Bursaries are available to support part-time students who are in receipt of benefit. Discretionary funding is also available in certain circumstances. The programme explores why and how the educational system has developed, and considers the effects of the educational process on different individuals and whether these match original intentions.
Modules have strong social, cultural and practical elements.
They explore the way theorists, politicians, educationalists and other interested groups have influenced the ways schools educate. A variety of assessment methods are employed, although coursework, seminar presentations and practical work predominate.