FDA Children's Health, Play and Wellbeing Foundation degree at East Coast College
FDA Children's Health, Play and Wellbeing at East Coast College. The FDA qualification is nationally recognised by a UK degree-awarding body. The course was established in 2018 and is taught in English.
About this course
Institution code: S82 UCAS code: X317 Start date: September 2026 Duration: Two years full-time Location: East Coast College (Great Yarmouth) Typical Offer: 80 UCAS points (or above). From the provider’s course page.
FDA Children's Health, Play and Wellbeing is a Foundation degree (FDA) at East Coast College, based in University of Suffolk (Great Yarmouth). It runs 2 years, studied full-time.
For Social sciences graduates from this provider, 90% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, 40% in highly skilled roles, typical earnings around £30,000. (HESA Graduate Outcomes / LEO, via Discover Uni.)
For the typical curriculum, specialisations, career paths and graduate earnings for Law, see the sections below.
Course evidence score
The arithmetic mean of the official measures available for this course: NSS satisfaction, graduate activity and continuation.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Stronger evidence Published sample: 1,170. Cohort 2021-22. Graduate Outcomes work or further study 90% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Published threshold met Discover Uni suppresses continuation data below its publication threshold. Cohort 2021-23. Continuation 100% (2021-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Curriculum & modules
Real modules published for this course, grouped only where the source gives a year, stage or level.
Year 1 5 modules
- Children's Health and Development
Module details
This module explores the holistic nature of age-graded growth and developmental stages within recognised patterns and how play develops and changes alongside. You will explore recent issues, theories and concepts and be able to make links to practice by reflecting on your role in the Early Years Foundation Stage. Understanding the rapid growth and development in the early years, is crucial to supporting practice and is a sound foundation for understanding development throughout childhood. You wi
- Children's Safety and Wellbeing
Module details
This module examines the provision of safe support and help that effectively meets the needs of children and their families in line with legislation and guidance. The module introduces you to a child-centred and child-orientated approach to safeguarding and makes links to the legislative frameworks and guidance.
- Introduction to Children's Play and Wellbeing
Module details
This module explores the role of play in learning and emotional wellbeing and examines the contribution of play pioneers and modern approaches. Students will relate the core skills of play to the promoting of children's health, development and wellbeing and consider the use of the core skills in a range of environments.
- Introduction to Modern Childhood
Module details
This module uses your collaboration to explore the concepts of modern childhood in comparison to a contextual and historical review of changing attitudes and awareness to childhood. These views support the evaluation of current research methods of capturing the child's voice and promoting their participation, as you question current debates and trends.
- Professional Practice 1
Module details
This is a double module that 'tops and tails' your year as you tackle a range of small tasks to build one professional portfolio. It begins with reflective work and planning for your personal and academic progress and development and ends with the same evaluative stance applied to your professional self. This module promotes your growing independence and confidence as a degree student to gain new skills as well as cherish those you already have!
Year 2 5 modules
- Embracing Diversity in Play
Module details
This module debates inclusion and exclusion, needs and rights, and the importance of seeing every child as unique, exploring disability, differences and special educational needs. This is also an opportunity to examine the specific roles, like the SENCo role.
- Promoting Children's Play Practice
Module details
This module acknowledges the theoretical diversity of play pioneers and their unique contribution to the body of knowledge on play. It then moves to the critical appreciation of modern and international perspectives. An exploration of play in educational, therapeutic and recreational practice and throughout the eras of childhood unites theory and practice.
- Children and Families during Transitions
Module details
Examining the transitions of children and their families this module considers how to support major life change, especially for children and families considered more vulnerable.
- Listening to Children and Promoting Participation
Module details
This module promotes your creativity in developing a research proposal that aims to construct new knowledge to the benefit of children's lives. It examines pivotal research studies and considers new ideas of research with children.
- Professional Practice 2
Module details
A double module that promotes the full expression of the creative and plural practitioner as you develop a resource that supports activities. With a focus on personal, social and emotional development as a prime area.
Source: provider course page. Modules can change; required/optional status, credits, descriptions and assessment are shown only when explicitly published.
Course in depth
What this course covers, who it suits and where it leads.
What you'll study
This two-year course focuses on children's health, play and wellbeing, combining practical and theoretical foundations across child development, safeguarding and holistic care. You'll usually begin with core knowledge in child psychology, health and play theory, progressing to applied modules in early intervention and family support. A course like this normally moves from foundational understanding of child development towards specialist work in areas such as commercial law, human rights, criminal justice, family law, employment law and legal practice (SQE). Throughout, you'll integrate practical placements and reflective practice, building skills to support children's physical, emotional and social development in educational and community settings.
Who it's for
This course suits those interested in working with children in health, play and wellbeing contexts. It provides foundational knowledge and practical skills for roles in early years settings, schools, health services and community organisations. The programme is designed for students seeking a shorter pathway to professional practice before potentially progressing to further study.
