AS and A level Health and Social Care

Course code: HSS

Level: A Level, AS Level

Availability: Day Course

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Summary

The Health and Social Care course has been designed particularly for students who are considering working with people in a variety of health and social care contexts e.g. nursing, midwifery, occupational therapy, paramedic or social worker. You will be investigating the requirements and legalities of the workplace and how to meet the needs of the people you would care for. As a requirement of the course is to complete work placements, you will need to complete a CRB form. This qualification complements Applied Science, Biology, Psychology, Sociology or other vocational subjects.

Requirements

You will need:
At least five GCSEs at grade C or above to include English Language. There will be note-taking and written exercises. You should enjoy reading and thinking about challenging ideas.

because:

  • you will need to summarise ideas and produce comprehensive notes
  • you will need to evaluate arguments and share your understanding with others
  • you will need to produce assignments of approximately 3000 words in length. In order to complete these assignments students will need to be very motivated and committed to working independently.

 

Course Content

In Year 1 you will study units 1, 2 and 3 for the AS level. In Year 2 you will take units 4, 5 and 6 to complete the full A level.

Unit 1: Human growth & development
You will be assessed by an examination

Unit 2: Communication and values
You will be assessed by a portfolio of work

Unit 3: Positive care environments
You will be assessed by a portfolio of work

Unit 4: Meeting individual needs
You will be assessed by an examination

Unit 5: Promoting health and well-being
You will be assessed by a portfolio of work

Unit 6: Investigating disease
You will be assessed by a portfolio of work

What else do I need to know?

No specialist knowledge or experience is required to start this course.  All materials will be supplied although the use of additional texts is always recommended.  Use of the college library, CD-ROMs, Internet, Intranet and journals is encouraged.  Lessons will incorporate note-taking, discussion, reporting on video clips and regular tests and practicing past exam questions.  You will be expected to join Solent Youth Action to gain experience in working with people. You can then use what you have learnt within case studies for your portfolio work.

Health and Social Care combines well with almost any other subjects and the content of the qualification has been devised on the assumption that students will take it alongside other science-based subjects such as Biology, Psychology or Sociology.

Health screening and Criminal Record Bureau forms will need to be completed for work placements.

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