Bachelor of Laws [L.L.B] [Law] From University of Kent

The Tizard Centre is part of the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research (SSPSSR) at University of Kent and is one of the leading UK academic groups working in intellectual disability and community care. The Centre has excellent links with health and social care organisations, and other relevant establishments.

Our primary aims, through research, teaching and consultancy, are: to find out more about how to effectively support and work with people with learning disabilities to help carers, managers and professionals develop the values, knowledge and skills that enable better services to aid policymakers, planners, managers and practitioners to organise and provide enhanced services.

The Tizard Centre is recognised as leading the field in deinstitutionalisation and community living, challenging behaviour, quality of staff support, sexuality and autism, and has had a significant impact on national policies in these areas. We are committed to addressing issues arising from social inequality.

The PhD in Community Care is offered by the University of Kent.

National ratings

Research by the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research was ranked 2nd for research power in the UK by the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF). The School was also placed 3rd for research intensity, 5th for research impact and 5th for research quality (GPA).

• An impressive 94% of our research-active staff submitted to the REF.
• 99% of the research submitted was judged to be of international quality.
• The SchoolÕs environment was judged to be conducive to supporting the development of world-leading research, gaining the highest possible score of 100%.