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LAW-40001 - Module Specification
School of Law
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2023/24 Last Updated: 13 February 2024

LAW-40001 - Foundations and principles of child care
Coordinator: Elizabeth Faulkner
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 30
Study Hours: 300
School Office: 01782 733218

Programme/Approved Electives for 2023/24

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2023/24

`Foundations and Principles of Child Care Law and Practice¿ will introduce you to key areas of law and practice which are an essential prerequisite to further understanding of current debates and developments in child care law and practice. Topics covered may include, for example: children and the law, Welfare; Children¿s Rights; Social Policy and Society; Children and Family Crisis; Human Rights Act; Significant Harm; Thresholds for intervention in family life; Gillick competence, Legal Framework for Preventative Work; The PLO-Impact on Proceedings; and Investigations.

Aims
To introduce students to fundamental principles of child care law and the legal framework around professional practice with children. To gain an understanding of relevant research and practice literature around this complex and evolving area of law.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Critically examine and develop a systematic knowledge of key statutory provisions which are fundamental to child law: 1
Demonstrate critical awareness of key ethical, legal and practical challenges in child law and practice through engagement with relevant literature: 1
Evaluate the role of key stakeholders in child law, including, for example, the role of social work: 1
Evidence an understanding of the history and context to the law around children, including proposals for reform: 1

Study hours

20 x hours of classroom seminar teaching
2 x hours of student consultations
278 of independent research and writing for assignment.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Essay weighted 100%
5000 WORDS
A 5000 word research informed assignment from a selection of approved questions. In addition to this, all students will be able to submit a 500 word essay plan and obtain feedback on this plan before they submit their final assignment.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 13 February 2024