Health and Social Care Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Health & Social Care

Qualification:

Level 3 Alternative Academic Qualification in Health and Social Care.

This is a new qualification designed for students interested in health and social care aiming to progress to higher education and graduate recruitment.

Course Description

If you are interested in pursuing a career which involves working with other people, whether this is within a Hospital and Healthcare setting or maybe Social Work or Teaching, then this is the course for you!

There are more than 300 distinct career paths within this sector. More than 80% of our Health and Social Care students continue their studies on degree courses at University. Courses include: Midwifery, Nursing (adult and child), Health and Human Sciences, Social Work, Criminology, Education Studies (Teaching) and Operation Department Practice.

This course is the equivalent to one A-Level and is widely accepted by Universities. This course would work well with many other subjects from Social Science to DEC.

Further Information about our courses including results

We enjoy working with our sixth formers and promise to support you throughout this exciting course, helping you to achieve the best possible grade. We also have a dedicated Health and Social Care area with computers, which you are able to use throughout lessons.

Head of Department: Ms Worthington

Teacher: Miss McCairns

Teacher: Mrs Mba

Course Content and Teaching Units

You will be studying a range of units in relation to Health and Social Care, some of the units you may study are listed below:

• Unit 1 - Human Lifespan and Development
• Unit 2 - Human Biology and Health
• Unit 3 - Principles of Health and Social Care Practice
• Unit 7 - Health Science

The qualification is built up from a combination of external exams and internally marked coursework. The coursework has a significant impact on the overall grade, therefore this course would suit learners who prefer project based work.

Merit at BTEC Level 2 Health and Social Care if studied.

5 in GCSE Biology or 5-5 in combined science, 5,4 will be considered if the Biology component is strong. 5 in English Language and Maths preferred.

Be the next NHS Hero!

We are exceptionally proud of our previous sixth formers have continued to study a range of medical and social science courses at university. This course allows for a broad range of degree subjects to be studied at University: Occupational Therapy, Criminology, Social Work, Teaching/Education, Paramedic Science, Nursing (Adult/Children), and Midwifery etc.

We are proud of our previous sixth form students who have competed and secured places at highly reputable universities including courses Russell Group Universities.