HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT:
MISS K JONES
STAFF:
Teaching Staff: Mrs J Woodhams, Miss L Woods
KEY STAGE 3:
Health & Social Care is not taught at Key Stage 3.
KEY STAGE 4:
BTEC Level 1/Level 2 Tech Award in Health & Social Care:
Exam board: Edexcel (1 GCSE)
This is an exciting course for learners who wish to acquire knowledge, understanding and technical skills through vocational contexts as part of their Key Stage 4 learning. This qualification recognises the value of learning skills, knowledge and vocational attributes to complement GCSE’s. The qualification will broaden the learners experience and understanding of the varied progressions options available to them.
Components of Work:
Component 1: Human lifespan development:
You will investigate how, in real situations, human development is affected by different factors and that people deal differently with life events. This is an internally assessed component.
Component 2: Health and Social Care Services & Values:
Learners study and explore practically, health and social care services and how they meet the needs of real service users. They also develop skills in applying care values. This is an internally assessed component.
Component 3: Health and Wellbeing:
Learners will study the factors that affect health and wellbeing, learning about physiological and lifestyle indicators, and how to design a health and wellbeing improvement plan. This is an externally assessed component.
60% of the assessment takes the form of coursework.
40% of the course is assessed through an external exam.
Students also meet regularly with their teacher to discuss progress.
KEY STAGE 5:
BTEC Level 3 National in Health and Social Care - Extended Certificate (360 GLH):
A broad basis of study for the health and social care sector. This qualification is designed to support progression to higher education when taken as part of a programme of study that includes other appropriate BTEC Nationals or A-Levels.
Unit 1 (90 GLH) Human Lifespan Development:
Learners cover physical, intellectual, emotional and social development across the human lifespan, and the factors affecting development and the effects of ageing. This is an externally assessed unit.
Unit 2 (120 GLH) Working in Health and Social Care:
Learners explore what it is like to work in the health and social care sector, including the roles ad responsibilities of workers and organisations. This is an externally assessed unit.
Unit 5 (90 GLH) Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs:
Learners focus on the principles and practicalities that underpin meeting individual care and support needs which are the foundation of all the care disciplines.
Unit 11 (60 GLH) Psychological Perspectives:
Learners explore the theoretical perspectives of psychological and physical development and how they are applied in different health and social care settings.
BTEC Level 3 National in Health and Social Care - Diploma (720 GLH) - This course is in the final year and only applicable to our current Year 13.
This qualification has been designed to account for two-thirds of a two-year, full time study programme for learners who are intending to go onto further education study in a related sector. It supports access to a range of higher education courses if taken as part of a programme of study that includes other appropriate BTEC Nationals or A-Levels
In addition to the units studied for the Extended Certificate, learners will also study the following:
Unit 4 (120 GLH) Enquiries into Current Research in Health and Social Care:
Learners explore the methodologies of contemporary research and investigate the implications for health and social care practice and services. This is a externally assessed controlled assessment.
Unit 7 (90 GLH) Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care:
Learners explore the importance of safe working practices, safeguarding procedures and responding to emergency situations in health and social care settings.
Unit 8 (90 GLH) Promoting Public Health:
Learners explore the aims of public health policy and the current approaches to promoting and protecting health and encouraging behaviour change in the population.
Unit 14 (60 GLH) Physiological Disorders and their Care:
Learners explore types of physiological disorders, the procedures for diagnosis, and the development of a treatment plan and provision pf support for service users.
BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Children's Play Learning and Development (320 GLH)
This is a new course for September 2023. The course will include the following units of work:
Year 12:
Unit 1 - Children's development (120 GLH) Exam
Unit 3 - Play and Learning (60 GLH)
Year 13:
Unit 2 - Development of Children's Communication, Literacy and Numeracy Skills (120 GLH) Exam
Unit 11 - The Early Years Foundation Stage (60 GLH)
