Unit 1 – Building Positive Relationships in Health and Social Care

This unit is a set assignment completed in class. It aims to introduce you to the many different relationships that you will encounter within the Health and Social Care sector, whether with colleagues, senior members of staff, other professionals within the sector and individuals who require care and support. You will apply communication and relationship-building skills in a practical way, considering how different factors, including context, can impact on the building of positive relationships. You will also be introduced to the concept of the person-centred approach, which will help with your relationship building.

Unit 2 – Equality, Diversity and Rights in Health and Social Care

This unit is an external exam 1 hour and 30 minutes in duration taken in January of year 12. The unit will help you to understand the implications of diversity on practice and also the effects of discrimination on individuals who require care or support. You will also gain an appreciation of how legislation and national initiatives can support anti-discriminatory practice.

Strategies used to promote equality, respect diversity and support individuals’ rights will be examined. You will develop the ability to recognise both good practice and discriminatory practice in care situations. You will develop the judgement and decision-making skills to choose appropriate responses to care situations and determine a course of action to promote the equality, diversity, and rights of individuals in care settings.

Unit 3 – Health, Safety and Security in Health and Social Care

This unit is an external exam 1 hour and 30 minutes in duration taken in May of year 12. It introduces you to health, safety and security in health and social care. You will acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to equip you in maintaining a safe working environment for yourself, your colleagues and individuals who require care and support. You will learn how legislation, policies and procedures work to reduce risks in health and social care and the consequences of not following them. You will also learn how to respond to different incidents and emergencies within health and social care settings.

Unit 13 – Sexual Health, Reproduction and Early Development Stages

This unit is a set assignment completed in class. Health and wellbeing is not just relevant when you are an adult; it is just as relevant when you are a child and, as this unit demonstrates, health and wellbeing is of vital importance even before you are born. Students consider how can you be sexually healthy? What types of contraception are available? What is the process of birth? They also take into consideration the health and wellbeing of an individual who is pregnant and how the process of birth is impacted by many factors.

Assessment:

• Unit 1 – Coursework 60GLH
• Unit 2 – Exam 60GLH
• Unit 3 – Exam 60GLH
• Unit 13 – Coursework 60GLH

Homework:

All homework is based on either research, exam questions, past papers, or revision tasks.

Unit 4 – Anatomy and Physiology

This unit is an external exam 2 hours duration taken in January of year 13. It aims to introduce you to the basic structure and functions of the body systems involved in everyday activities and maintenance of health, including cardiovascular, respiratory, and digestive systems. You will also understand the part played by organs such as the pancreas, liver, and kidney. You will investigate the systems and organs involved in detecting and responding to change, such as the nervous system as well as the eyes and ears.

The body is affected by well-known diseases, disorders, and malfunctions. As such, it is important to understand the effects on individuals and what has to be done on a daily basis to enable them to lead as full and independent life as possible.

Unit 10 – Nutrition

This unit is a set assignment completed in class. Health and wellbeing extends further than the individual and the implications of poor health have wider impacts on a community, area and even the country. Students look at how nutrition and nutritional choices impact health. There are many external factors to good health. Students take into consideration how to protect and improve the health of the client through diet, focusing on their lifestyle, preference, and food values. The unit helps to develop an understanding of the ways nutrition impacts health and wellbeing and how choice can be improved through education in nutrition to benefit society as a whole and to reduce health inequalities.

Assessment:

• Unit 4 – Exam 90GLH
• Unit 10 – Coursework 30GLH

Homework:

All homework is based on either research, exam questions, past papers, or revision tasks.

Health and Social Care is a valuable subject dealing with current issues. It provides an excellent basis for many higher education courses and employment.

Possible careers:

Social Work, Nursery Nurse, Care Worker, Nutritionist, Sports nutrition, Childhood nutrition, Dietician, Health visitor, Nursing, Environmental Health, Occupational therapist, Counsellor, Physiotherapist and Food Scientist.