Health Studies

Course summary

Health and social care is part of everyone’s life. The course helps students gain an understanding of how to best help and support those who need it the most. We will look at what makes us healthy as well as how to look after ourselves and others, which plays a fundamental part in the well-being of society. Year 12: Unit 1 (exam) - Human lifespan development. Adding to students’ Level 2 knowledge of theorists and evaluating their findings Unit 5 (coursework) - Meeting individual care and support needs. Using case studies, students show their response to the individual’s care needs. Year 13: Unit 2 (exam) - Working in health and social care. The study of care roles and professions including professional responsibilities and duty of care. Unit 14 (coursework) - Physiological disorders and their care. Students choose two physiological disorders and create a treatment plan for an individual with one of the conditions.