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Health and Social Care
Exam Board: Edexcel
Course: BTEC First Award in Health and Social Care
Teacher of Health and Social Care: Mrs V. Hyland
VISION
To uphold the ‘6C’ core values: compassion, care, courage, commitment, communication and competence by fostering an understanding of the significance of treating all individuals with respect and dignity, especially those who are the most vulnerable in our society.
To equip students with the skills to identify and address barriers that people face when accessing services or seeking to enhance their well-being, and to empower them to provide thoughtful and effective suggestions to overcome these challenges.
INTRODUCTION
This course will be of particular interest to those whose eventual aim is to work in the Health, Social Care or Early Years Industries. Students will gain a grounding in the essential skills and knowledge crucial to this area of study, giving students the opportunity to build on these afterwards.
YEAR 10 AND 11 ONLY
Content
The course will be made up of 3 modules exploring a wide range of issues affecting the health and social care industries.
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Component 1: Human Lifespan Development |
How do people grow and develop throughout their lives? How can factors such as lifestyle choices, relationships and life events affect your growth and development? |
Internal Assessment through written assignments. |
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Component 2: Health and Social Care Services and Values |
What is good practice in health and social care? What ensures that good practice is applied to support individuals who use health and social care services? Health and social care values underpin good practice within the sector. |
Internal Assessment through written assignments. |
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Component 3: Health and Wellbeing |
Have you considered how lifestyle affects your health and wellbeing? This component explores the factors that affect health and wellbeing, how to interpret health indicators and how to implement person-centred health and wellbeing improvement plans. |
External assessment through written examination in January or June of Year 11. |
Assessment
There is one external examination which makes up 40% of the qualification. The remaining 60% is assessed internally through a series of written assignments. The assignments are collated into a portfolio. The construction of a portfolio encourages students to develop strong organisational skills and to develop their ability to be independent learners and researchers
Students may be awarded either a Level 1 or Level 2 qualification. The grading is as follows:
Level 1 Pass (equivalent to Level 1.25 GCSE grade)
Level 1 Merit (equivalent to Level 2 GCSE grade)
Level 1 Distinction (equivalent to Level 3 GCSE grade)
Level 2 Pass (equivalent to Level 4 GCSE grade)
Level 2 Merit (equivalent to Level 5.5 GCSE grade)
Level 2 Distinction (equivalent to Level 7 GCSE grade)
Level 2 Distinction* (equivalent to an Level 8.5 GCSE grade)
What can I do next with Health and Social Care?
The qualification can lead to level three Health and Social Care courses at many post-16 providers. It can also be a starting point for jobs in the care services such as Nursing, Social Worker, Child Care, Nursery Nurse or Care Assistant.
