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Manchester Communication Academy Subject: GCSE Health and Social Care Exam Board: AQA Written Exam: 40% of overall mark How long? 1 hour 15 minutes Which units will be tested ? Human growth and development, Factors that affect growth and development, Effects of relationships on personal development, self-concept, effects of life events on personal development How exam is usually presented? A mixture of short and long answer questions. Extended answers can be up to 10 marks. Marks Available: 70 Controlled Assessment: 60% of overall grade What is assessed? The range of care needs for major client groups The types of service that exist to meet the needs of these groups, how they are organised and developed Local and national partnerships working to integrate services How people can obtain services and removing barriers to access services Roles and skills of those working in the health and social care services How many marks available? 70 When will this be complete? March. Any other information you feel may be relevant… Whilst a lot of classroom time will be focused upon controlled assessments in the new year, it is crucial that students continue to revise the theoretical elements that were covered in year 10. Staff will be available to support both the controlled assessment and theory revision in the Workshop Our Support Package Support offered in lessons: Exam question practice and WAGOLLs Controlled assessment exemplars The Workshop: Revision sessions co-ordinated with the revision schedule and applied examination questions. What students should be doing at home? 1. One page revision sheets across the theory units 2. Study past exam papers and mark schemes 3. Study the ‘go deep’ structure for answering extended answer questions 4. Attend the Workshop for Controlled assessment support Revision schedule Work being focused on in Personal Study class th Monday 5 January Writing of CA2. Physical – infant Wednesday 7th January Research CA1 Physical – childhood Monday 12th January Writing of CA2. Physical – adolescent Wednesday 14th January Research CA1 Physical – adult Monday 19th January Writing of CA2. Physical – later adult Wednesday 21th January Research CA1 Comparison of Physical development between the life stages. Monday 26th January Writing of CA2. Intellectual – infant /childhood Wednesday 28th January Research CA1 Intellectual - adolescent nd Monday 2 February Writing of CA2. Intellectual – adult Wednesday 4th February Research CA1 Intellectual – later adult
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Monday 9th February
Research CA1
Wednesday 11th February Monday 23rd February Wednesday 25th February Monday 2nd March Wednesday 4th March Monday 9th March
Research CA1 Writing of CA1 Developing CA2 Writing of CA1 Developing CA2 Writing of CA1
Wednesday 11th March
Monday 23rd March
Revision of Economic factors(wants and needs, extended questions) Writing of CA1 Revision of Economic factors (effects of debt, extended questions) Writing of CA1
Wednesday 25th March
Developing CA1
Monday 30th March
Developing CA1
Wednesday 1stApril
Revision of the Positive Effects of living well.
Monday 16th March Wednesday 18th March
Comparison of Intellectual development between the client groups. Exam Questions on Life stages Emotional – infant /childhood Emotional – adolescent Emotional – adult Emotional –later adult Comparison of Emotional development between the client groups Social – infant /childhood
Social – adolescent Social- adult/later adult
Comparison of Social development between the client groups. Exam questions – short and extended on PIES in different life stages. Exam questions – short and extended on PIES in different life stages. Exam questions – short and extended on PIES in different life stages.
Useful websites: http://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/health-and-social-care/gcse/health-and-social-care4820/past-papers-and-mark-schemes Websites will be shared to support controlled assessment research within lessons How parents can support their child…. Be flexible and support out of hours learning as much as possible Encourage students to stick to a revision schedule and practice past exam questions
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