St Chad's Health and Social Care
Health & Social Care
Advanced AS, A2 and the Double Award Qualification.
The AS and Advanced GCE in Health and Social Care has been designed to form a qualification which provide knowledge and understanding of this vocational area. They are ideal qualifications if you want a broad background in Health and Social Care and will allow you to progress to:
It can also be studied as a stand alone qualification with a combination of other A levels.
Learning is applied to a range of work- related contexts. This is achieved through a variety of approaches, including, work experience, links with local employers, case studies and research.
You can complete a Single award (AS) in one year and progress to an Advanced level (A2) in the second year.
Unlike some of the other A levels who have two units you will complete three units in each year.
You will have four lessons a week Or
You may choose the Double Award.
On successful completion of this award you will achieve two A2 level qualifications.
It is made up of six units in year one and six in year two.
The double award is eight lessons a week.
You may want to complete the double award and choose one other A level to compliment it for example Biology, Sociology or Psychology.
Assessment
You are expected to produce portfolio evidence for some units and sit external tests for others.
The units available are:
AS Units |
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Unit 1 |
Effective Caring* Tested units |
Unit 2 |
Effective Communication |
Unit 3 |
Health, Illness and Disease |
Unit 4 |
Child Development* |
Unit 5 |
Nutrition and Dietetics* |
Unit 6 |
Common Diseases and Disorders* |
Unit 7 |
Needs and provision for Elderly Clients |
Unit 8 |
Needs and provision for Early Years Services |
Unit 9 |
Complementary Therapies |
Unit 10 |
Psychological Perspectives |
A2 Units |
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Unit 11 |
Working in Health and Social Care* |
Unit 12 |
Human Development :Factors and theories* |
Unit 13 |
The Role of Exercise in Maintaining Health and Well- being* |
Unit 14 |
Diagnosis and Treatment* |
Unit15 |
Clients with Disabilities* |
Unit16 |
Early Years Education |
Unit17 |
Understanding Mental Health |
Unit18 |
Social Policy |
Unit19 |
Physiological Aspects of Health |
Unit 20 |
Environmental Health |
Unit 21 |
Research Methods and Perspectives |
*Tested units
- Download the Spec sheet from the examination board for this course HERE
- Have a look at what courses we can offer our 6th Form students HERE
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