Health and Social Care
Subject Vision and Intent
Health and Social Care is an option that pupils can study at Key Stage 4.
Our main vision for Health and Social Care in Hodge Hill Girls' School is to build and promote knowledge and understanding of Human Lifespan development, Health and Social Care Services available in NHS field as well as Care Values that need to represent one caring for others. Our curriculum will provide students with opportunities to develop essential skills needed to support people with wide range of needs, from babies and toddlers to adults and the elderly. This course can help our students to take the first steps towards a career caring for people and communities. We strive to promote respect, decision making, problem solving, co-operation, compassion.
Five Year Plan
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Year 7
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Year 8
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Year 9
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Year 10
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Year 11
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Autumn Term 1
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Human Life span and development |
Care Values Factors affecting Health and Wellbeing
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Autumn Term 2
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Factors
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Obstacles to health Improvement |
Spring Term 1
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Life Events Human Development
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Revsions |
Spring Term 2
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Services in the Health and Social Care sector
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Exam prep |
Summer Term 1
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Services in the Health and Social Care sector
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Summer Term 2
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Introduction to the Care Values
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Key Stage 4 (Years 10 and 11)
BTEC Tech Award Health and Social Care
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Exam Board
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Edexcel
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Examinations |
BTEC Tech Award Health and Social Care is assessed through the completion of three Component Units:
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Key Topics |
Human growth and development across life stages
Factors affecting growth and development
Different types of life event
Coping with change caused by life events
Health and social care services
Barriers to accessing services
Care values
Reviewing own application of care values
Factors affecting health and wellbeing
Physiological indicators
Lifestyle indicators
Health and wellbeing improvement plans
Obstacles to implementing plans
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