Year 10
BTEC health and social care allows students to learn about how we grow and develop throughout our lives; students will gain an understanding of how the health and social care sector works and the core values that underpin it. They will also investigate what ‘being healthy’ means to different people and how to improve someone’s health and wellbeing.
Students complete a piece of coursework in which they explain how individuals grow and develop through the life stages, factors and life events that influence development and how people cope with the changes caused by life events. A second piece of coursework allows students to investigate and explain the range of health and social care services that individuals use and the barriers they may experience in accessing these services, as well as investigating the care values that underpin current practice in health and social care.
Students will also have to use case studies to assess an individual’s health and well-being and create a suitable improvement plan to help them become healthier.
Students build a bank of theoretical knowledge about a variety of Health and Social Care settings and practices, developing transferable skills in collaborative practice and communication, which are core skills needed to work in these settings.
Year 11
The Cambridge National in Health and Social Care will encourage students to understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of the rights of individuals, person-centred values, effective communication and how to protect individuals in health and social care settings.
Students will develop learning and practical skills that can be applied to real-life contexts and work situations. They will be encouraged to think creatively, innovatively, analytically, logically and critically and develop independence and confidence in using skills that would be relevant to the health and social care sector and more widely.
Students may be interested in this if they want to use what they learn in practical, real-life situations, such as: recommending support for individuals and creating and delivering a health promotion campaign.
This will help students to develop independence and confidence in using skills that would be relevant to the health and social care sector. The qualification will also help to develop learning and skills that can be used in other life and work situations, such as communicating effectively with individuals or groups.
Students will research topic areas and record research sources, then use them to interpret findings and present evidence. Planning health promotion campaigns will involve managing time and identifying aims, purpose, resources, methods. Creating, and delivering information to a group or an individual will improve confidence and communication.
This qualification will complement other learning for GCSEs or vocational qualifications at Key Stage 4 and help to prepare for further study
R032: Principles of care in health and social care settings
This unit is assessed by an exam. In this unit you will learn about the key topics that are important when caring for and protecting people in health and social care.
Topics include:
o Topic Area 1 The rights of service users in health and social care settings
o Topic Area 2 Person-centred values
o Topic Area 3 Effective communication in health and social care settings
o Topic Area 4 Protecting service users and service providers in health and social care settings
R033: Supporting individuals through life events
This unit is assessed by a Set Assignment.
In this unit you will learn about growth and development through the life stages. You will also learn how to understand the needs of individuals who have been affected by life events and how to recommend support to meet their needs.
Topics include:
o Topic Area 1 Life stages
o Topic Area 2 Impacts of life events
o Topic Area 3 Sources of support
R035: Health promotion campaigns
This unit is assessed by a Set Assignment. In this unit you will research health promotion campaigns and learn about their benefits to society. You will also plan and deliver your own health promotion campaign.
Topics include:
o Topic Area 1 Current public health issues and the impact on society
o Topic Area 2 Factors influencing health
o Topic Area 3 Plan and create a health promotion campaign
o Topic Area 4 Deliver and evaluate a health promotion campaign