Entry Requirements

GCSE grade 4 in Maths, English Language and Science and a Pass in Health & Social Care (if studied)

Exam Board Specification

What you will study

  • Working in Health and Social Care
  • Enquiries into Current Research in Health and Social Care
  • Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs
  • Work Experience in Health and Social Care
  • Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care
  • Promoting Public Health
  • Psychological Perspectives
  • Health Psychology
  • Assessing Children’s Development Support Needs
Students at Alder Hey hospital

Assessments

Assessment is through a combination of coursework and exams.

  • External Assessment – linked to a specific unit of study (exams and set tasks twice a year)
  • Internal Assessment – assignments (research, case studies, projects, skills)
  • Synoptic Assessment – set tasks (demonstrating skills, techniques, concepts, theories and knowledge)

Course Support

Our Health and Social Care department is committed to supporting you as an individual and will help you to achieve your full potential.

  • One-to-one and group tutorials
  • Assistance with study skills
  • Target setting to improve performance

Work Experience & Enrichment

  • Apply knowledge learnt in the classroom
  • Experience the workplace and develop your skills
  • Placements range from working in a childcare or education setting to working with a healthcare practitioner, occupational therapist or nutritionist.
  • First Aid and Sign Language Enrichment activities

Progression

The Health, Social Care, Community Justice and Early Years sectors offer a variety of rewarding careers. These qualifications provide transferable knowledge and skills that prepare you for progression to university or employment: Analytical skills, research skills, independent learning, problem solving, communication skills, resilience, self-management and working collaboratively.

Group of students holding up their first aid certificates

Career Opportunities

Some career examples include Nurse, Midwife, Clinical Psychologist, Paramedic, Dietician, Radiographer, Operation Department Practitioner, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist,
Mental Health Professional, Teacher.

Group of students on a trip at Edge Hill University

Entry Requirements

GCSE grade 4 in Maths, English Language and Science and a Pass in Health & Social Care (if studied)

Exam Board Specification