2 Year Courses - Health and Social Care

Applied Single and Double Award

These courses offer an opportunity to further develop skills and abilities in the context of Health & Social Care. The aim of both the AS and A2 courses is to develop and sustain pupils interests and knowledge in health, early years care and education, social care and issues affecting the care sector. Pupils will develop skills that will enable them to make an effective contribution to the care sector including skills of research, evaluation and problemsolving in a work-related context. The core units lead to the acquisition of specific inter-personal skills essential to care work; explore the general functioning of the health, social and early years services; and identify potential career pathways.

Year 12

For the single award pupils complete the core units leading to one AS-level qualification.

Core units

1. 1. Effective Caring*
2. 2. Effective Communication
3. 3. Health, Illness and Disease
4. Pupils wishing to complete the double award complete a further three units gaining two A-level qualifications:
5. 4. Complementary Therapies
6. 5. Child Development*
7. 6. Common diseases & disorders

Year 13

For the single award pupils complete the core units leading to one A-level qualification:

Core units

1. 1. Working in Health and Social Care
2. 2. Human Development: Factors and Theories*
3. 3. Understanding Mental Disorder
4. Pupils wishing to complete the double award complete a further three units gaining two A-level qualifications:
5. 4. Clients with Disabilities*
6. 5. Early Years Education
7. 6. Diagnosis & Treatments

*Units is assessed by exam; the others by research projects

Examination / Assessment

Unit tests and portfolio.