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This subject has always been a popular choice with students of Goodwin Academy with a large proportion of the local workforce being employed within health, social care or early years services. We are a small department but our dedication to our students is reflected in the excellent results we achieve year upon year. The subject is our passion, a passion we endeavour to share with our students, enabling them to fully appreciate the importance of this subject and of the many career and life changing opportunities it can afford them.
Curriculum intent
Through the health and social care curriculum, students will develop knowledge and understanding which can effectively lead them into any of the caring professions. Students will be supported and encouraged to complete independent research and apply study skills that will empower and enable them to achieve success and live safe, healthy and fulfilling lives.
Many of the skills they will develop will be transferrable and will prove to be excellent life skills for the future. For example, they will be taught to explain, describe and analyse effectively. They will learn the importance of effective communication both verbal and non-verbal and its impact.
Reflective practice is a key element of the subject and students will be encouraged to develop an awareness of their own strengths and areas for development to further their career opportunities and to achieve their BEST.
KS4, Years 10 & 11 Heath and Social Care
In Key stage 4, students study the OCR Level 1/2 Cambridge National Certificate in Health and Social Care. It is a two year course during which time students study four different units:
| Title | GLH | Method of assessment |
| Essential values of care for use with individuals in care settings | 30 | Externally set and assessed examination: 1 hour duration. |
| Communicating and working with individuals in health, social care and early years settings | 30 | Coursework which is internally assessed prior to external moderation. |
| Understanding body systems | 30 | Coursework which is internally assessed prior to external moderation. |
| Using basic first aid procedures | 30 | Coursework which is internally assessed prior to external moderation. |
The three coursework units all contain an element of practical application which students have to demonstrate and upon which part of their assessment is based, with the remainder being coursework-based. All units carry an equal weighting so are 25% of the overall total marks.
Students have the opportunity to take the examination unit twice, and the highest mark they achieve counts towards their final grade.
The course is equivalent to one GCSE and provides an excellent introduction for anyone who may wish to study Health and Social Care at level 3, either in our 6th Form or at College, or who may wish to apply for an apprenticeship in health, social care or early years settings. This course may also lead on to studying a Level 3 Childcare Course, Level 3 Public Services or Nursing Qualifications.
A key element of all units across Key Stage 4 and 5 is equality of opportunity and, whilst students will study and learn about this vital aspect, we, in the health and social care faculty ensure all students have equality of opportunity to the curriculum. All teaching is designed, and subject content delivered to ensure all students can access the highest grades; to achieve this outcome resources and delivery is differentiated to meet the individual needs of our students, within the constraints of examination board. For some students this may be extra 1-2-1 feedback, assignments and reading materials reproduced in larger font, or on different coloured paper. Assignments may also be adapted giving extra instructions, or breaking down tasks which can then be delivered in smaller ‘chunks’.
Proposed structure of the course 2020 -2021
| Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 | Term 4 | Term 5 | Term 6 | |
| Year 10 | R022: Communicating and working with individuals in health, social care and early years’ settings
R028: Understanding the development and protection of young children |
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| Year
11 |
R021: Essential values of care for use with individuals in care settings
R028: Understanding the development and protection of young children |
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KS5, Years 12 & 13 Health and Social Care
In Key stage 5, students study either:
Level 3 Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate in Health and Social Care (360 guided learning hours) which is equivalent to one A level
OR
Level 3 Cambridge Technical Diploma in Health and Social Care (720 GLH) which is equivalent to two A levels.
