Menu Login Quick Links Health & Social Care Overview The course is designed to provide students with a specialist work-related qualification in health and social care that is recognised by employers and universities. This course allows students to develop a wide-ranging theoretical education whilst also gaining valuable work experience in this demanding field. Furthermore, an essential part of the course looks at the growth and development of individuals and factors that can affect that. We will also be exploring how individuals with additional needs are supported within a health and social care setting. Key Staff Mrs Hume - Head of Department Mrs B King Miss H Butler Miss I Thompson Curriculum Intent Students of Health and Social Care understand professional practice as well as the importance of empathy and compassion for everyone who accesses health services (which is all of us at some point in our lifetime). Health and Social Care BTEC Tech Award Level 1 and Level 2 The Tech Award gives learners the opportunity to develop sector-specific knowledge and skills in a practical learning environment. The internal assessment focus on the development of core knowledge and understanding of human growth and development, how people deal with major life events and health and social care services. It encourages the development and application of skills such as practical demonstration of care values, together with the ability to reflect on own performance. There is one external assessment, Component 3, it provides the main synoptic assessment for the qualification. Component 3 builds directly on Components 1 and 2, and enables learning to be brought together and related to a real-life situation. Qualification structure: Component Number Component Title How is it assessed? 1 Human Lifespan Development Coursework 2 Health and Social Care Services and Values Coursework 3 Health and Wellbeing External assessment February Year 11 Study of the qualification as part of Key Stage 4 learning will help learners to make more informed choices for further learning, either generally or in this sector. The choices that learners can make post-16 will depend on their overall level of attainment and their performance in the qualification. BTEC Level 3 What is Health and Social Care? As a subject discipline, Health and Social Care (H&SC) combines elements of Public Health, Sociology, Biology, Nutrition, Law and Ethics. The topics covered in the courses are wide-ranging and interesting including Safeguarding, Research Methods, Communication in Care and Education and Human Lifespan and Development. Within your lessons, you will take part in discussions, role-plays, presentations and independent research. You will also be required to supply a range of written evidence to demonstrate that you have met the necessary criteria. These will include reports, presentations and extended writing. Your teacher will guide you through this process to ensure you get the right support to reach your potential target grade. Year 10 Curriculum Assessment Plan Year 11 Curriculum Assessment Plan BTEC Extended Certificate This qualification is equivalent to one A-level and has four units that have a combination of coursework and external assessments. Qualification structure: Unit Number Unit Title How it is assessed? What year? Unit 1 Human Lifespan Development External assessment Year 12 Unit 2 Working in Health and Social Care External assessment Year 13 Unit 5 Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs Internal assessment Year 12 Unit 12 Supporting Individuals with Additional Needs Internal assessment Year 13 Year 12 Curriculum Assessment Plan Year 13 Curriculum Assessment Plan BTEC Diploma This qualification is equivalent to two A-level and has eight units that have a combination of coursework and external assessments. Qualification structure: Unit Number Unit Title How it is assessed? What Year? Unit 1 Human Lifespan Development External assessment Year 12 Unit 2 Working in Health and Social Care External assessment Year 12 Unit 4 Enquiries into Current Research in Health and Social Care External assessment Year 13 Unit 5 Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs Internal assessment Year 12 Unit 7 Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care Internal assessment Year 13 Unit 8 Promoting Public Health Internal assessment Year 13 Unit 12 Supporting Individuals with Additional Needs Internal assessment Year 12 Unit 19 Nutritional Health Internal assessment Year 13 Health and Social care learners benefit from opportunities for deep learning where they are able to make connections among units and select areas of interest for detailed study. BTEC Nationals provide a vocational context in which learners can develop the knowledge and skills required for particular degree courses, including: Reading technical texts Effective writing Analytical skills Preparation for assessment methods used in degrees Health and social care can lead to both employment in the health and social care sector or higher education on a course such as Occupational Therapy, Sociology, Social Science, Mental Health Nursing, Paediatric Nursing and Early Years Teaching with PGCE. 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