Health Studies
Birchwood Community High School - Warrington
01925853500
Brock Road, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7PT
Course summary

The BTEC National in Health and Social Care has been developed in the health and social care sector to provide a nationally recognised vocationally specific qualification. It gives full time students an opportunity to progress onto higher education or to enter employment in the health and social care sector through developing a range of skills and techniques, personal skills and attributes essential for successful performance in working life.

Entry requirements

The entry requirements for this course are 5 GCSEs at grades 4-9 (or BTEC equivalents).

How you'll be assessed

Assessment will be through internally marked assignments and external examinations. The weightings for assessment are 58% external, 42% internal. Students can achieve Pass, Merit or Distinction grading on each unit. The final grade is an aggregate of all the unit grades to give an overall grade of Pass, Merit, Distinction or Distinction*.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionNorth West
Local AuthorityWarrington
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressBrock Road, Birchwood, Warrington, WA3 7PT