The course is two years in duration and involves a combination of examined and coursework units as follows:
| Title | GLH | Method of assessment | Diploma (D) or Extended Certificate (EC) |
| Building positive relationships in health and social care | 60 | Coursework which is internally assessed prior to external moderation | D & EC |
| Equality, diversity and rights in health and social care | 60 | Externally set and assessed examination: 1hour 30 minutes duration | D & EC |
| Health, safety and security in health and social care | 60 | Externally set and assessed examination: 1hour 30 minutes duration | D & EC |
| Anatomy and physiology for health and social care | 90 | Externally set and assessed examination: 2 hours duration | D & EC |
| Sexual Health, Reproduction and Early Development Stages | 60 | Coursework which is internally assessed prior to external moderation | D & EC |
| Nutrition for Health | 30 | Coursework which is internally assessed prior to external moderation | D & EC |
| Safeguarding | 60 | Externally set and assessed examination: 1hour 30 minutes duration | D |
| The impact of long-term physiological conditions | 60 | Coursework which is internally assessed prior to external moderation | D |
| Personalisation and a person-centred approach to care | 60 | Externally set and assessed examination: 1hour 30 minutes duration | D |
| Infection control | 60 | Coursework which is internally assessed prior to external moderation | D |
| Promoting health and well-being | 60 | Coursework which is internally assessed prior to external moderation | D |
| Psychology for health and social care | 60 | Coursework which is internally assessed prior to external moderation | D |
All examinations can be taken up to a maximum of three times, with the highest mark counting.
Proposed structure for 2020 – 2021
| Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 | Term 4 | Term 5 | Term 6 | |
| Year 12 | Unit 2: Equality, Diversity and rights
Unit 3: Health, safety and security |
Unit 1: Building Positive relationships
Unit 2: Equality, Diversity and rights Unit 3: Health, safety and security |
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| Year 13 | Unit 1: Building Positive relationships
Unit 2: Equality, Diversity and rights Unit 6: Personalisation and a person-centred approach to care Unit 4: Anatomy and physiology for health and social care |
Unit 5: Infection control
Unit 10: Nutrition for Health Unit 2: Equality, Diversity and rights Unit 6: Personalisation and a person-centred approach to care Unit 4: Anatomy and physiology for health and social care |
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Careers
Candidates achieving this qualification can progress on to higher education on a Health and Social Care related programme such as Health and Social Care, Nursing, Social work or Early Years Studies.
Students who have studied Health and Social Care with us have gone on to become:
- Nursery assistants
- Health Care assistants
- Social Care assistants
- Nurses, Midwives
- Paramedics in the Armed forces and NHS
- Physiotherapists
- Managers of Care Homes
- Day Care centres and Nursery/Pre-schools
- Teachers
- Border Force Officers
- Dover Harbour Board Police Officers
Links
www.bbc.co.uk/gcsebitesize/pe/appliedanatomy
www.carequalitycommission.org.uk
www.equalityandhumanrightscommission.org.uk
Fundamental British Values
The Values of Care which underpin all health and social care and early years work have at their core the promotion of individual rights and beliefs, which stem from the UK Government’s adoption of the Human Rights Act. Students who study this subject will learn about key UK legislation that affects health, social care and early years settings including the Human Rights Act and Equality Act which uphold British Values.
Students will learn about the role health and safety plays in protecting everyone in the work place, including employees, service users and visitors and the need to be ever vigilant in order to safeguard those who are vulnerable. They will have the opportunity to discuss ethical dilemmas such as an individual’s right to refuse possible life saving treatment.
Cross-curricular links
The Body Systems unit links with GCSE science as students learn about the structure and function of three body systems. The Anatomy and Physiology unit and Sexual Health, Reproduction and Early Development stages unit links to Science in both KS4 and 5.
The Anatomy and Physiology, Sexual Health, Reproduction and Early Development stages, Infection Control and The Impact of Long-term Physiological conditions units links to Science in both KS4 and 5.
Measuring and interpreting data links with maths and science as they will use the data to identify the health of the individual. The First Aid unit links with science as it helps to further demonstrate the importance of the function of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. All units have cross curricular links to English as students will be completing written coursework and will have to demonstrate that they can explain, describe and analyse.
Study of the Nutrition unit links to Food technology in KS4 as well as to Maths, as students are required to analyse data. Skills already developed in English in KS4 will be applied in all units.
Further Reading
Extra reading is always encouraged and the following titles will prove useful to studies:
- Hetty van de Rijt et al. The Wonder Weeks
- BMA (2004) A-Z Family Medical Encyclopaedia, Dorling Kindersley
- Russell, J. and Roberts, C (2014) Introduction to psychology for health carers, CENGAGE Learning
- Moss, B. (2015) Communication skills in Health and social care, 3rd edition, Sage publications
- Koutoukidis, G. (2013) Tabbner’s nursing care: theory and practice, Churchill Livingstone