BTEC Level 3 Health and Social Care

Faculty: Science
Level: Level 3
Examination Board  / website: Edexcel 

Website: http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/btec-nationals/health-and-social-care-2016.html 

Assessment Details:

58% external assessment (Exams), 42% internal assessment (coursework)

Course Outline:

Year 12

Unit 1 - Human lifespan development (Exam in June)

Unit 5 - Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs (Assignments throughout the year)

Year 13

Unit 2 - Working in Health and Social Care (Exam in June)

Unit 14 – Physiological Disorders and Care (Assignments throughout the year)

Entry Requirements 

Grade 4 or above in GCSE Mathematics 
Grade 5 or above in GCSE English 

Skills / Aptitudes required to be successful in this course :

  • RESEARCH: Finding relevant information in textbooks and online.

  • ESSAY WRITING SKILLS: Completing assignments in your own words. Including a  list of sources of information in a references section at the end of the assignment.

  • ICT SKILLS: Producing work using word / powerpoint and emailing the teacher completed coursework.

Complementary Subjects:

  • A level Psychology

  • A Level Sociology

  • BTEC Level 3 Travel & Tourism

Pathways – Careers:

The course provides good experience for a number of jobs, including:

  • physiotherapists

  • care assistants

  • doctors

  • nurses, including midwives

  • social workers

  • counsellors

  • psychotherapists

  • paramedics

Course Leader

Chetna Patel - Head of KS3 Science & Health and Social Care

Email: PatelC@hendonschool.co.uk 

 

Samuel Aylward - Head of Faculty

Email: AylwardS@hendonschool.co.uk