Health and Social Care

GCSE Health And Social Care

Aims

Health and Social Care encourages students to:

Develop their interest in health, social care and early years;
Draw together areas of knowledge, skills and understanding related to the health, social care and early year sectors;
Develop higher order thinking skills;
Increase their understanding of the health, social care and early years’ sectors by investigating and evaluating a range of services and organisations;

Unit 1 Personal Development, Health and Well-Being 50%

Written paper 1 hour 30 minutes. Completed in Summer of Year 11.

Topics include:

Human development
Factors affecting health and well-being
Relationships
Self-concept
Major life changes and sources of support

Unit 2 Working in the Health, Social Care and Early Years Sectors 50%

Controlled Assessment. Completed in Year 12.

Topics include:

Identifying and meeting the needs of service users
Provision of integrated health and social care and early years services
Accessing health, social care and early years services and barriers to access
Job roles of practitioners
Values of care
Safeguarding

Welcome to the Health and Social Care Department

Applied Health and Social Care

Aims

To develop an interest in health, early years care.
To participate in work experience which allows the learner to apply their knowledge when exploring issues associated with the subject.
Develop advanced study skills that will help them prepare for third level education.
To develop skills, aptitudes, and values for employment in the health, social care, and early years sectors.
Develop knowledge and understanding relevant to degrees in nursing, allied health professions, social science, social policy social work and early years.

What do I need to follow this course?

It is important to have a good GCSE profile (5 GCSE grades C or above) the specification builds on some of the knowledge, understanding and skills developed in GCSE Health and social care so a grade C or above in GCSE Health and social care is an advantage but not a requirement.

Outline of course

There are 6 units, studied over 2 years.

AS Unit 1 Promoting Positive Care 25% of As qualification
This unit is Portfolio based and internally assessed Care value base and the related legislation Policies and the impact of poor practice Health & Safety
AS Unit 2 Communication in Care Settings 25 % of AS qualification
This unit is Portfolio based and internally assessed Communication in a care setting. It looks at the types of communication, team work as well as factors affecting communication and the barriers to communication Team work in a care setting Evaluating communication skills t
AS Unit 3 Health and Well Being 50% As of Qualification
This unit is a 2 hour Written Paper Factors affecting health and well being Health promotion & government policy Approaches to health Concepts of health & well being Organisation concerned with health & well being Anti discriminatory practices
A2 Applied Health & Social Care: Three units studied
A2 Unit 9 Providing Services
This unit is a 2 hour Written Paper The effects of registration and policy on services The ways which needs are identified and met The role of practitioners Team work Quality assurance
A2 Unit 8 Monitoring Body Systems (25%)
This unit is portfolio based and internally assessed Structure and function of body systems Monitoring psychological status Investigations and treatments Effect of illness on lifestyle
A2 Unit 11 Supporting the Family (25%)
This unit is portfolio based and internally assessed Family functions Changing family structure Support available to families Evaluation of support Government initiative on family issues