Health and Social Care
Subject Leader: Mr C Saker
Subject Leader Email Address: chris.saker@swale.at
Be the change you wish to see in the world.
MAHATMA GANDHI
Subject overview
If you want to pursue a career in Health and Social Care, you will be working in a sector that is dedicated to helping other people and improving their lives. It is an incredibly rewarding and fulfilling career path. It pulls together many different disciplines to help us understand people and their needs. It combines biology, sociology, psychology, anatomy, and ethics.
Year 10
During Year 10, students will have an introduction to the health and social care sector and the range of professional careers and responsibilities that health and social care workers have. Alongside this, students will study human growth and development through the life stages, anatomy and physiology. Safeguarding, codes of conduct and skills for working with people will be explored and analysed.
Why study this course?
About 3 million people in the UK work in the health and social care sector and within the social sciences. In healthcare, this includes jobs such as doctors, pharmacists, nurses, midwives, healthcare assistants and administrators, while social care roles include care assistants, social workers, occupational therapists and counsellors. Demand for both health and social care is likely to continue to rise, so it is sure to continue to play a key role in UK society, and the demand for people to fill these vital jobs will increase.
What does this course lead on to?
There are a wide range of careers across the broader social sciences spectrum including forensic psychology and science, occupational therapy, clinical and educational psychology, nursing and teaching. A wide range of degree options also welcomes students pursuing university after post-16 studies. Studying within the social sciences will develop students’ ability to investigate facts, undertake and develop critical thinking, apply care values, and analyse and understand health, psychological and societal issues.
Term 1:
Students will identify and describe ‘service providers’. Students will also assess, evaluate and demonstrate care values ensuring that service users can get the care they need and be protected from different sorts of harm.
Enquiry Questions:
- What types of health and social care services exist?
- What job roles are there in health and social care services?
Term 2:
Students will explain the role of legislation in health and social care settings. Students will continue to explore job roles across a wide range of health and social care professions considering care values and service users.
Enquiry Questions:
- What job roles are there in health and social care services?
- What legislation, related policies and procedures exist in health and social care services?
Term 3:
Students will continue exploring key legislation in relation to health and social care. Students will also identify the many ways service users are referred to specialists and discuss how barriers to services can be overcome.
Enquiry Questions:
- What legislation, related policies and procedures exist in health and social care services?
- How do individuals access health and social care services?
Term 4:
Students will explain how people grow and develop over the course of their life, from infancy to old age; this includes physical, intellectual, emotional and social development, and the different factors that may affect them. Students will analyse how an individual’s development can be affected by major life events, such as marriage, parenthood or moving house. Students will evaluate how people adapt to these changes, as well as the types and sources of support that can help them.
Enquiry Questions:
- What are the life stages of human development?
- What is partnership working and why is it important?
Term 5:
Students will continue explaining how people grow and develop over the course of their life, from infancy to old age, this includes physical, intellectual, emotional and social development, and the different factors that may affect them.
Enquiry Questions:
- What are the life stages of human development?
- What is partnership working and why is it important?
Term 6:
Students will have the skills to explain how people grow and develop over the course of their life, from infancy to old age, this includes physical, intellectual, emotional and social development, and the different factors that may affect them. At this point, students will be evaluating the holistic development of individuals.
Enquiry Questions:
What are the life stages of human development?
Year 11
Term 1:
Students will study the factors that affect healthy growth and development, learning about physiological and lifestyle indicators, and how to design a health and wellbeing improvement plan.
Enquiry Questions:
- How do humans develop from conception to birth?
- How do humans develop across their lifespan?
Term 2:
Students will consider the concept of being healthy and will assess the factors that can have a positive or negative influence on a person’s health and wellbeing.
Enquiry Questions:
- What influences human development?
- What life events and transitions do humans experience?
Term 3:
Students will learn to interpret physiological and lifestyle indicators, using a range of data sources, and will analyse what they mean for someone’s state of health. Students will use this information to design an appropriate plan for improving someone’s health and wellbeing, including short- and long-term targets. Students will consider the difficulties an individual may face when trying to make these changes. Students will develop skills in analysing information and communicating for a specific purpose.
