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…