Children and Young People at Newcastle College University Centre

Children and Young People (FdA, L590) at Newcastle College University Centre asked for 64 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet.

UCAS listing ↗ Course page on ncuc.ac.uk ↗

UCAS tariff

~64 points

Open

below CCC

Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check ncuc.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.

Who actually got in

Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 5%, other higher education 5%.

Course

Award: Foundation Degree in Arts
Code: L590 · L5 social work
Duration: 2 years
Mode: Full-time
Starts: September 2027
Entry: Year 1
Year: 2027

Accredited by the Department for Education (DfE) for the purpose of delivering initial teacher training programmes to achieve Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS). More ↗

Student experience

After the first yearThis course

75%

still studying

UK 78%

25%

left higher education

UK 20%

moved to a lower award

UK 0%

45 students · started 2023-24

National Student SurveyThis course

% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course98%98%

Learning opportunities97%97%

Assessment and feedback97%96%

Academic support98%98%

Organisation and management96%94%

Learning resources96%91%

Student voice93%93%

25 final-year students · 100% responded · NSS 2025-26

After graduating

SalarySubject at this uni

3 years

£16k5 years

£18k

£10k£20k£30k

middle halfmedianUK, same subject

3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates

15 months onThis course

65% working5% working and studying5% studying10% unemployed15% other

UK, same subject: 80% in work or study

30%

in professional or managerial jobs

UK 30%

85%

say their work is meaningful

UK 80%

65%

use what they learned

UK 76%

Graduate Outcomes survey · 25 graduates · 55% responded · 2022-24

Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.

Location

Campus: Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England, England
Postcode: NE4 7SA

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Subjects

childhood and youth studies social sciences

Campus

Campus: Rye Hill Campus
Housing: Accommodation ↗
Union: Students' union ↗

Childhood and youth studies at other universities

The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.

University	Course	Entry	Middle entrant
Canterbury Christ Church University	Early Childhood Studies with Foundation Year BA (Hons)	64 points	under 96
Coventry University	Childhood, Youth and Education Studies with foundation year BA (Hons)	64 points	under 96
Grwp Llandrillo Menai	Childhood & Education Studies FdA	64 points	—
Newcastle College University Centre	Children and Young People this course	64 points	—
Stranmillis University College	Early Childhood Studies (Foundation Degree) FD	64 points	—
Trafford & Stockport College Group	Childhood Studies BA (Hons)	64 points	—
University Campus Oldham	Children and Young People FdA	64 points	—
University Centre Somerset	Early Childhood Education and Care Foundation Degree FdA	64 points	—
University of Bradford	Working with Children, Young People and Families (with Integrated Foundation Year and Placement Year) BA	64 points	—
University of Northampton	Early Childhood Studies (with Foundation Year) BA (Hons)	64 points	under 96
University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI)	Child and Youth Studies BA (Hons)	63 - 64 points	128–143

See all 254 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side

More health and social care at Newcastle College University Centre

Children and Young People (Top-up) BA (Hons)
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Integrated Health, Social Care and Well-being (Top-up) BA (Hons)
Youth and Community Studies FdA