Advanced Vocational BTEC Diploma in Health and Social Care

Students who took this course have gone on to study midwifery, adult nursing, psychology and criminology.
  • Pathway(s):
  • Applied
  • Applied Option A
  • Exam Board:
  • Edexcel

Or similar qualification

* Equivalent to 2 Advanced Levels.

What Will I Study?

  • Human lifespan and development
  • Working in health and social care
  • Meeting individual care and support needs
  • Sociological perspectives
  • Enquiries into Current Research in Health and Social Care
  • Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care
  • Promoting Public Health
  • Supporting Individuals with Additional Needs
  • Nutritional health

How Will I Be Assessed?

Assessment is through a mixture of coursework and exams.

What Could I Do Next?

Students who took this course have gone on to study midwifery, adult nursing, psychology and criminology.

Subject Specific Entry Requirements

Grade 4 in English.

Where Can I Get More Information?

Mr N Hussain, Subject Lead for Health and Social Care
Mr S Bashir, Head of Digital Technologies Business and Health and Social Care

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