Staff
Mrs E Hearn A Goode
Email: ehearn@smcc.devon.sch.uk ›
Exam board: EDEXCEL
BTEC HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
Examination Board: Edexcel/Pearson
Qualification Title: BTEC Level 1/Level 2 Tech Award in Health and Social Care
This course has been developed to provide an engaging introduction to the health and social care sector. It aims to develop sector-specific knowledge and skills on which students can build at a later date, through further education or employment. The course consists of three components:
Component 1: Human Lifespan Development
· Human growth and development across life stages
· Factors affecting growth and development
· Different types of life event
· Coping with change caused by life events
Component 2: Health and Social Care Services and Values
· Health and social care services
· Barriers to accessing services
· Care values
· Reviewing own application of care values
Component 3: Health and Well-being
· Factors affecting health and well-being
· Physiological indicators
· Lifestyle indicators
· Health and well-being improvement plans
· Obstacles to implementing plans
Assessment Pattern
Components 1 and 2 will be internally assessed through a series of coursework. Students will be expected to work to given deadlines and ensure that all work is presented as stated on the assignment brief. Component 3 builds on the knowledge and understanding of the previous components and will be assessed externally through an exam type task set by the exam board. Students will be given a case study and will assess an individual’s health and well-being drawing on their understanding of life events from Component 1. They will design a health and well-being improvement plan that draws on their knowledge of services and care values from Component 2.
Grades are awarded based on a points system for each component which combine and convert to the following grade classifications:
Level 2 Distinction*
Level 2 Distinction
Level 2 Merit
Level 2 Pass
Level 1 Distinction
Level 1 Merit
Level 1 Pass