University & format
This is a Foundation degree (FDA) awarded by the University of Suffolk, a recognised UK degree-awarding body. The course is delivered full-time over two years by East Coast College, a higher education college based in Great Yarmouth. Teaching is delivered in English. The curriculum combines classroom study with work-based learning and placement experience. The degree is nationally recognised and valued by employers in children's services, education and health settings.
Student satisfaction
How students on this course answered the National Student Survey, by theme.
Share of students responding positively.
Published threshold met NSS publication requires sufficient responses; small differences are not a rank. NSS mean of 7 published themes (Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Applicant information
The next application dates for this course, followed by facts the provider publishes.
- 2027 entryCompleted applications can be submitted
Your application needs a reference before you can send it.
- 2026 entryFinal date for 2026 applications
Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
- 2026 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice
Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.
- 2027 entryEqual-consideration deadline
18:00 UK time for most undergraduate courses.
Show 5 later dates
- 2027 entryUCAS Extra opens
Applicants who used all five choices and hold no offer may be able to add another choice.
- 2027 entryLast day applications go directly to providers
Applications received after 18:00 UK time are entered into Clearing.
- 2027 entryClearing opens
Eligible applicants can see vacancies and release themselves into Clearing.
- 2027 entryFinal date for 2027 applications
Applications must reach UCAS by 18:00 UK time.
- 2027 entryLast day to add a Clearing choice
Check that this course still has a vacancy before adding it.
Provider-published requirement; check the linked course page before applying.
See and book current events. Dates can fill or change.
Entry & how to get in
Who gets in
What recently admitted students actually held, official admissions data, not a stated requirement.
Qualifications held on entry
| Qualification | Share |
|---|---|
| A-levels or equivalent | 85% |
| No / unknown prior qualifications | 5% |
| Other | 5% |
Entry & your chances
An honest read from the official entry data, plus your personal match.
Entry is set by the university and based on your offer. Use your predicted grades to see how you compare, then check the university's stated requirements.
How to apply
Undergraduate applications go through UCAS. Here’s what matters for this course, the right deadline, the grades to aim for, and the steps in order.
- 1Register on UCAS Hub
Create your UCAS application and add this course (code X317). One application covers up to five choices.
- 2Write your personal statement
A single statement covers all your choices, so keep it broad enough for similar courses while showing genuine interest in this subject.
- 3Submit by 13 January 2027, 18:00 UK time
UCAS equal-consideration deadline for most undergraduate courses. Source: UCAS 2027 dates.
- 4Reply to your offers
When decisions are in, pick a firm (first) choice and an insurance (back-up) choice with slightly lower grades.
- 5Results day & confirmation
On results day (mid-August) your place is confirmed if you meet the offer. Just missed? Talk to the university, or find a place through Clearing.
Fees & funding
What this course costs and how UK student finance covers it.
Tuition per year
Provider fee page. The cap depends on the UK nation the provider sits in; the provider's page is authoritative.
Check fees at East Coast College →Check the finance route that applies to you
Support depends on ordinary residence, assessed fee status, course and provider nation. The provider nation is unresolved here, so no national cap or loan amount is being guessed.
Find your official student-finance route →Paying for it
- Tuition fee loan: applied for through the student-finance body for the UK nation you live in.
- Living-cost support: means-tested on household income, from your nation's student-finance body.
- Repayment: only above the income threshold set by your nation's student-finance system.
- Earn alongside: most students work part-time in term, part-time roles on the StudySmarter job board.
Each UK nation runs its own student-finance system; check gov.uk for the rates that apply to you.
Scholarships & bursaries you could qualify for
That does not mean no funding exists. Check the university directory for current amounts, eligibility and application dates.
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Careers & earnings
What Law graduates actually earn, from real outcome data, 15 months, 3 years and 5 years after graduating.
Graduate earnings: this course
| When | Median | Typical range | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 months after | £30,000 | £23,000 – £33,000 | 1170 |
| 3 years after | £18,500 | £13,000 – £23,000 | 55 |
| 5 years after | £23,000 | £16,500 – £27,500 | 55 |
Nominal earnings for graduates of this course/subject at this provider. Stronger evidence. Published sample: 1,170. Cohort 2021-22.
Graduate outcomes, 15 months on: this course
- 1Paralegal / TraineeTraining contract or pupillage route · 0–2 yrs
- 2Solicitor / BarristerQualified practitioner · 2–5 yrs
- 3Senior AssociateLeading matters and clients · 5–9 yrs
- 4Partner / In-house CounselPartnership or heading legal · 9+ yrs
How pay grows: this course vs Law nationally
National figures for Law graduates, HESA Graduate Outcomes (15 months) and the Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) dataset (3 & 5 years). These are national, not university-specific; actual pay varies by employer, region, role and experience. Different cohorts, so the bars are not one group over time.
Work out your pay
Headline figures hide a lot. Calculate realistic take-home pay for this field by role, region and experience, then check your CV before you apply.
What happened to 100 students?
