FOI_25-178 BA Social Work Degree programme

Date of response: 22 July 2025

We have now considered your request of 17 June 2025 for the following information:

I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, in relation to your university’s undergraduate BA or BSc in Social Work Programme:

Question 1. For each of the past five academic years (2019/20 to 2023/24), how many students were enrolled on your BA social work degree programme

Question 2. Of those students, how many students failed their placement during each year of the course?

Question 3. How many of those students were offered and completed a second or alternative placement following a failed placement?

Question 4. How many students were withdrawn or failed the course as a result of placement-related issues?

Question 5. How many students graduated at the end of the three years of the course with a BA in Social Work of equivalent?

Please provide the data in an electronic format, a spreadsheet is attached for completion.

Our response:

As requested, please see accompanying document, our ref: FOI_25-178 Appendix A.