The Department for Children and Families

Victoria McCormack, graduate from the BA (Hons) Integrated Working with Children and Families Top up degree, reflects on her higher education journey as a mature student at the University of Worcester. “As I sit and reflect on my graduate journey, I still find it hard to believe that a few months off turning 50 I… Continue reading Graduate Stories: Victoria McCormack, IWCF

Halimah Hussain shares her experiences of studying with the University of Worcester on the FdA Early Years and the BA(Hons) Integrated Working with Children and Families Top Up degree. “Upon finishing 6th form, I initially didn’t plan to attend university, believing it wasn’t for me. However, I eventually enrolled in a Foundation Degree course at… Continue reading Graduate Stories: Halimah Hussain, IWCF

Shelley Hooper, BA(Hons) Integrated Working with Children and Families Top up degree graduate, shares her Higher Education journey at the University of Worcester. From Foundation degree to Top up degree… “While the idea of attending university initially felt intimidating due to my academic performance in school, I have always been dedicated to my role running… Continue reading Graduate Stories: Shelley Hooper, IWCF

Recent graduate from the BA(Hons) Integrated Working with Children and Families Top up degree, Intesar Lashram, shares her experiences of studying at the University of Worcester alongside working in a setting. “Before starting my studies, I worked in early a years setting as a nursery practitioner for 5 years. Just before the Covid-19 outbreak I… Continue reading Graduate Stories: Intesar Lashram, IWCF

Lucy Burrage, 2024 graduate from the FdA Early Years (0-8 years) course shares her Higher Education journey at the University of Worcester. “My journey into my passion for working with children and young people began while working within a fostering agency as an administrator. I was able to see the difference practitioners were able to… Continue reading Graduate Stories: Lucy Burrage, FdA Early Years

BA (Hons) Integrated Working with Children and Families graduate, Lara Henderson-McCoy shares her Higher Education journey at the University of Worcester. “Having worked as a teaching assistant as my children grew up, I became increasingly interested in studying in higher education after being inspired by my husband who had gained a degree and master’s degree… Continue reading Graduate Stories: Lara Henderson-McCoy, BA (Hons) IWCF

Phoebe Howe, graduate of the BA (Hons) Integrated Working with Children and Families Top up degree shares her Higher Education journey at the University of Worcester. “My IWCF journey began following the completion of my four year part-time FdA in ‘Birth in Beyond’. I began my university journey when my daughter was a toddler, after… Continue reading Graduate Stories: Phoebe Howe, BA (Hons) IWCF

Vanessa Pinnock shares her experiences of studying at the University of Worcester. “I qualified from nursing with a Higher Diploma and it was always my goal to complete a degree qualification. Working in healthcare has had its challenges and I felt that I was often overlooked despite my vast clinical experience to climb up the… Continue reading Graduate Stories: Vanessa Pinnock, BA (Hons) IWCF

BA Integrated Working with Children and Families graduate, Hayley Wilkins, shares her learner journey to and through Higher Education at the University of Worcester. “The decision to get back into education was not made lightly for me. I had been working full time as a nursery practitioner for nearly 10 years and had climbed as… Continue reading Graduate Stories: Hayley Wilkins, BA IWCF

Jennie Hurdiss reflects on her learning journey through Higher Education whilst studying at the University of Worcester on the FdA Early Year (0-8 years) Flexible and Distributed Learning pathway. “Before enrolling at the University of Worcester, I worked as a level three practitioner for six years in an Early Years setting. Although I always had… Continue reading Graduate Stories: Jennie Hurdiss, FdA Early Years