Social Services For Children & Young People (SP) NPA (SCQF level 6)

Course description

Please Note

This is a school-college partnership course.  We can only accept online applications from Glasgow City school students (S4-S6).  If you attend a different school please use the Contact Us button to get in touch.

This introductory course will provide you with real life skills, opportunities for career planning and the enhancement of employment prospects within children and young people's services.  

You will learn about the perspectives of child development and a variety of influences and circumstances that may affect their development. 

You'll consider the importance and benefits of play and develop your understanding of how adults can support play. 

You will investigate different methods of communication with children and young people. You'll identify barriers to communication and ways they can be overcome.  

You will examine the wellbeing and safety of children and young people and the adult's role in ensuring their safety.  You will consider different types of risk, harm and exploitation, together with signs and symptoms that might indicate they are occurring.  

The qualification also meets the National Occupation Standards for employers.