Course Outline and Assessment

The BTEC Extended Diploma in Health & Social Care provides students with an excellent opportunity to develop a good knowledge base and practical care skills for professions within the health and social care sector. These professions offer challenge and reward; you will be able to make a difference to people's lives.

The course is equivalent in size to three A Levels. It is made up of 13 units of which 8 are Mandatory and 4 are external. The Mandatory content makes up 72% and the external assessment 42% of the overall course.

Unit (number and title)

1.Human life span development

2.Working in Health and Social Care

3 Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care

4 Enquiries into Current Research in Health and Social Care

5 Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs

6. Work Experience in Health and Social Care

7. Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care

8. Promoting Public Health

Assessment method: 70% coursework 30% exam

Where could this take you?

Health and social care students’ progress onto a variety of university courses including: nursing, midwifery, primary teaching, social work, youth and community work, probation work, occupational therapy, as well as studying for degrees in health and social care, social policy, sociology and psychology.

Other students progress into the work place as teaching assistants, care workers, nursery workers and youth workers.

What can I do now?

We have put together a GOOGLE CLASSROOM with an array of resources for your use. Please use the code to access the GOOGLE CLASSROOM and make your way through the material. Please email amy.farrelly@petcheyacademy.org.uk or andrea.smith@petcheyacademy.org.uk if you have any questions.

Google Classroom code: jn6uxzl