Single Award Health and Social Care
Examination Board: CCEA
Specification: GCE Applied Health and Social Care (Single Award)
Why study Health and Social Care? This course offers students the opportunity to develop skills, knowledge and understanding that provide a broad educational basis that will advantage them when entering into employment or higher education within the health and social care sector.
What will I learn about?
AS Unit 1 portfolio (10% of final mark): Promoting Quality Care You will investigate examples of poor
practice in a health, social care or early years setting. You will also research the impact of legislation on care settings and how care workers apply the care value base in their daily work.
AS Unit 2 portfolio (10% of final mark): Communication in Care Settings
You will be given the opportunity to develop your communication skills by carrying out either a one-to-one and group interaction. You will also complete a report on the communication skills you observed in a health, social care or early years setting.
AS Unit 3 exam unit (20% of final mark): Health and Well-Being
You will learn about a range of concepts related to health and well-being. You will investigate how a range of factors e.g. drugs, income and housing affect health and well-being. Organisations which contribute to health and well-being are investigated and health promotion campaigns are researched.
A2 Unit 3 exam (30% of final mark): Providing Services
You will research the job roles of a range of health, social care and early year’s practitioners. The effect of legislation on service provision is also investigated. You will also research the needs of different client groups and how they access a range of services.
A2 Unit 4 portfolio (15% of final mark): Health Promotion
In this unit you will explore the way health professionals work with clients to improve their health and well-being. You will also have the opportunity to plan and carry out a small scale health promotion campaign that reflects a current government priority within your own school.
A2 Unit 5 portfolio (15% of final mark): Supporting the Family
This unit gives you the opportunity to investigate the functions of the family and explore how family structures have changed. You will also research how a range of services meet family needs.
Issues such as poverty and domestic violence are also addressed and you will research how the government supports families facing problems.
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