The following programmes award the title of Social Pedagogy Practitioner upon completion:
, Kingston UniversityEndorsed since 2019
This degree will prepare you for a career working with children, young people and their families in various settings across health, social care, education and youth justice. You will have two work placements with Kingston University’s partner organisations, giving you the opportunity to put theory into practice. Placements will be in settings such as youth justice, early intervention, health services, schools and children’s centres, or any setting with children and young people in a field you feel personally passionately about.
Endorsed since 2020
This programme is designed for those who want to gain employment in the wider early childhood sector. The pathway Early Childhood Education in Society is underpinned by the philosophy of social pedagogy, encouraging you to reflect on your values and work with children and their families in a respectful and empathetic way.
Although the discipline is relevant to everyone who works with children, it is particularly applicable for those who want to work with children accessing support services, for example, childcare and early years, parenting and family support services, secure units for offenders with young children, excluded children, residential care, Non-Government Organisation/charity work overseas and in the UK, and playwork.
, University of Portsmouth Endorsed since 2021
Students who join the BA Childhood and Youth Studies programme will have the opportunity to choose a range of modules that can lead to the exit award BA Childhood and Youth Studies with Social Pedagogy.
This pathway brings with it the designation of the graduate as a “Social Pedagogy Practitioner”. This is an important recognition of their meeting of the SPPA’s Standards of Proficiency (SOPs) -which they will develop and evidence in the 400 placement hours they will undertake. These SOPs are central to developing relationship-centred, dialogic practice that supports children and young people, particularly those who are vulnerable and/or disadvantaged, across the life course, and will be important for entry into, and achievement of best practice, in a variety of relevant forms of graduate employment.
Endorsed since 2023
Combining ThemPra’s online course on Developing Relationship-Centred Practice and the MOOC on Social Pedagogy across Europe with team development training and ongoing peer learning, the new Social Pedagogy Practice learning programme is designed to embed social pedagogy within frontline practice and throughout organisations. ThemPra have developed the learning programme with the National House Project to create a recognisable bespoke CPD programme for house project staff that is carefully integrated into their practice to ensure that all learning is genuinely relevant and directly benefits the care experienced young people they support.
By combining a range of learning elements that offer many different complementary learning experiences –both online and face to face, both individually and in groups, both house project specific and across various practice contexts– the learning programme aims to create enjoyable, meaningful and rewarding learning experiences that help people grow not just as practitioners but as human beings.
Endorsed since 2023
Working in youth and social care can be incredibly rewarding. The sector and the services and roles within it are changing constantly and there are increased demands on staff to deliver high standards of quality and compassionate care and to constantly evolve to gain new skills and maintain relevant skills. The FDA Youth and Social Care has been developed with the purpose, values and principles required for working with young people in social care, as well as working with children, families and communities. The course programme combines the theoretical concepts that relate to young people, caring for them and helping them to care for themselves, whilst working within the broader care sector.
Endorsed since 2023
The Working with Children and Families course provides the knowledge and skills students need to work with children and families in a range of settings.
Students will examine issues that influence the lives and well-being of children and families in today’s society. The course will cover a range of services, systems, policies and work practices that support children and families. To reflect the reality of the workplace, students will explore multi-agency working and understand the roles of different professionals in education, youth, community and social care.
A key feature of the Working with Children and Families course is attending a work placement. Alongside academic studies, this allows students to see how theory, policy and practice relate to each other and will prepare them for a range of career opportunities.
Endorsed since 2025
This course is aimed at those working in a residential setting with children at all levels to enable them to deepen their understanding of children’s needs, critically reflect, and develop their practice by using social pedagogy. This course provides a unique hands-on learning experience aimed at equipping students with knowledge and practical skills to excel in their careers. This course covers the mandatory Level 3 Residential Childcare Diploma that all children’s home practitioners need, with an optional Level 5 manager pathway too.
Endorsed since 2025 
This programme is designed for those who want to progress into graduate employment in the CYPF workforce but might not yet know the area in which they wish to specialise. The accelerated degree is appealing to prospective students who are looking for a time-efficient approach without compromise of quality of experience to explore and develop their graduate aspirations. The two-year accelerated degree in WWCYPF is a distinctive, unique and nationally innovative way to support students in preparing to enter the CYPF workforce and/or progression into professionally qualifying PG study. The programme will also appeal to traditional entrants to Higher Education aged 18 years who have identified their chosen career pathway, as well as those who want to use their degree experience to explore and develop their future graduate aspirations. The accelerated degree provides a route for non-traditional students, including mature students who may wish to change their career and/ or, to achieve a first degree through accelerated study.
These programmes afford the title of Social Pedagogue upon completion:
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