Health and Social Care

Examination Board Pearsons Level 2

Overview The BTEC Award is an exciting and challenging course, which will introduce you to the health and social care sector. You will gain important knowledge, understanding and skills that are used by professionals working in the area. You will learn about the development of individuals throughout the lifespan as well as the importance of assessing health and wellbeing.

Curriculum Over the two years you will study:

• Human growth and development across life stages and the factors that affect it; • How individuals deal with life events; • Different types of health and social care services and barriers to accessing them; • Care values; • Factors that affect health and wellbeing; • Health indicators; • Person-centred health and wellbeing improvement plans.

Qualification level

Assessment

Component % of final assessment Type of assessment Timing of assessment 1 30% Assignment Year 10 – ongoing 2 30% Assignment Year 10/11 – ongoing 3 40% Controlled Assignment Year 11 – February and June

Pupil View ‘I enjoy the assignment element to the course’

‘There is a lot to learn, but it is interesting learning about the different stages of life and what impacts our development’