Courses
Overview
Health & Social Care
Qualification
- BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (double award equivalent to two A-levels) or
- BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate (single award equivalent to one A-level)
Awarding body
Pearson
Course leader
Assessment
Health and Social Care is assessed through a combination of external examinations and internally-assessed assignments (coursework).
Curriculum
Curriculum Roadmap
Topics
All students will cover the following topics:
- Human life.
- Working in health and social care.
- Meeting individual care and support needs.
- Physiological disorders.
Those taking the diploma route (worth two A-levels) will also study:
- Enquiries into current research.
- Principles of safe practice in health and social care.
- Nutritional health.
- Promoting public health.
Skills and requirements
Subject entry requirements
- Five GCSE grade 4s or above including English and maths.
Sixth Form entry requirements
- 4 A-levels over 2 years: for students who have achieved 5 or more grade 7s or above including English and maths (grade 5 or above).
- 3 A-levels over 2 years: for students who have achieved 5 grade 5s or above including English and maths.
- Level 3 vocational courses: for students who have achieved 5 grade 4s or above including English and maths.
Skills learned
- Vocational skills
- Application
- Independent thinking
- Analysis
- Critical thinking
Beyond the classroom
Future pathways
Health and social care jobs account for one in ten jobs in the UK!
Therefore, health and social care is a really useful course for anyone wishing to study further, go on to work or have an apprenticeship in any of the following areas: nursing, social work, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, nursing, youth work, social work and teaching.
