Health and Social Care

1. To prepare and inspire learners for a range of higher education courses and job roles related to a wide range of health and social care sectors.
2. Assist students to performing vocational tasks that encourage the development of appropriate vocational behaviours and transferable skills; such as communication, teamwork, research and analysis, which are valued in both higher education and the workplace.
3. Explore and evaluate current issues facing the health and social care sectors in the UK.

Students will investigate how, in real situations, human development is affected by different factors and that people deal differently with life events. They will develop an understand human growth and development across the life stages and the factors that affect it. Investigate how individuals deal with life events.

Learners study and explore practically, health and social care services and how they meet the needs of real service users. They also develop skills in applying care values. Understand the different types of health and social care services and barriers to accessing them B Demonstrate care values and review own practice.

Learners will study the factors that affect health and wellbeing, learning about physiological and lifestyle indicators, and how to design a health and wellbeing improvement plan.

• AO1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of factors that affect health and wellbeing 
• AO2 Interpret health indicators
• AO3 Design a person-centred health and wellbeing improvement plan 
• AO4 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how to overcome obstacles relating to health and wellbeing improvement plans   

Component 1 is delivered first due to exploring the life stages which is the basis on L2 and L3 courses. Gives the students a good overview. Half of the content for Component 3 is covered in term 3 and 4 in preparation for mock exams in Year 10. Students then attend work experience and complete any outstanding corrections for coursework. Year 11 starts with component 2 task 1 and then the final content for exam in Jan/Feb from term 3 onwards component 2 will be completed and practical assessment will take place. This allows students to reflect on the whole course and what they have learnt over the two years.

Half Term 1

Component 1 – Human Lifespan Development
Learning Aim A – (Understand human growth and development across life stages and the factors that affect it)

Half Term 2

Component 1 – Human Lifespan Development
Learning Aim B -(Investigate how individuals deal with life events)

Half Term 3

Component 1 – Human Lifespan Development

Half Term 4

Component 3 – Health and Wellbeing- Exam Prep

Half Term 5

Component 3 – Health and Wellbeing- Exam Prep

Half Term 6

Component 3 – Health and Wellbeing/ Work experience

Half Term 1

Component 2 – Services and Values
Learning Aim A – (Understand the different types of health and social care services and barriers to accessing them)

Half Term 2

Component 3 – Health and Wellbeing

Half Term 3

Component 3 Exam/Component 2-Services and Values
Learning Aim B – (Demonstrate care values and review own practice)

Half Term 4

Component 2 – Services and Values
(Demonstrate care values and review own practice)