Enquiry Questions:
What is the role of care planning in meeting the needs of individuals and promoting well-being?
Term 4:
At this point, students will have sat their external exam and will be nearing the end of the course. Coursework will be finalised and expected to be handed in for moderation.
Enquiry Questions:
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Term 5: Include a general overview of the skills and knowledge taught throughout the term.
At this point, students will have sat their external exam and will be nearing the end of the course. Coursework will be finalised and expected to be handed in for moderation.
By the end of key stage 4 students should be able to:
- Understand human growth and development across life stages and the factors that affect it
- Investigate how individuals deal with life events
- Understand the different types of health and social care services and barriers to accessing them
- Demonstrate care values and review own practice
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of factors that affect health and wellbeing
- Interpret health indicators
- Design a person-centred health and wellbeing improvement plan
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how to overcome obstacles relating to health and wellbeing improvement plans
Sixth Form Year 12
L2 Certificate in Health and Social Care
These qualifications are made up of a range of options covering key areas of current practice in health and social care, such as equality, diversity and rights in health and social care; human growth and development; safeguarding and protection for health and social care.
Students completing this course can progress to the Level 3 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care, or may wish to progress to employment in the sector, for example as care support workers in adult residential settings; healthcare assistants in the community; primary care and acute health environments; care support workers in domiciliary services, supported living or day services; or as community-based support workers.
L3 Technical Level 3 Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care
Students on this course will study a broad range of health and social care topics including anatomy and physiology, nutrition, mental health, psychology and sociology, safeguarding, and human growth and development. In addition, students will undertake 100 hours of work experience in the health and social care sector where they will demonstrate skills acquired during the course.
Why study this course?
Health and social care practitioners need to develop a knowledge base for working with people in every stage of their lives, and they need to know how their own experiences relate to health and wellbeing. Students will explore the key aspects of growth and development, and the experience. Students will learn about factors that can influence human growth, development and human health. Some of these are inherited and some are acquired through environmental, social or financial factors during our lifespan. Students will learn about a number of theories and models to explain and interpret behaviour through the human lifespan. Students will explore the impact of both predictable and unpredictable life events, and recognise how they impact on individuals. Students will study the interaction between the physical and psychological factors of the ageing process, and how this affects confidence and self-esteem, which in turn may determine how individuals will view their remaining years.
What does this course lead on to?
Students completing the course often progress to university to study a broad range of degree subjects linked to the sector, for example midwifery, mental health nursing, teaching, forensic psychology, counselling and policing.
Term 1-6:
Students will undertake one externally set controlled assessed assignment. Throughout the year, students will be assessed through submissions of coursework on a grade scale between A*- D. Learners will need to explore and relate to contexts and data presented. The coursework will assess understanding of growth and development through the human lifespan, and any factors within the health and social setting that can impact this. Examples of coursework foci include infection prevention and control, family issues and inclusive practice. Assessments are retained in school throughout the year and are rigorously tracked to establish progress. Internally marked assessments are internally verified in line with CACHE requirements and are subject to external verification on an annual basis. The externally set controlled assessment will allow students the opportunity to apply all of their knowledge and skills by answering one question. Students have access to their notes and coursework from over their time of study to support their response. This task is 20 hours long and completed in a classroom environment under high levels of supervision.
Term 1 Enquiry Questions:
- How do humans develop across life stages?
- What is equality, diversity and inclusion?
- How do you prevent the spread of infections?
- What is the most appropriate form of communication?
- What is the psychology behind ill health?
Term 2 Enquiry Questions:
- How do humans develop across life stages?
- What is equality, diversity and inclusion?
- How do you prevent the spread of infections?
- What is the most appropriate form of communication?
- What is the psychology behind ill health?
- Why safeguarding?
Term 3 Enquiry Questions:
- How do humans develop across life stages?
- What is equality, diversity and inclusion?
- What is the most appropriate form of communication?
- What is the psychology behind ill health?
- Why safeguarding?
- What is working in health and social care like?
Term 4 Enquiry Questions:
- What is equality, diversity and inclusion?
