Health and Social Care
At Leeds City Academy students have the opportunity to study for the Pearson BTEC Level 1/Level 2 Tech Award in Travel and Tourism from Year 10 onwards.
The course consists of three components giving students the opportunity to develop a broad knowledge and understanding of Health and Social Care. Components 1 and 2 are done through internal assessment (coursework) and then sent off to be externally moderated. These components are on Human Lifespan Development and Health and Social Crae Services and Values.
In addition, there is one external examination. This examination is based around Health and Wellbeing. Learners will study the factors that affect health and wellbeing, learn about physiological and lifestyle indicators, and person-centred approaches to make recommendations and actions to improve health and wellbeing.
For further information on the curriculum offered please contact the Academy F.A.O Francesca Sharpe (Assistant Principal) at sharpe.f@whiteroseacademies.org.
Courses Details
BTEC Tech Award Health and Social Care Level 1 & Level 2 (2022) – Pearson – 603/7047/6
Term by Term Subject Content
Year 1
| Term 1 & 2 (September - April) | |
| Component 1 |
Human Lifespan Development |
| Assessment type |
Internal, external moderated |
| Learning outcome |
A Understand human growth and development across life stages and the factors that affect it B Understand how individuals deal with life events |
Component Brief
Learners will explore different aspects of growth and development and the factors that can affect this across the life stages. They will explore the different events that can impact on individuals’ physical, intellectual, emotional and social (PIES) development and how individuals cope with and are supported through changes caused by life events.
Introduction about the component:
How do people grow and develop through their lives? How can factors such as lifestyle choices and relationships affect this? Understanding these processes is essential knowledge and understanding for health and social care practitioners. In this component, you will study how people grow and develop over the course of their life, from infancy to adulthood, this includes PIES development and the different factors that may affect this. An individual’s development can be affected by major life events, such as marriage, parenthood or moving to a new house and you will learn about how people adapt to these changes, as well as the types and sources of support that can help them. You will develop transferable skills, such as written communication skills to support your progression to Level 2 or 3 vocational or academic qualifications.
| Term 3 (April - July) | |
| Component 2 |
Health and Social Care Services and Values |
| Assessment type |
Internal, external moderated |
| Learning outcomes |
A Understand the different types of health and social care services and barriers to accessing them B Understand the skills, attributes and values required to give care. |
Component in brief
Component in brief
Learners will explore health and social care services and how they meet the needs of service users. They will also study the skills, attributes and values required when giving care.
Introduction about the component:
At some point in life everyone will need health care. It is likely that you have already had an appointment with a doctor in your lifetime, in which case you would be described as a service user. This means that you have been given health care from a person who was trained to give you care – they are called ‘service providers’. You might know someone who needs social care. This is different from health care, although both types of care are closely linked. People who need social care are not always ill – they may be unable to carry out everyday activities like getting dressed or feeding themselves, or they may need help with their day-to-day lives. Providing good health and social care services is important and service providers need to have the appropriate skills, attributes and values to meet the needs of service users. These skills, attributes and values are important because they enable people who use health and social care services to get the care they need and to be protected from different sorts of harm. This component will give you an understanding of health and social care services and will help you to understand the skills, attributes and values that are common across the sector (some of which are transferable to other sectors that involve interactions with clients or customers). This component will help you to progress to Level 2 or 3 vocational or academic qualifications.
Year 2
| Half Term 1 (September - October) | |
| Component 2 |
Health and Social Care Services and Values |
| Assessment type | Internal, external moderated |
| Learning outcomes |
A Understand the different types of health and social care services and barriers to accessing them B Understand the skills, attributes and values required to give care. |
Component in brief
Learners will explore health and social care services and how they meet the needs of service users. They will also study the skills, attributes and values required when giving care.
Introduction about the component:
At some point in life everyone will need health care. It is likely that you have already had an appointment with a doctor in your lifetime, in which case you would be described as a service user. This means that you have been given health care from a person who was trained to give you care – they are called ‘service providers’. You might know someone who needs social care. This is different from health care, although both types of care are closely linked. People who need social care are not always ill – they may be unable to carry out everyday activities like getting dressed or feeding themselves, or they may need help with their day-to-day lives. Providing good health and social care services is important and service providers need to have the appropriate skills, attributes and values to meet the needs of service users. These skills, attributes and values are important because they enable people who use health and social care services to get the care they need and to be protected from different sorts of harm. This component will give you an understanding of health and social care services and will help you to understand the skills, attributes and values that are common across the sector (some of which are transferable to other sectors that involve interactions with clients or customers). This component will help you to progress to Level 2 or 3 vocational or academic qualifications.
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Half Term 2,3 & 4 (October – April) |
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| Component 3 | Health and Wellbeing |
| Assessment type | External |
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Assessment Objectives: |
AO1 Knowledge of health and wellbeing AO2 Understanding of health and wellbeing AO3 Apply knowledge and understanding of health and wellbeing AO4 Make connections between aspects of health and wellbeing |
Component in brief
Learners will explore the factors that affect health and wellbeing, learning about physiological and lifestyle indicators, and person-centred approaches to make recommendations to improve an individual’s health and wellbeing.
Information about the component:
What does being healthy actually mean? It can mean different things to different people: you might think ‘healthy’ is not having to visit the doctor but an older person might consider it being mobile and able to get out and about, being happy and having friends. In this component, you will explore the factors that can have a positive or negative influence on a person’s health and wellbeing. You will learn to interpret physiological and lifestyle indicators and what they mean for a person’s state of health. You will learn how this information is used to recommend appropriate actions for improving a person’s health and wellbeing. Additionally, you will explore the difficulties an individual may face when trying to make these changes.
Topic Overview
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