Health and Social Care

Overview

Introduction

Health and social care is part of everybody's life and this qualification inspires students to build rewarding careers in a sector which has a huge impact on people.

Qualification

BTEC Level 1/2 Tech Award

Awarding body

Pearson Edexcel

Course leader

Mrs M Hogan

Assessment

• Examination: 33%
  • Component 3: Health and wellbeing | 2 hours | 33%
• Non-examined assessment: 66%
  • Component 1: Human lifespan development | 36 guided learning hours | 33%
  • Component 2: Health and social care services and values | 36 guided learning hours | 33%

Curriculum

Course content

• How we grow and develop across the six key stages of life.
• How our physical, intellectual, emotional and social (PIES) development, changes across these life stages and how they can be impacted by positive and negative factors, such as poor diet, illness and disease.
• How life events can impact upon our PIES development and how individuals can adapt or be supported through changes caused by life events.
• The range of services provided in health and social care, and the identification of appropriate services for individuals with different needs.
• The barriers and obstacles some individuals may encounter when trying to access support, or when they are trying to improve their health and wellbeing.
• The impact of these obstacles and barriers and be able to recommend ways to overcome them.
• How an individual’s lifestyle choices can determine their physical health and recommendations and actions to improve their health and wellbeing.
• The skills, attributes and values required to work in health and social care and how these benefit the service users.

Skills and requirements

Skills required

• An interest in how humans grow and develop across our lives, and how the health and social care industry supports us.
• An enquiring mind and to want to research and solve problems.
• The ability to write reports with fluency and good literacy.
• The ability to work well independently and as part of a team.
• Good time management and be able to stick to strict coursework deadlines.

Beyond the classroom

Future pathways

The course can lead to a range of further opportunities for qualifications in health and social care such as BTEC level 3 health and social care. It can also lead to further vocational (NVQ) and higher education qualifications in education, child and adult care, learning support, charitable work and nursing, as well as apprenticeships and careers in the health and social care industry.