- How do you prevent the spread of infections?
- What is the psychology behind ill health?
- Why safeguarding?
- What is working in health and social care like?
Term 5 Enquiry Questions:
- What is the psychology behind ill health?
- What is working in health and social care like?
- How can I reflect on my work experience?
- What is the sociology behind ill health?
- How can a family cope at difficult times?
Term 6 Enquiry Questions:
- What is the psychology behind ill health?
- What is working in health and social care like?
- How can I reflect on my work experience?
- What is the sociology behind ill health?
- How can a family cope at difficult times?
- Do complementary therapies work?
Year 13
Students will learn about a range of important responsibilities that they will need to understand and carry out when working in the health and social care sector. These include maintaining the safety of and safeguarding individuals with health and social care needs, making sure that you properly handle their personal information and preventing discrimination towards them. Students will examine how they will be accountable both to these individuals and the regulatory bodies that represent people who work in the health and social care sector. Students will explore the range of roles and general responsibilities of people who work in health and social care settings. Students will learn about the organisations that provide services in this sector, and the different settings in which these services are delivered according to the needs of the service user. Students will learn about the ways these services are provided and about the barriers that can prevent people from getting the services they need. Health and social care organisations are regulated and inspected so students will also analyse how inspectors and regulators monitor the work. Students will learn about working with people with specific needs, including ill health, learning disabilities, physical and sensory disabilities, and the needs of people who occupy different age categories.
Students will undertake one externally assessed exam and one externally set controlled assessment assignment. Throughout the year, students will be assessed through a number of short and long answer exam questions in exam conditions. Each section of the assessment is based on a different scenario briefly explaining a physiological system and its needs. Class based assessments are retained in school throughout the year and are rigorously tracked to assess progress. Internally marked assessments are internally verified in line with CACHE requirements and are subject to external verification on an annual basis. The externally set controlled assessment will allow students the opportunity to apply all of their knowledge and skills by answering one question. Students have access to their notes and coursework from over their time of study to support their response. This task is 20 hours long and completed in a classroom environment under high levels of supervision.
Term 1 Enquiry Questions:
- How can I reflect on my work experience?
- What makes up the human body?
- How can a family cope in difficult times?
- Do complementary therapies work?
- What is a balanced diet?
- How can I research a topic in health and social care?
- Why is empowerment important?
Term 2 Enquiry Questions:
- How can I reflect on my work experience?
- What makes up the human body?
- How can a family cope in difficult times?
- Do complementary therapies work?
- What is a balanced diet?
- How can I research a topic in health and social care?
- Why is empowerment important?
Term 3 Enquiry Questions:
- How can I reflect on my work experience?
- What makes up the human body?
- What is a balanced diet?
- How can I research a topic in health and social care?
- Why is empowerment important?
Term 4 Enquiry Questions:
- How can I reflect on my work experience?
- What is a balanced diet?
- How can I research a topic in health and social care?
- Why is empowerment important?
Term 5 Enquiry Questions:
- How can I reflect on my work experience?
- What is a balanced diet?
- How can I research a topic in health and social care?
- Why is empowerment important?
Term 6:
At this point, students have certificated and completed the course.
By the end of key stage 5 students should be able to……
- Demonstrate knowledge of physical, cognitive, emotional and social development across the human lifespan, factors affecting human growth and development and effects of ageing
- Demonstrate understanding of physical, intellectual, emotional and social development across the human lifespan, factors affecting human growth and development and effects of ageing
- Analyse and evaluate information related to human development theories/models and factors affecting human growth and development
- Make connections between theories/models in relation to human development, factors affecting human growth and development and effects of ageing
- Demonstrate knowledge of service user needs, roles and responsibilities of workers, and working practices within the health and social care sector
- Demonstrate understanding of service user needs, roles and responsibilities of workers, working practices and procedures in the health and social care sector
- Analyse and evaluate information related to the roles and responsibilities of health and social care workers and organisations and how workers and organisations are monitored and regulated
- Make connections between the roles and responsibilities of health and social care workers and organisations, how workers and organisations are monitored and regulated and how multidisciplinary teams work together to meet service user need