HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (single award)

at High Storrs Sixth Form

Available at HSS

Single award – 1 A level (5 lessons per week)

Exam board – OCR

AS Single award units

Unit 1 – Promoting quality care (exam, 33% of AS

single)

• Attitudes and prejudice • Rights and responsibilities of people who use

services and providers • Facilitation of access to services • Values of care • How organisations promote quality care

AS Single award units

Unit 2 – Communication in care settings(coursework, 33% of AS single)

• Types of communication• Factors that support and inhibit communication• Communication skills • Theories relating to communication• Interaction with the person who uses

services/practitioner

AS Single award units

Unit 3 – Promoting good health (coursework, 33%

of AS single)

• Principles of health and well-being• Preventative measure and job roles • Planning a health promotion campaign• Carry out a health promotion campaign

A2 Single award units

Unit 10 – Care practice and provision (coursework,

33% of A2 single)

• Planning and provision of services • Effects of national policy and legislation on care

practice and provision • How quality assurance is promoted by services • Conducting a survey relating to quality assurance • How services and practitioners meet individual

needs • Ways in which practitioners within services work

in partnerships

A2 Single award units

Unit 12 – Anatomy and Physiology in Practice(exam, 33% of A2 single)

• Respiratory system• Cardio-vascular system• Digestive system• Reproductive system• Renal system• Musculo-skeletal systemThese will be learnt in terms of the causes of

diseases and dysfunctions that can occur; how tests are used for diagnosis and the care and treatment.

A2 Single award units

Unit 13 –Child development (coursework, 33% of

A2 single) • Development and monitoring • Factors that influence development and norms of

development • The role of play in development • How to plan and make a learning aid/activity for a

child (0-8)

Assessment

Exams •Structured content •Preparation •Mini assessments

Coursework •Not controlled assessment •Computer based•On going work and marking •Chunked work •BIG pieces of work!

Work experienceor voluntary

work beneficial to course

Further study opportunities

• Nursing • Child development • Social work• Psychology• Sociology • Physiotherapy• Nutrition

• Teaching• Midwifery • Youth work• Many more…

• A level course • Grades A*- E• UCAS points

Previous students say…

• “Choosing Health and Social Care lead me to my chosen career and gave me the best start possible for moving onto university!”

• “develop independent research skills”

• “work independently on topics of my own interest”

Any questions…