in health and social care. caring creative organized inquisitive
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HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Caring Creative Organized Inquisitive
Enjoy lively/stimulating discussions
Love watching medical dramas e.g. Casualty and House M.D.
Find yourself advising others about their health
An opportunity to develop skills that will enable you to become a competent and outstanding practitioner in a career in health and social care, or services for children, young people and families.
The health and social care industry is far-reaching. It is a sector that will impact on everyone in society at some point in their life.
The UK health sector employs about 2 million people across a range of organisations.
The UK care sector employs another 1.6 million people, across care for adults and children.
There are many aspects to the care industry including:
services for children, young people and families
social care health care day services health work domiciliary care social work residential care mental health services
New course which began June 2006
Eight units covered during year 10 and year 11
No written exams
All units are assessed via coursework
Opportunity to revisit and improve each piece of coursework
The diploma is equivalent to FOUR GCSE grades A* - C
The marks from each of the eight units make up the total grade
The marks for each unit are allocated
PASS - equivalent to GCSE grade C
MERIT – equivalent to GCSE grade B
DISTINCTION – equivalent to GCSE grade A
DISTINCTION * - equivalent to GCSE grade A*
The course is delivered using a range of vocational learning approaches, for example:
Discussions and debates Watching past episodes of medical dramas –
to use as case studies Outside speakers Presentations of researched topics Lively question and answer sessions Role play Trips
Course Structure
8 Units delivered over two years
You learn by completing projects and assignments that are based on realistic workplace situations for example
Registered care home Hospital Nursing home Health centre
HEALTH
SOCIAL CARE
dietexercise relationship
s warmth
Biology
How many life stages are there?
What are the needs of individuals? Which factors help to influence
individuals’ health?
How are people similar and different?
Nutrition Dietary needs at different life stages
The effects of unbalanced diets
Dietary needs of patients
Food safety and hygiene
Law and Social Policy
How do care workers promote the rights of individuals?
What are the potential hazards within health and social care environments?
Health and safety legislation and guidelines
Social and educational activities
Creative and therapeutic activities
The benefits of these activities for individuals
Health and safety legislation, regulations and codes of practice
It is a requirement of the course that students conduct their year 10 work experience in a health or social care setting.
The application process
Work experience
The use of interpersonal skills
Describing a period of work experience
What the students think…..
“Its fun”
“We have lots of discussions and are able to ask lots of questions, which make you think”
“You learn about things you have never thought about before”
“Sometimes homework involves watching Holby City and Casualty”
What the students think…..
“Deadlines are good”
“We can do work up to distinction in our folders”
“We can stay after school for extra help if we are off sick and the deadline is soon”
“We talk about TV programmes like Fat Families, Generation XXL and Trevor Mc Donald Tonight”
Nursing Child Care Sports Science Paramedics Teaching Social Work Diet and Nutrition Midwifery Youth Work Advice and mediation services
Further discussions/questions