You should study this course if you think you would enjoy learning about the skills required to work in health or social care and the specific careers within these sectors, such as nursing and social work. The course is extremely broad, so you will learn many transferable skills that can be applied to similar industries, such as teaching. Should you decide to study this course, you will study 4 different units in total over the 2 years. Although these units will feel like individual subjects, as you will study them alongside each other, they do all link into one another. What is particularly interesting about this course is that there are a range of assessments across the subjects, including exam, coursework, presentations and interviews. We are aiming to not only prepare you for and supply you with transferable skills for higher education, but also the health and social care sector itself. Much of the content is learnt through group work and class discussions. Students are then presented with learning aims and assessment criteria, which they will produce to coursework to meet the requirements of these aims. Each unit - exam and coursework carries a score (which equates to grades), which are then totaled up at the conclusion of the course to provide an overall grade. The grading system is not like GCSE and BTEC qualifications and instead uses pass, merit, distinction and distinction*. We encourage students to take notes in class and then to supplement these notes with wider reading from relevant magazines and online articles. A minimum of 5 hours additional work per unit is presumed to be carried out each week.
You must have achieved 5 passes including mathematics and English, where a pass is defined as GCSE 9-4 and pass or better at level 2 BTEC.
Year 1: Unit 1: human lifespan development - exam Unit 5: meeting individual care and support needs - coursework Year 2: Unit 2: working in health and social care - exam Unit 10: sociological perspectives - coursework
About Education Provider
| Region | East Midlands |
| Local Authority | Nottinghamshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Outstanding |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Netherton Road, Worksop, S80 2SF |
You should study this course if you think you would enjoy learning about the skills required to work in health or social care and the specific careers within these sectors, such as nursing and social work. The course is extremely broad, so you will learn many transferable skills that can be applied to similar industries, such as teaching. Should you decide to study this course, you will study 4 different units in total over the 2 years. Although these units will feel like individual subjects, as you will study them alongside each other, they do all link into one another. What is particularly interesting about this course is that there are a range of assessments across the subjects, including exam, coursework, presentations and interviews. We are aiming to not only prepare you for and supply you with transferable skills for higher education, but also the health and social care sector itself. Much of the content is learnt through group work and class discussions. Students are then presented with learning aims and assessment criteria, which they will produce to coursework to meet the requirements of these aims. Each unit - exam and coursework carries a score (which equates to grades), which are then totaled up at the conclusion of the course to provide an overall grade. The grading system is not like GCSE and BTEC qualifications and instead uses pass, merit, distinction and distinction*. We encourage students to take notes in class and then to supplement these notes with wider reading from relevant magazines and online articles. A minimum of 5 hours additional work per unit is presumed to be carried out each week.
You must have achieved 5 passes including mathematics and English, where a pass is defined as GCSE 9-4 and pass or better at level 2 BTEC.
Year 1: Unit 1: human lifespan development - exam Unit 5: meeting individual care and support needs - coursework Year 2: Unit 2: working in health and social care - exam Unit 10: sociological perspectives - coursework