The BTEC Tech Award in Health and Social Care is a course designed for students who wish to acquire knowledge and skills through vocational contexts. The curriculum will develop students’ knowledge and skills to prepare them for Health and Social Care professions. Students will enhance transferable skills used within the sector to support their development in other subject areas and future careers.
We value the importance of equipping our students with work related knowledge, skills and understanding. Therefore, this is a fundamental part of our curriculum and as a department, our ambition is to ensure that learning is brought to life for our students by engaging with employers and external agencies wherever possible. These opportunities range from working with Universities on taster days, masterclasses and projects, guest speakers from the NHS to visit classes and outline their job roles, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and the Volunteering Service for work placements and local nurseries and residential homes.
For our aspiring health and social care professionals we aim to provide them with a clear pathway enabling them successful and informed progression into these careers. Students who choose a different career path at the end of their time with us, will have developed and refined important vocational skills in our subject area, which will assist them in making a success of whatever their chosen career maybe.
Key stage 4
Component 1 – Human Lifespan Development
Component 2 – Health and Social Care Services and Values
Component 3 – Health and Wellbeing
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Pearson BTEC Level 1/2 Tech Award in Health and Social Care
Health & Social Care (2022) | BTEC Tech Award | Pearson qualifications