Curriculum Intent

Health and Social Care gives students a deeper understanding of how people grow, develop and access support throughout their lives. It helps students explore factors that affect health and wellbeing, the services available within the health, social care and early years sectors, and the essential values that underpin effective care. It also develops important transferable skills such as communication, empathy, problem-solving, research and evaluation.

 

The subject is particularly valuable for students' considering careers in healthcare, social work, nursing, midwifery, childcare, counselling, psychology, occupational therapy, public health, education or emergency services. Through both theoretical study and practical application, students gain insight into real-life issues affecting individuals and communities, helping them become informed, compassionate and responsible citizens.

 

By studying Health and Social Care, students develop knowledge and skills that are relevant not only to future employment and further education, but also to everyday life, enabling them to make informed decisions about their own health and wellbeing and support others effectively.

Key Stage 4

The Cambridge National is a level 2 qualification, graded at level 1/2 pass, merit & distinction and is equivalent to 1 GCSE.

The course has 3 core units. Units RO33 and RO35 are internally assessed through pieces of controlled assessment (coursework), whilst unit RO32 is externally assessed by an exam at the end of year 11 (75 minutes long). The controlled assessment is worth 60% of the overall qualification, with the exam making up the other 40%.

For RO32 Principles of care in health and social care, students learn about different care settings, person centred values, communication and safeguarding.  This unit is studied across both years 10 and 11, to embed ideas and principles.

 

For RO33: Supporting individuals through life events, students will learn how individuals develop and the different factors which affect development throughout life, selecting a specific life event and the impact it has on individual development, researching support required throughout the event. For this, they need a real-life case study on which to base their work and will utilise research and interview skills in its execution.  

 

For RO35: Health promotion campaigns, students will learn about health promotion and will plan and present a health promotion campaign to their peer group. The topic will be provided by the exam board. Previous years health promotion campaigns have included flu and viruses, smoking, heart disease, dental health and obesity.

 

Controlled assessment work may be generated through a range of diverse activities, including assignment and project work, case studies, role play and presentations.

 

Assignment briefs are set by the exam board and are annual, therefore the brief set in year 10 has to be undertaken and submitted in May of year 10.