Subject: Health and Social Care
Qualification authority: Pearson
Teachers Subject Leader: Nicholas King Course leader(s): Natasha Griffiths
Subject details: This applied course allows students to build their skills and techniques in the four specialist areas of Health, Early Years (Care and Education), Care of Older People and Individuals with Special Needs. The units covered allow for studying particular groups in more detail and involves visiting relevant Health and Social care placements to gain real life experience to help complete coursework units. The topic areas have been chosen because of their importance and prominence within the core area and their accessibility to Advanced Level students. They include: Memory and Forgetting, Psychopathology, Social Influence and Gender Development at AS. At A2 topics include; Schizophrenia and Mood Disorders, Addiction and Child Development. Assessment method: Four externally set written exams and two units of course work which are internally accessed Homework / Independent study: Will be set around the assignment you are completing in class Career routes: The health and social care sector covers a range of services across a range of organisations within the public, private and voluntary sectors, including hospitals, hospices, nursing and care homes, medical and dental practices, ambulance transportation and complementary medicine. There are a number of routes into these fields, through further study at University or apprenticeships. Books required for course: TBC
Term 1 & 2 Unit details – Unit 1 (External exam)
Unit details – Unit 3 (Internal portfolio)
Other equipment needed: Note books Device for research Term 3 & 4 Year 12 Unit details – Unit 1 (external exam) Unit 2 (external exam) Year 13 Unit details – Unit 4 (Internal Portfolio)
Term 5 & 6 Unit details – Unit 2 (external exam)
Unit details: Unit 4 (Internal portfolio)
