and also the personal academic tutoring system enables you to reflect on progress and build up a profile of skills, achievements and experiences that will help you to flourish and be successful.
Entry requirements
UCAS tariff points required: 32
| Qualification | Grade |
|---|---|
| A-level | EE |
| BTEC National Extended Diploma | PPP |
| T-level | P |
This is a full-time work-based degree and you need to be working as either a paid member of staff or as a volunteer for at least 10 hours a week.
The normal minimum entry requirement for Foundation Degree courses is the possession of 4 GCSEs (Grade C/4 or above) and 1 A Level (or equivalent Level 3 qualification).
Any questions?
If you have any questions about entry requirements, please call our Admissions Office on 01905 855111 or email admissions@worc.ac.uk.
Fees
Fees contents
UK and EU students
In 2026/27 the standard fee for full-time home and EU undergraduate students on BA/BSc/LLB degrees and FdA/FdSc degrees is £9,790 per year.
Tuition fees are reviewed annually and may increase each year for both new and continuing students.
For more details on course fees, please visit our course fees page.
International students
In 2026/27 the standard tuition fee for full-time international students enrolling on BA/BSc/LLB degrees and FdA/FdSc degrees is £17,200 per year.
Tuition fees are reviewed annually and may increase each year for both new and continuing students.
For more details on course fees, please visit our course fees page.
How to apply
How to apply contents
Applying through UCAS
UCAS is the central organisation through which applications are processed for full-time undergraduate courses in the UK.
Read our how to apply pages for more information on the application process, or if you’d like to apply for part-time study.
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