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HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

Vocational

Two Years

REQUISITOS DE ENTRADA

GCSE Grade 4 in English and Maths with an average points score of 3.2 or above.

MÉTODO DE EVALUACIÓN

This course is assessed by coursework, exams and work placements.

About this course

This course is ideal for students who would like to have a career in this sector. The course content is as varied as the professions. Health and Social Care can form the core of a study programme or can be complementary to other subjects.

This course can be taken as a BTEC Extended Certificate (*), a BTEC Diploma (**) or as a BTEC Extended Diploma (***), so there is something to suit each learner’s choice of study programme.

LÍDER DEL ÁREA DEL CURSO

Sophie Underhill

Who is this aimed at?

This course is aimed at students who:

  • Wish to progress onto a career within the Allied Health Professions

  • Wish to progress to university to study a course in the Health Profession such as Physiotherapy, Midwifery, Nursing, Social Work Speech and Language Therapist and many more

  • Wish to develop (through placement experience) the special strengths and qualities needed for work in the health and social care sectors (100 hours of work placement are required for the full Diploma qualification)

  • Have a high level of commitment to study and to helping people

  • Are willing to embrace a flexible approach to their own learning

We recommend any student who has an interest in studying Health and Social Care, also studies a science based subject alongside this. This is especially applicable for those who would like to progress into Health Professions.

What will you learn?

BTEC Extended Certificate, this will consist of 2 exams (1 A Level equivalent): 

  • Human Lifespan Development

  • Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs

  • Psychological Perspectives

  • Working in Health and Social Care


(2 A Level equivalent): 

  • Human Lifespan Development

  • Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs

  • Psychological Perspectives

  • Working in Health and Social Care

  • Enquiries into Current Research in Health and Social Care

  • Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care

  • Promoting Public Health

  • Nutritional Health

BTEC Extended Diploma , this will consist of 4 exams (3 A Level equivalent): Mandatory Units:

  • Human Lifespan Development

  • Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs

  • Psychological Perspectives

  • Working in Health and Social Care

  • Enquiries into Current Research in Health and Social Care

  • Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care

  • Promoting Public Health

  • Nutritional Health

  • Anatomy and Physiology

  • Work Experience

  • Physiological Disorders and their Care

What skills will you develop?

  • Analysis

  • Literacy 

  • Oracy 

  • Confidence 

  • Effort 

  • Time Management 

  • Meeting Deadlines 

  • Research 

  • Resilience 

  • Practice 

  • Collaboration 

  • Practical Brief Management 

  • Brief Development  

  • Problem Solving 

Professional development

  • Midwife

  • Paramedic

  • Nursing (Child)

  • Nursing (Adult)

  • Nursing (Mental Health)

  • Diagnostic Radiographer

  • Social Work

  • Occupational Therapist

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