This qualification isn’t just about caring for babies or the elderly and the ill; it will provide learners with the skills, knowledge and understanding to progress into Higher Education on a health and social care-related program. You will learn a huge range of skills, and equip yourself for degree-level study in fields ranging from Nursing, Social work, and Midwifery to Primary Education. The Extended Diploma is the equivalent of 3 A levels and is taken on its own. You will follow a combination of internal coursework-assessed units and externally examined units. Everybody will study the following mandatory units: ➢ Building positive relationships in health and social care ➢ Equality, diversity and rights in health and social care ➢ Health, safety and security in health and social care ➢ Anatomy and physiology for health and social care ➢ Infection control ➢ Personalization and a person-centered approach to care ➢ Safeguarding ➢ Promote positive behavior ➢ The impact of long-term physiological conditions ➢ Research methods in health, social care and childcare
GCSEs at Grade 4 or above preferably including GCSE Mathematics, GCSE English Language, and GCSE Science.
These units will give learners an understanding of health and social care within the wider contexts of different environments and settings where care takes place, the different individuals that learners might meet and care for or support, the importance of effective communication in health and social care, the importance of legislation in health and social care and the principles behind the person-centred approach to care and how this is applied in the workplace. Learners will also develop transferable skills such as communication skills, research and investigative skills, planning, and organization. Learners will then select additional units from a range of 15 optional units. These optional units will give learners an appreciation of workplace practices and an understanding of how to promote and support a healthy and active lifestyle.
About Education Provider
| Region | North East |
| Local Authority | Sunderland |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Ryhope Road, Sunderland, SR2 7TF |
This qualification isn’t just about caring for babies or the elderly and the ill; it will provide learners with the skills, knowledge and understanding to progress into Higher Education on a health and social care-related program. You will learn a huge range of skills, and equip yourself for degree-level study in fields ranging from Nursing, Social work, and Midwifery to Primary Education. The Extended Diploma is the equivalent of 3 A levels and is taken on its own. You will follow a combination of internal coursework-assessed units and externally examined units. Everybody will study the following mandatory units: ➢ Building positive relationships in health and social care ➢ Equality, diversity and rights in health and social care ➢ Health, safety and security in health and social care ➢ Anatomy and physiology for health and social care ➢ Infection control ➢ Personalization and a person-centered approach to care ➢ Safeguarding ➢ Promote positive behavior ➢ The impact of long-term physiological conditions ➢ Research methods in health, social care and childcare
GCSEs at Grade 4 or above preferably including GCSE Mathematics, GCSE English Language, and GCSE Science.
These units will give learners an understanding of health and social care within the wider contexts of different environments and settings where care takes place, the different individuals that learners might meet and care for or support, the importance of effective communication in health and social care, the importance of legislation in health and social care and the principles behind the person-centred approach to care and how this is applied in the workplace. Learners will also develop transferable skills such as communication skills, research and investigative skills, planning, and organization. Learners will then select additional units from a range of 15 optional units. These optional units will give learners an appreciation of workplace practices and an understanding of how to promote and support a healthy and active lifestyle.