Health and Social Care

BTEC Nationals in Health and Social Care offer up-to-date, vocational content, a practical approach to assessment and have high credibility with higher education and employers.

 

BTEC Nationals require applied learning that brings together knowledge and understanding with practical and technical skills. This is achieved through learners performing vocational tasks that encourage the development of appropriate vocational behaviours and transferable skills. Transferable skills are those such as communication, teamwork, research and analysis, which are valued in both higher education and the workplace.

 

This course uses a combination of assessment styles to give students confidence to apply their knowledge to succeed in the workplace and have the study skills to continue learning on higher education courses and throughout their career. This range of vocational assessments – both practical and written – mean students can showcase their learning and achievements to best effect when they take their next steps.

Course Content

• Human Lifespan Development
• Working in Health and Social Care
• Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs
• Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care
• 2 additional units to select from a wide range of optional units from Health science to Children with additional needs

Entry requirements

Grade 4 or higher in Science, Maths and English Language, an overall grade of a 4 or higher in English. It is not a requirement to have studied GCSE BTEC Health and Social Care.

Assessment

4 Core Mandatory units of which:

• 2 Core units: Written exam – set and marked by Pearson
• 2 Core units: Assignment set and marked internally
• 2 Additional units: Assignment set and marked internally

The styles of assessment used for qualifications in Health and Social Care are:

• Examinations – all learners take the same written assessment at the same time under exam conditions
• Assignment- internally set assignment brief where students carry out set tasks, creating evidence to support a work-related scenario.

Visits/Costs 

Students are expected to take part in minimum 50 hours work experience. In addition during the course all will take part in trips to a wide range of health and social care settings from local primary schools to hospitals and care homes.