BTEC Health & Social Care

What you'll study

Health and Social Care allows students to engage in a broad investigation of various aspects of the health and social care sector. Including:

• Human Lifespan and Development – PIES and factors affecting growth and development, interventions and the different professionals providing care and treatment
• Human Biology and Health – Human body structure and systems, normal physiological functioning and the impact of common disorders
• Health and Social Care Practice – Core principles, values and legislation that underpin and influence health and social care, and the effect of social determinants on an individual health status

The internally assessed units give students the opportunity to engage in applied knowledge and understanding tasks to develop their health and social care knowledge.

Assessment and progression -learners complete all units

• 1 Human Lifespan and Development - External examination 1hr
• 2 Human Biology and Health- External examination 1hr
• 3 Health and Social Care Practice - controlled assessment/portfolio

ONE OF…

• 4 Health, Policy and Wellbeing - controlled assessment/portfolio
• 5 Promoting Health Education - controlled assessment/portfolio

Units 1 and  3 are delivered and assessed in year 12

Unit 2 and 4 or 5 are completed in year 13

What you'll love

• Developing Professional values and skills expected of professionals
• Developing professional communication and listening skills
• Organisational and critical thinking skills
• Cultural and social intelligence when working with individuals with different needs
• Understanding methods of managing challenging situations
• Interpersonal skills required when working with others, including compassion and empathy
• Responsibilities of professionals to be adaptable and innovative in delivering care
• Academic skills such as research and presentation

Why take it?

The qualification is designed to be taken alongside A levels as part of a study programme. It is intended for students that wish to progress into higher education as a pathway to employment. There are rules about combination subjects that can be taken with the course. The following subjects would be suitable to combine with this qualification:

• Psychology
• Biology
• English

This qualification can lead to progression to the following degrees:

• BSC Nursing / midwifery
• BSC Social Work
• BSC Subjects Allied to Health

Curriculum Overview by Year Group and Term