BA (Hons) Learning, Development and Support (LaWP) Bachelor's degree at Liverpool John Moores University
BA (Hons) Learning, Development and Support (LaWP) at LJMU is delivered in English at the City Centre Campus. As a recognised UK degree-awarding body, the qualification is nationally recognised.
About this course
Study Learning Development and Support at LJMU to develop learning support, inclusion and education skills. Taught on Saturdays. | Apply now for 2026 entry From the provider’s course page.
BA (Hons) Learning, Development and Support (LaWP) is a Bachelor's degree (BA (Hons)) at LJMU, based in City Centre Campus. It runs 3 years, studied full-time.
For Teacher training graduates from this provider, 85% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, 55% in highly skilled roles, typical earnings around £28,000. (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)
Moderate evidence Published sample: 55; avoid reading small differences as meaningful. Cohort 2021-23. Graduate Outcomes work or further study 85% (2022-23; Discover Uni snapshot 2026-06-21)
Published threshold met Discover Uni suppresses continuation data below its publication threshold. Cohort 2022-23. Continuation 80% (2022-23; 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 6 modules
- Study SkillsCore20 credits
Module details
This module introduces you to the skills essential for life-long learning, which include communication skills, academic skills and working in groups. Importantly, it gives you the opportunity to develop and apply these skills. It introduces you to a model for improving your own learning and performance, as well as relating this to your academic work and personal career planning.
- Personal Professional DevelopmentCore20 credits
Module details
This module introduces you to reflective practice. It allows you to consider your personal development needs, reflect on practice and to analyse your skills and knowledge.
- Transition and Resilience TheoryCore20 credits
Module details
This module provides you with a theoretical framework and the opportunity to reflect on an issue central to your professional role and professional practice. You will be supported and equipped with the requisite knowledge and skills to engage with the topic of study, linking this to your personal and professional needs.
- Mentoring and Communication in EducationCore20 credits
Module details
This module centres on examination of mentoring and communication in education from the perspective of the critical, reflective professional. Issues of current interest will be examined across a range of educational provision. Differences in policy implementation frameworks will be presented and examined.
- Child Development in the Early YearsCore20 credits
Module details
This module enables you to begin a study of child development. It encourages critical examination of a range of theories, such as early nurturing, attachment theory, and theories of play, in light of current research
- Supporting Learners with SENDCore20 credits
Module details
To provide opportunities for education professionals to investigate, reflect and develop practice in a workplace setting. To provide flexible opportunities for personal and professional learning matched to identified individual needs and relating to theory and practice when working with children / young people with SEND.
Year 2 9 modules
- Including the ExcludedCore20 credits
Module details
This module focuses on the inclusive institution within an inclusive society. It will encompass issues regarding equality of opportunity and disability awareness. It will consider those who are currently excluded and examine current policy. There will be opportunities to consider discrete issues related to phase or sector.
- Child Development in the Middle YearsCore20 credits
Module details
This module helps identify the key developmental milestones and domains in middle childhood and to explore the factors that can affect development in this phase. You will analyse research relating to child development in the middle years.
- Academic Research MethodsCore20 credits
Module details
In this module you are encouraged to reflect upon practice and published research to draw conclusions and make suggestions for future engagement with research.
- Research in Professional PracticeCore20 credits
Module details
This module encourages you to reflect upon practice and published research relating to ethical considerations to inform your plans for a small scale research project.
- Dyslexia - Theory and PracticeOptional20 credits
Module details
This module provides students with an opportunity to consider the theories, debates and educational practices associated with dyslexia. Through lectures and individual tutorials, students are supported in completing an assignment related to this topic and tailored to their professional needs. This is linked to a professional practice issues which are interrogated within the research and theoretical frameworks.
- ADHD in a Mainstream ContextOptional20 credits
Module details
To provide opportunities for education professionals to investigate ADHD, reflect and develop practice. To provide flexible opportunities for personal and professional learning matched to identified individual needs and ADHD. To encourage students to develop critical faculties in relation to research, policy and practice in relation to ADHD: theories and practice.
