BTEC Health and Social Care Extended Diploma
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Pearson/Edexcel
Course Information
Mandatory units
We have to cover the following units
1 Human Lifespan 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
Optional Units
10 Sociological Perspectives
11 Psychological Perspectives
12 Supporting Individuals with Additional Needs
14 Physiological Disorders and their Care
19 Nutritional Health Understanding Mental Wellbeing
Assessment
The styles of external assessment used for Health and Social Care suite are:
• examinations – all learners take the same assessment at the same time, normally with a written outcome
• set tasks – learners take the assessment during a defined window and demonstrate understanding through completion of a vocational task.
External assessments are available twice a year.
Entry criteria
Overall, five GCSEs minimum grades 4. We require at least GCSE English or GCSE Maths grade 4.
Other Information
See Mr Boucher for more information.