Health and social care promotes opportunities for students to draw from real life experiences, case studies and opportunities to undertake research to complement learning and create skills that will be used throughout their lives. These skills encourage students to think outside the box and begin to challenge the way they perceive the world we live in.
A strong desire to care for other people and the drive to make a real difference to their lives, are both vital if you would like a career in the social care and health industry. If you have lots of patience, the ability to communicate and a friendly nature, you will thrive in this industry, which offers a surprisingly wide range of careers from nurses and speech therapists to midwives and mental health workers.
Our GCSE course will put you on the road to a great future; we have developed our qualification in partnership with industry professionals to ensure the knowledge you gain is not only relevant and current, but will set you apart in the workplace. If you care about others and want a career in a sector that is the UK’s largest employer, this area is for you. Adult social care employs around 1.5 million people and the NHS is the world’s fifth largest employer. With people living longer there will be more jobs for health and care workers in the future.
Students will prepare a portfolio of work for each unit based around a provided case study. Work is internally assessed and students will have one opportunity to improve work following first submission.
Work for the task is completed in the lessons and students will be provided with all the resources required for the task. Some research will also be set as homework.
Our course contains the following four topics:
Understanding Personal Development and Relationships
Exploring Health, Social Care and Early Years Provision
Promoting Health and Wellbeing
Health, Social Care and Early Years in Practice
This GCSE course in Health and Social Care requires students to plan and carry out tasks in which they:
• analyse issues and problems
• identify, gather and record relevant information and evidence
• analyse and evaluate evidence
•make reasoned judgements and present conclusions.
Health and Social Care course covers a broad range of issues and helps you develop the skills to follow a career in health, social care, leisure or education.
Curious
Creative
Confident