Choose an outcome to translate the published percentage into a simple 100-person view. Each dot represents one percentage point, not an individual tracked student.
were in work or further study
15 months after graduation
Source: Discover Uni, using Graduate Outcomes and continuation data. Cohorts: 2022-23. Stronger evidence. Published sample: 1,170. Cohort 2021-22. Each tab is a separate published measure; categories can overlap and should not be added together.
Value compared with similar courses
How this course’s 5-year median earnings compare with Law courses at the same study level.
Compared with 1,352 courses with compatible official earnings data. This is a course-value comparison, not a quality ranking.
UK occupations graduates enter
Published graduate destinations, joined conservatively to UK SOC 2020, ONS pay and Skills England demand.
- Teaching and Childcare Support OccupationDiscover Uni category · 40% of published destinations
- Teaching ProfessionalsSOC 2020 231 · 15% of published destinations · ASHE median £42,660
- Caring personal servicesSOC 2020 613 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £23,668
- Teaching and Childcare Associate ProfessionalsSOC 2020 323 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £20,261
Discover Uni JOBLIST/JOBTYPE; ONS ASHE 2025 provisional, all employee jobs; Skills England Occupations in Demand 2025. SOC is shown only for an exact normalised label match; demand is shown only at exact four-digit SOC. Published sample: 40; response rate: 65%. Pay describes the occupation across workers, not a guaranteed graduate salary.
Job market & outlook
How Law graduates fare in the labour market, and how AI is reshaping the work.
How AI is changing the work
AI doesn't replace the profession, it shifts it: routine tasks get automated, while judgement, working with people and using AI well become more valuable.
What AI takes off your plate
- First-pass document review
- Standard contract drafting
- Legal research summaries
- Routine due diligence
More human than ever
- Advocacy and negotiation
- Judgement on ambiguous facts
- Client trust and ethics
- Strategy in disputes and deals
The strongest graduates pair subject depth with the ability to use AI tools critically.
Roles & employers
Where Law graduates typically go, indicative destinations from graduate career data. Each role links to live openings on the StudySmarter job board.
Roles graduates go into
Where they work
- Law firms
- Barristers' chambers
- In-house legal teams
- Government Legal Service
Jobs after this course
Current roles from the StudySmarter job board that suit Law graduates.
Law Firm Associates of all Practice Areas: Discuss your Overseas Relocation with Duke and Rawson – Australia/Asia/Middle East/Europe/Offshore/UKDuke and RawsonLaw Enforcement Success SpecialistAurorLaw Firm HR & Operations Lead - 12-Month ContractCharalle GroupLaw Firm Finance & Practice Manager, Leadership & OpsMcKinlay LawLaw Internship: Disputes & IBC – In-OfficeCanon SphereLaw Firm Front Desk & Guest Services (Oxford)Owen ReedIs this course right for you?
The essentials UK applicants ask about: finance, outcomes, entry and quality.
Student finance
Home tuition is regulated and the cap depends on the UK nation the provider sits in; check the provider's course page for the exact figure. Eligible students can apply for a tuition fee loan and living-cost support from the student-finance body for the UK nation they live in. Repayment thresholds differ by nation.
Where graduates go
90% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, with a median salary of £30,000. See the full breakdown in Careers & earnings above.
Official-data snapshot
Averaging the official measures published for it, this course scores 8.9 out of 10: NSS 75.9% · in work or study 90% · continued 100%.
Who studies here and in this subject?
Provider- and UK subject-level context.
Law across the UK
HESA student record 2024/25. Counts are rounded.
Local crime-data context
A neutral snapshot around the published teaching location.
Around University of Suffolk (Great Yarmouth)
1,420 street-level reports returned within roughly one mile across 2026-04 to 2026-06.
Police.uk street-level API. Approximate locations, not confined to campus. England, Wales and Northern Ireland; not Scotland.
Is Law right for you?
Tick what applies to you and see how good a fit it is.
International students
What applying to East Coast College from outside the UK involves: fees, English, visa, funding and living costs.
Tuition fees
International tuition is £15,900 / year for this course (from the provider’s fee page). You’re not eligible for UK Tuition Fee or Maintenance Loans, so plan for fees plus living costs upfront.
English language
Most UK undergraduate courses ask for around IELTS 6.0–6.5 (no band below 5.5–6.0), or an accepted equivalent. If you’re just short, most universities run a pre-sessional English course that counts towards the requirement.
Student visa
You’ll usually need a Student visa (Student Route). After you accept an offer the university issues a CAS; you then show funds for fees plus about £1,023–£1,334/month living costs and pay the Immigration Health Surcharge for NHS access.
Scholarships & funding
Many universities offer international/global scholarships (often £2,000–£6,000/yr), check East Coast College’s funding pages.
Living costs
Budget roughly £1,100–£1,400/month outside London and £1,400–£1,800/month in London for rent, food and travel; the figure also matters for your visa.
Working while you study
A Student visa usually allows up to 20 hours/week in term time and full-time in holidays, useful alongside study, though not something to rely on for fees.
Visa rules and fees change. Always confirm the current requirements with East Coast College and gov.uk before you apply.
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