GCSE in HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

GCSE in HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

If you are interested in, and

want to work with people this

may be the course for you

This GCSE course gives you the background knowledge

and develops the skills needed by anybody

considering working with people

It could be just as useful for someone interested in being a personal trainer or even a

teacher

GCSE in HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

Unit 1 – Understanding personal development and relationships (external examination, 40% of overall grade)

Unit 2 – Exploring health, social care and early years provision (internally assessed, externally moderated coursework, 60% of overall grade)

GCSE in HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

Unit 1 – Understanding personal development and relationships (external examination, 40% of overall grade)

GCSE in HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

This unit helps you understand how people grow and develop, as well as the

personal relationships people have during their lives. You will look at how people

grow and develop from birth, right through to later adulthood. This

knowledge will help you understand others and maybe help you understand

yourself.

Unit 2 – Exploring health, social care and early years provision (internally assessed coursework, 60% of overall grade)

GCSE in HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

This unit is based on an investigation into the needs of one person and how

health, social care and early years organisations meet those needs. You will select the person you study and

conduct all the research yourself.

Health And Social Care Everyday

Meetings to discuss Allerdale

care homes shake up

Public 'still facing significant

social care costs'

Social care is not free now and it won't be in the future. What we need is for people to start thinking about care costs

Retail groups claim a new health levy due to come into force later this year will hit store profits by up to 10%

GCSE in HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

What the students think…

“Lots of discussions and able to ask loads of questions, they make you think”

“Learn about things you never thought about before”

“Being able to speak to people working in health and social care settings really helps you decide what you want to do when you leave school, rather than just reading it in a book”

Sports Science Nursing Paramedics Teaching Child Care Social Work Diet and Nutrition Midwifery

GCSE in HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

This course is ideal preparation for progression to more detailed study of health, social care and early years

post-16. Further study could lead to careers in…