Health & Social Care

Vision

At Colchester Academy we lead this course through the vision that “ A healthy outside starts from the inside” and we equip students with the knowledge to truly understand the meaning to this. The course is set up to create excellence for students who aspire to work in health or social care settings as a career, for example; Social Workers, Carers, Doctors, Nurses, Teachers and Support Workers.

Key Stage 4

The 2 year course holds three main structures to support students through. These are; explore, develop and apply. We first encourage students to explore human lifespan development, then move on to develop knowledge and understanding of the range of sectors available in the health and social care and demonstrating this in role play situations and finally with them applying their prior learning to health and wellbeing fundamentals for specified individuals in an exam based learning style. It is through the assignment and exam styles alike that students will learn to become resilient learners, whilst having a respect for those who they apply their knowledge to.

Year 10	Topics Covered:
Autumn	Component 1: Human Lifespan Development - Learning Aim A: Human growth and development across life stages and the factors that affect it Component 1: Human Lifespan Development - Learning Aim B: Understand how Indidivuals Deal with Life Events
Spring	Component 1 Final Task Work Component 1 Final Submission (60 Marks)
Summer	Component 2: Health and Social Care Services and Values - Learning Aim A: Understand the different types of Health and social care services and barriers to accessing them Component 2: Health and Social Care Services and Values - Learning Aim B: Understand the skills, attributes and values required to give care

Year 11	Topics Covered:
Autumn	Component 2 Final Task Work Component 2 Final Submission (60 Marks) Component 3: Health and Wellbeing - Learning Aim A: Factors affecting health and wellbeing
Spring	Component 3: Health and Wellbeing - Learning Aim B: Interpreting health indicators Component 3: Health and Wellbeing - Learning Aim C1: Person-Centred approach to improving health and wellbeing Component 3: Health and Wellbeing - Learning Aim C2: Obstacles to implementing plans
Summer	Component 3: Health and WellbeingExam

health and social care curriculum map final 2023 24.pdf

Useful Links

Title	URL (link)
Pearson Health and Social Care	https://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/btec-tech-awards/health-and-social-care-2022.coursematerials.html#filterQuery=category:Pearson-UK:Category%2FSpecification-and-sample-assessments

Specifications

Title	URL (link)
Health and Social Tech Award	https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/btec-tec-awards/health-and-social-care/2022/specification-and-sample-assessments/60370476-BTEC-Tech-Award-Health-and-Social-Care-2022-spec-PPD1-150721.pdf