Health Studies
Framwellgate School Durham - County Durham
01913866628
Newton Drive, Framwellgate Moor, Durham, DH1 5BQ
Course summary

This qualification provides the underpinning knowledge and vocational skills needed to be effective in a wide range of health & social care settings. In addition to the knowledge, understanding, and skills that underpin the study of the health and social care sector, this qualification gives learners experience of the current issues within health and social care. This qualification is designed to prepare students for progression into employment and is recognized as a progression towards higher education courses, for example: • BSc (Hons) in Nursing. • BA (Hons) in Social Work. • BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy. • BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy. • BSc (Hons) in in Speech Therapy. • BSc (Hons) in Paramedic Science. Modules covered in Year 12 Human Lifespan Development. Enquiries into Current. Research in Health and Social Care. Meeting individual care and support needs. Sociological perspectives. Modules covered in Year 13 Working in Health and Social Care. Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care. Promoting Public Health Physiological Disorders and Their Care.

Entry requirements

5 x 9-4 grades at GCSE level or equivalent - including English Language or Literature. Grade 4 GCSE in English

How you'll be assessed

Assessment in Year 12 Examinations: Human Lifespan Development. Inquiries into Current Research in Health and Social Care. Coursework Meeting individual care and support needs. Sociological perspectives. Assessment in Year 13 Examinations: Working in Health and Social Care. Coursework: Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care. Promoting Public Health. Physiological Disorders and Their Care.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionNorth East
Local AuthorityCounty Durham
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressNewton Drive, Framwellgate Moor, Durham, DH1 5BQ