At All Saints’ Academy, the Health and Social Care department currently delivers Level 1/Level 2 and Level 3 Pearson BTEC qualifications in Health and Social Care. The Pearson BTEC suite of qualifications is designed to offer students the opportunity to experience a broad range of topic areas within the Health and Social Care sector, in a vocational context. The aim of Health and Social Care is to inspire and motivate students to consider the health and wellbeing of themselves and their local and global community. On completion of a Level 2 Health and Social Care qualification, students feel equipped to explain their understanding of contemporary issues such as factors that influence growth and development and barriers to accessing Health and Care services. At Level 3, students can expand on the issues discussed at Level 2 and critically evaluate theory and research that determines action across the sector. Students feel confident in applying the skills taught and are enthusiastic practitioners looking to pursue a career or University course in the subject. This course looks to maximise the full potential of each student and provides the opportunity for resubmissions to improve work as well as the motivation to achieve the best possible result across each year group. The Key Stage 5 curriculum in Health and Social Care is also characterised by these key skills and questions throughout the four units covered, but, given the more demanding nature of this Level 3 Extended Certificate, there is an expectation for more key questions to be answered within a cycle. For example, in Year 13 Cycle 1, students are required to answer all of the following questions: ‘What are the roles and responsibilities of people working in HSC? What services do they provide? In what setting?’ This deeper level of understanding is required to ensure that all students are prepared for the next phase of their careers within the Health and Social Care sector – whether this be directly into a job role, further training or University.