“Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. “
Health and Social care at Boldon school is an industry relevant qualification which is geared toward the key sector requirements. Students will learn the knowledge and skills used by professionals in this sector on a daily basis. To begin students will discover how humans grow and develop across six different life stages and how development is affected by various factors. In addition they will also learn how people deal with major life events differently and how these events can shape an individuals life. Students will go on to study and explore health and social care services and how they meet the needs of the real service users. This includes demonstrating a practical understanding of how the care values can be applied. In addition students will learn about the factors that affect health and wellbeing and how to design a health and wellbeing improvement plan.
Assessment of this course consists of two pieces of internally assessed coursework and one external examination. Students are awarded a Btec qualification on completion of the course. This level 2 course perfectly prepares students for level 3 Health and social care courses, A levels, and ultimately university.About 3 million people work in the health and social care sector, including doctors, nurses, health visitors, midwives, care assistants, occupational therapists, counsellors, and administrators They account for nearly 1 in 10 of all of the paid jobs in the UK. Demand for both health and social care workers is on the rise and will continue to play a key role in our society making this subject a vital part of our school curriculum.
At Boldon School we equip students with essential skills that are needed in all of the sectors mentioned above. Students have been involved in first aid courses which means that they would know what to do in case of an emergency. We use professional equipment at Boldon to help train our students on what they can do in emergencies such as dummies which are used for training in the NHS. We develop students communication skills so they can confidently talk to a range of professionals by allowing them to take part in group work or mentor led projects with people from industry. Guest speakers are a regular at our school to ensure that students are able to hear the voices and stories from industry leading professionals who have first hand experience to support out students with.
| Year 10 | Year 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| Half Term 1 | Health and Wellbeing: What it means to be healthy. Taking a holistic approach to health and well-being | Health and Social Care Services and Values: Exploring the local Health and social care services available. |
| Half Term 2 | Health and Wellbeing: Physical and lifestyle factors which can affect health and well-being. Social, emotional and cultural factors which can affect health and well-being. | Health and Social Care Services and Values: Exploring the barriers that can make it difficult to use H&S care services and how these barriers can be overcome. |
| Half Term 3 | Health and Wellbeing: Interpreting indicators that can be used to measure physiological health. | Health and Social Care Services and Values |
| Half Term 4 | Health and Wellbeing: Introduction to health and well-being improvement plans.Barriers to using health and well-being plans. | Health and Social Care Services and Values: Care values and how they are applied in different H&S care settings. |
| Half Term 5 | Health and Wellbeing: Examination preparation | Health and Social Care Services and Values: Practical application of care values. |
| Half Term 6 | Health and Social Care Services and Values: Introduction to the types of health and social care services available and why individuals use them. | Health and Social Care Services and Values: Reflecting on own application of care values through role play. |
Year 10
Half Term 1
Health and Wellbeing: What it means to be healthy. Taking a holistic approach to health and well-being
Half Term 2
Health and Wellbeing: Physical and lifestyle factors which can affect health and well-being. Social, emotional and cultural factors which can affect health and well-being.
Half Term 3
Health and Wellbeing: Interpreting indicators that can be used to measure physiological health.
Half Term 4
Health and Wellbeing: Introduction to health and well-being improvement plans.Barriers to using health and well-being plans.
Half Term 5
Health and Wellbeing: Examination preparation
Half Term 6
Health and Social Care Services and Values: Introduction to the types of health and social care services available and why individuals use them.
Year 11
Half Term 1
Health and Social Care Services and Values: Exploring the local Health and social care services available.
Half Term 2
Health and Social Care Services and Values: Exploring the barriers that can make it difficult to use H&S care services and how these barriers can be overcome.
Half Term 3
Health and Social Care Services and Values
Half Term 4
Health and Social Care Services and Values: Care values and how they are applied in different H&S care settings.
Half Term 5
Health and Social Care Services and Values: Practical application of care values.
Half Term 6
Health and Social Care Services and Values: Reflecting on own application of care values through role play.