This course gives you the opportunity to study how people grow and develop over the course of their lives, from infancy to later adulthood, and the factors that may affect this, such as major lifechanging events like marriage or parenthood.
DurationAn introduction to the course:
This course gives you the opportunity to study how people grow and develop over the course of their lives, from infancy to later adulthood, and the factors that may affect this, such as major lifechanging events like marriage or parenthood.
You will learn how people adapt to these changes using character traits, as well as the types of support available to help them. You will also learn about the different health and social care services, and about ‘6 Cs and their importance in making sure that the people who use these services get the care they need.
You will develop skills in interpreting data about someone’s state of health in order to suggests changes to help them to improve their health and wellbeing.
This BTEC Tech Award qualification is the same size and level as a GCSE, and is aimed at everyone who wants to find out more about health and social care or wishes to pursue a career in this field.
What the course involves:
Components: Learners are required to complete and achieve all three components in the qualification.
Component 1: Human Lifespan Development (Internal)
Component 2: Health and Social Care Services and Values (Internal)
Component 3: Health and Wellbeing (External)
Component 1 is worth 30% of your final grade.
Component 2 is worth 30% of your final grade.
Component 3 is worth 40% of your final grade.
How the course is assessed:
Year 10: During Year 10 you will complete your Component 1 assignment. This assignment includes 4 tasks that require you to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding around human growth and development and factors and life events that affect us as we grow and develop. This assignment is completed during your classroom study time and is marked by your teacher.
Year 11: At the start of Year 11 you will complete your Component 2 assignment. This assignment includes 5 tasks that require you to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding around health and social care services and values, different types of illness and disease and barriers that may prevent an individual from accessing services. This assignment is completed during your classroom study time and is marked by your teacher.
During your Year 11 studies you will also complete your Component 3 examination that draws upon your knowledge and understanding of human growth and development, factors that effect it and physiological and lifestyle data that impact upon an individuals health and wellbeing.
Career opportunities:
Around 3 million people in the UK work in health and social care. In healthcare, this includes jobs such as doctors, pharmacists, nurses, midwives, healthcare assistants and administrators, while social care roles include care assistants, social workers, occupational therapists and counsellors. Demand for both health and social care is likely to continue to rise, so it is sure to continue to play a key role in UK society, and the demand for people to fill these vital jobs will increase.
Further education:
After you have finished this course you may want to go on to further study, such as T Levels, A levels, BTECs or a mixture of both. Or you might want to find work in the health and social care sector as a trainee or apprentice.
Some future pathways include:
T Level in Health
T Level in Education and Early Years
Level 3 BTEC National Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care
A Level Health and Social Care
At New College Leicester, our mission is to provide a rounded and inspirational education for all our young people. We do this by instilling the 4 R’s: Respect; Responsibility; Resilience and Resourcefulness – the values we hold most dear. Our students therefore develop the confidence to embrace the responsibilities that life has to offer and become valued members of the local community and beyond, both now and in the future.
While teaching and learning remain our core business, we recognise that the success of any young person’s journey through education is measured not only through excellent examination outcomes, but also by other key determinants for a healthy and fulfilling life. We want our students to be well qualified; to be mentally and physically health literate; to be civically engaged in their local community and beyond and to eventually, follow higher qualifications, secure meaningful work so that they may enjoy the benefits and freedoms associated with economic independence.
Our vision for success is driven by five key intersecting strategies which places our young people and our community at the heart of our decision-making process and at the centre of the systems we have created:
Our Teaching and Learning strategy ensures that all our young people are fully challenged and engaged though our offer of a rich and inspiring curriculum which enables each individual to explore their potential, build on their strengths and discover their passion. We do this by embedding a culture of respect, responsibility, resourcefulness and resilience. Our curriculum journey empowers students to make successful life choices and meaningful contributions to society.
Our Arts and Culture strategy develops vital life skills such as creativity, critical understanding, empathy and collaboration – all important for building resilient individuals and communities who believe that anything is possible;
Our Sports and Physical Activity strategy ensures that every student has access to world class sports facilities and physical and health education - an offer which extends to the wider community;
Our Health and Wellbeing strategy ensures that every member of the school community has the knowledge, tools and confidence to take care of their own health and wellbeing and to encourage those around them to do the same.
Our Careers and Employability strategy ensures that we provide timely and impartial careers knowledge which raises aspirations and unlocks every students potential to succeed
These strategies, combined with excellent relationships, a strong team spirit and a drive for excellence in everything we do, underpins our ethos. Staff are not only skilled, but their dedication, enthusiasm and support for the students means that every child who attends the college has the opportunity to maximise their own ambition and excel through the high standards of teaching and personal development.
We are immensely proud of our college and we would be delighted if you would like your child to join New College Leicester. On behalf of the staff, we look forward to working in partnership with you to ensure that your child develops into a well-qualified, well-rounded, successful young person.
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