Health and Social Care

Kathy Salisbury - Assistant Principal Curriculum and Quality and Higher Education

Kathy has BSC (Hons) Degree in Nursing Studies and an MA in Interprofessional Issues in Health and Welfare. Kathy has worked at Cardinal Newman College since 2007 initially as Head of Health and Social Care and Early Years becoming an Assistant Principal in 2015. Kathy was involved with colleagues in the introduction of higher education into the college in 2015 when two Foundation Degrees in Teaching and Learning Support and Early Years were validated by Middlesex University, this was followed by a BA (Hons) Top Up Working with Children in Early Years and Education and a Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care, the latter validated through UCLAN. Kathy’s role involves teaching and supporting our higher education students and monitoring quality of this provision.

Wendy Askam - Lecturer of Criminology and Sociology, Health and Social Care and Teaching and Learning Support and Early Years

Wendy has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a Master’s degree in Forensic Psychology and Criminology.  She taught Psychology in her early career and became Head of Department and Senior Tutor for Teaching and Learning.  She also co-authored ‘Psychology in Focus’ which was a popular A level Psychology textbook. She was the programme leader for both the foundation degree and bachelors top up degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Blackpool and the Fylde College. She went on to teach and examine a range of subjects including Psychology, Health and Social Care and Early Years, from Level 3 to 6, and joined Cardinal Newman College in 2019. 

This work-based Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care is ideal for people who are currently working or are interested in working with people in a health and social care context.

The foundation degree has been specially designed to enable students to reflect on their work place experiences and develop an understanding of the theory underpinning their practice. The degree is designed and delivered to ensure that all students have the opportunity to develop their academic skills for higher level study which is especially valuable for students returning to education after a break. It will also serve as a fantastic introduction to the academic expectations of Higher Education for those who have more recently studied.

Students studying on this degree will be expected to be working or volunteering in a course relevant environment for a minimum of 100 hours in year 1 and 100 hours in year 2. Assistance will be given students if they require help with finding work placements.

The Health and Social Care Foundation Degree is a full-time course. The first two years of a BA (Hons) or BSc (Hons) is delivered over 2 years, face to face every Wednesday from 1pm to 8pm, the FDa is a term-time course and runs over 33 weeks each year.

Students will complete 120 credits in year 1 and 120 in year 2, modules include; Study and Lifelong Skills, Communication and Collaboration, Care from a Client’s Perspective, Health Promotion, Foundations for Practice and Management and Leadership.

Assessment of this Health and Social Care Foundation Degree will be through a range of different approaches including essays, reports, individual and group presentations, case studies, reflections and an E-Portfolio. The anatomy and physiology module only is assessed through a multiple choice question paper. As with the learning and teaching strategies of this degree, assessments will focus on student’s own experiences in their workplaces.

The Foundation Degree will start in September 2024.

We operate a flexible admissions policy and treat all prospective students as individuals. Our typical offer is two A’levels or two BTEC’s (64 UCAS points) together with GCSE maths and English grade C or 4 or above or an equivalent qualification and a clear Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS). We will take into consideration all prospective student’s learning / educational achievements, the application as a whole, work experience and the personal statement.

Mature students without traditional qualifications may be accepted on the basis of previous academic, professional, vocational or experiential learning, known as Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) 

Course total fees are £6000 and tuition fee loans are available for this course, plus other maintenance loans depending on individual eligibility.

Further information and guidance is available from the Student Loan website www.gov.uk/student-finance or from our Careers department careers@cardinalnewman.ac.uk

For more information about the Health and Social Care Foundation Degree, please contact Assistant Principal HE, Kathy Salisbury:

Apply Online for Health and Social Care FD