- Current Issues in EducationOptional20 credits
Module details
This module enables you to examine current policy initiatives in education as they relate to your own practice and to critically reflect and analyse policy using published research. Links between theory and practice will be made to enable you to reflect on the impact of key policy on your own practice.
- Learning From Work - Developing Professional PracticeOptional20 credits
Module details
This module provides you with an opportunity to complete a supported personal study based on your professional practice. You are supported in completing an assignment related to your professional needs. This is linked to a specific professional practice issue which is interrogated within the research and theoretical framework.
- Study Abroad Replacement Year-Learning, Development and SupportOptional120 credits
Module details
The aim is to provide students with a year of study at an approved overseas partner that will replace their LJMU programme at level 5. This is a year of full-time study at an approved higher education institution which will replace level 5 study at LJMU. The modules to be studied must be agreed in advance, and must be an appropriate substitute for the modules being replaced. Assuming successful completion of this year, mark-bearing credit will be awarded by the Faculty Recognition Group. The gra
Year 3 5 modules
- Work Based EnquiryCore40 credits
Module details
In this module you will be encouraged to reflect upon your own practice and published research evidence to conduct an independent research project.
- Developing Professional PracticeCore20 credits
Module details
This module provides you with an opportunity to complete a supported personal study based on your professional practice. Through lectures and individual tutorials, you are supported in completing an assignment related to a specific topic and tailored to your professional needs. This is linked to a professional practice issue which is interrogated within the research and theoretical frameworks.
- The Autistic SpectrumCore20 credits
Module details
This module provides you with an opportunity to complete a supported personal study based on your professional practice. Through lectures and individual tutorials, you are supported in completing an assignment related to a specific topic and tailored to your professional needs. This is linked to a professional practice issue which is interrogated within the research and theoretical frameworks.
- Child Development in AdolescenceCore20 credits
Module details
To explore the literature and research considering the meaning and nature of childhood in the adolescent years. To consider adolescent child development in the context of society and the legal and ethical systems supporting the care of children.
- Learning from Work - Theory to PracticeOptional20 credits
Module details
This module provides you with an opportunity to examine current policy initiatives in education as they relate to your own practice and to critically reflect and analyse policy using published research. Links between theory and practice will be made to enable you to reflect on the impact of key policy on your own practice.
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 course develops your learning support, inclusion and education skills alongside foundational legal knowledge. A typical law degree progresses from core principles in Year 1, Contract Law, Public Law and Criminal Law, through specialist civil and property areas in Year 2, including Tort Law, Land Law and International Law. Year 3 allows you to deepen expertise in areas such as commercial law, human rights, criminal justice, family law, employment law and legal practice (SQE), whilst completing independent legal research or supervised work in a law clinic. You'll normally move from understanding core legal concepts and case law to applying them within chosen specialisations.
Who it's for
This course suits those interested in supporting learning and development across educational, organisational or community settings. You might be drawn to roles involving mentoring, training delivery, curriculum design or educational psychology. The programme welcomes entrants from diverse backgrounds; most accepted students held A-levels or equivalent qualifications, with typical UCAS tariffs ranging from 144 to 159 points.
University & format
You'll study full-time over 3 years at Liverpool John Moores University, a public university founded in 1823, based at its City Centre Campus. Teaching takes place on Saturdays. Instruction is in English. The university is a recognised UK degree-awarding body; your BA (Hons) is nationally recognised. The university holds Silver for teaching quality in the Office for Students' TEF 2023.
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.
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.
UCAS tariff of entrants
Grades are the A-level equivalent of each points band. Tap a band to check your own chances below.
