Health and Social Care

Health and Social Care is taught at KS4 at Hassenbrook to pupils who are interested in pursuing a career in the health care sector.

About 3 million people in the UK work in health and social care, equivalent to 1 in every 10 people. Demand for both health and social care is likely to continue to rise due to the ageing population therefore the demand for people to fill these vital jobs will continue to increase. The sector is important locally with Basildon University Hospital being one of the largest local employers. Our rationale is to provide a knowledge rich KS4 option choice, which prepares learners to progress to KS5 and beyond, and develops key transferable skills, relevant to both future study and careers in the sector.

KS4

The OCR Level 1/2 Cambridge National in Health and Social Care is split into three units that the students will study over the two years of the course.

Due to a change in exam board the two KS4 year groups are going to be assessed on different time lines.

Both year groups assessments consist of 3 units.

2 units are mandatory, one of which is an external exam plus they will do 1 optional unit. Where the choice will be out of two different areas, chosen by the teacher for the best possible outcome for the student.

In Year 11, they are being assessed in all 3 units in one year. One piece of coursework will be assessed in January 2024, the 2^nd piece of coursework will be assessed in May 2024 and the terminal exam will be sat in May 2024.

In year 10, the first coursework unit is assessed in May 2024, the second coursework unit will be assessed in January 2025. The terminal exam will be sat in May 2025.

In the first unit R033, the students will learn about growth and development through the life stages. They will also learn how to understand the needs of individuals who have been affected by life events and how to recommend support to meet their needs.

Topics include:

Topic Area 1 Life stages
Topic Area 2 Impacts of life events
Topic Area 3 Sources of support

In the second unit R035, the students will research health promotion campaigns and learn about their benefits to society. They will also plan and deliver their own health promotion campaign.

Topics include:

Topic Area 1 Current public health issues and the impact on society
Topic Area 2 Factors influencing health
Topic Area 3 Plan and create a health promotion campaign
Topic Area 4 Deliver and evaluate a health promotion campaign

For the mandatory terminal exam unit the students will learn about the key topics that are important when caring for and protecting people in health and social care.

Topics include:

Topic Area 1 The rights of service users in health and social care settings
Topic Area 2 Person-centred values
Topic Area 3 Effective communication in health and social care settings
Topic Area 4 Protecting service users and service providers in health and social care settings