HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE

CURRICULUM:

HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE

DEPARTMENT STAFF

HEAD OF DEPARTMENT:

MISS K JONES

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 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)