Useful resources

Reading material

There is a wide range of textbooks appropriate for the teaching of this specification. Students are expected to read widely. It is recommended that students be aware of current state of healthcare and issues reported in newspapers and on television. There is an increasingly wide range of information available on the internet as well as books, the news and from voluntary organisations.

Main textbook

Approved by the Board and published by Hodder:

Cambridge Technicals Level 3 Health and Social Care by Sarah Rogers, Maria Ferreiro Peteiro, Judith Adams, Mary Riley, Pete Wedlake (2016)

https://www.hoddereducation.co.uk/Product?Product=9781471876783

Revision Guide

My Revision Notes: Cambridge Technicals Level 3 Health and Social Care By Judith Adams, Hodder Education Group ISBN 1510442308

Further suggested reading

Jasper M – Beginning Reflective Practice (Nelson Thornes, 2003)

McGee P – Principles of Caring (Nelson Thornes, 2005)

Miller J – Care Practice for S/NVQ 3 (Hodder Arnold, 2005)

Nolan Y – S/NVQ in Health and Social Care: Candidate Handbook (Heinemann, 2005)

O’Hagan K – Cultural Competence in the Caring Profession (Jessica Kingsley, 2001)

Spector A – Making a Difference (Hawker, 2006)

Stretch B and Whitehouse M – BTEC Level 3 Nationals in Health and Social Care Student Book 1 (Pearson, 2010)

Your teachers will also upload relevant material / links and work on to Google classroom throughout the course.

Internet

www.bcodp.org.uk British Council of Disabled People

www.community-care.co.uk Community Care

www.dh.gov.uk Department of Health

www.eoc.org.uk Equal Opportunities Commission

www.rnib.org.uk Royal National Institute of Blind People

www.rnid.org.uk Royal National Institute for Deaf People

www.skillsforcareanddevelopment.org.uk Sector Skills Council for Care and Development

www.skillsforhealth.org.uk Sector Skills Council for the UK Health Sector