Qualifications held on entry
| Qualification | Share |
|---|---|
| A-levels or equivalent | 55% |
| Other | 25% |
| an Access course | 10% |
| No / unknown prior qualifications | 10% |
| another higher-education qualification | 5% |
Entry & your chances
An honest read from the official entry data, plus your personal match.
Accepted students typically held strong UCAS tariffs. Check how your predicted grades compare and whether a contextual offer applies.
Will you get in? Plot your grades
Pick your predicted A-levels and watch your UCAS points land on the real spread of students admitted to this course.
Each bar is the share of admitted students in that UCAS-points band (lower → higher). Grades show the A-level equivalent.
Based on the official admitted-student tariff distribution. Many universities make contextual (reduced-grade) offers, so a result below the range doesn’t rule you out.
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 X220). 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
Standard capped home fee at English providers (2026/27); Scotland, Wales & NI differ.
Check fees at LJMU →For students who normally live in England
2026/27 Student Finance England figures. Maintenance support is means-tested and this two-point view is not an entitlement calculator. The course total uses its published length and home fee where both are available; a missing full-time fee uses the clearly labelled England-cap scenario, while part-time fees and unknown lengths are never guessed. Use the official calculator. Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland use separate systems: SAAS, Student Finance Wales, and Student Finance NI.
Starting on or after 1 January 2027?
The Lifelong Learning Entitlement is a separate system. A new learner’s tuition entitlement is currently stated as £39,160 (about 480 credits at 2026/27 fee levels), subject to prior study and eligibility. Check the official LLE guide.
Paying for it
- Tuition Fee Loan: can cover eligible tuition up to the applicable limit and is paid straight to the provider.
- Maintenance Loan: up to £10,830/yr away from home outside London (England, 2026/27), means-tested on household income.
- Repayment: 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below it; written off after 40 years.
- Earn alongside: most students work part-time in term, part-time roles on the StudySmarter job board.
England figures shown; Scotland, Wales & NI run their own schemes, check gov.uk.
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 | £28,000 | £24,000 – £30,000 | 55 |
| 3 years after | £26,500 | £18,000 – £27,500 | 70 |
| 5 years after | £29,500 | £25,000 – £33,500 | 70 |
Nominal earnings for graduates of this course/subject at this provider. Moderate evidence. Published sample: 55; avoid reading small differences as meaningful. Cohort 2021-23.
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. Moderate evidence. Published sample: 55; avoid reading small differences as meaningful. Cohort 2021-23. 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 · 25% of published destinations
- Welfare and housing associate professionalsSOC 2020 322 · 25% of published destinations · ASHE median £27,937
- Teaching ProfessionalsSOC 2020 231 · 20% of published destinations · ASHE median £42,660
- Managers, directors and senior officialsSOC 2020 1 · 10% of published destinations · ASHE median £51,733
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: 20; response rate: 70%. 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
For comparison, the standard full-time England tuition cap is up to £9,790 per year in 2026/27; the actual fee varies by course and provider. If you normally live in England, eligible students can apply for a Tuition Fee Loan, plus a Maintenance Loan for living costs. Under Plan 5 you repay 9% of income above £25,000, nothing below that, and the balance is written off after 40 years.
Where graduates go
85% were in work or further study 15 months after graduating, with a median salary of £28,000. See the full breakdown in Careers & earnings above.
Your entry chances
Use the UCAS points calculator above to see how your predicted grades compare with admitted students, and whether a contextual offer could apply.
Official-data snapshot
Averaging the official measures published for it, this course scores 8.7 out of 10: NSS 96.1% · in work or study 85% · continued 80%.
Who studies here and in this subject?
Provider- and UK subject-level context.
Liverpool John Moores University
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 City Centre Campus
5,301 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 LJMU from outside the UK involves: fees, English, visa, funding and living costs.
Tuition fees
International tuition is set per course by LJMU; international fees are typically £12,000–£30,000/year for classroom subjects and higher for lab/clinical ones. 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 LJMU’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 LJMU and gov.uk before you apply.
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