Year 12 Students follow the Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Health and Social Care. This qualification is equivalent to one A-Level. It comprises four units (three of these are mandatory). In Year 12 students will cover the following units: ● Physiological Disorders (Internally Assessed) ● Human Lifespan Development (Externally Assessed) Year 13 Students follow the Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Health and Social Care. This qualification is equivalent to one A-Level. It comprises four units (three of these are mandatory). In Year 13 students will cover the following units ● Working in Health and Social Care (Externally Assessed) ● Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs (Internally Assessed)
38 points overall from the best eight GCSE subjects including a grade 4 in English Language and Mathematics. Grade 5,4 in Science.
Students will be regularly assessed on their portfolio work in strict accordance with the specification guidelines. Submission dates for all work are published at the start of the year and it is the responsibility of the students to meet these deadlines. For the portfolio assignments, students will have just one opportunity to improve their work following feedback. Students will also take two external exams (formal exams) for units one and two. Unit one is set in the Summer of Year 12. The unit two paper is taken in the January of Year 13. This allows students to resit should this be necessary.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Buckinghamshire |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Aylesbury Road, Wing, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 0NY |
Year 12 Students follow the Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Health and Social Care. This qualification is equivalent to one A-Level. It comprises four units (three of these are mandatory). In Year 12 students will cover the following units: ● Physiological Disorders (Internally Assessed) ● Human Lifespan Development (Externally Assessed) Year 13 Students follow the Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Health and Social Care. This qualification is equivalent to one A-Level. It comprises four units (three of these are mandatory). In Year 13 students will cover the following units ● Working in Health and Social Care (Externally Assessed) ● Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs (Internally Assessed)
38 points overall from the best eight GCSE subjects including a grade 4 in English Language and Mathematics. Grade 5,4 in Science.
Students will be regularly assessed on their portfolio work in strict accordance with the specification guidelines. Submission dates for all work are published at the start of the year and it is the responsibility of the students to meet these deadlines. For the portfolio assignments, students will have just one opportunity to improve their work following feedback. Students will also take two external exams (formal exams) for units one and two. Unit one is set in the Summer of Year 12. The unit two paper is taken in the January of Year 13. This allows students to resit should this be necessary.