AS & A2 Health & Social Care

AS & A2 GCE Health and Social Care

AS and A2 GCE Health and Social Care (Edexcel exam board – http://regions.edexcel.org.uk/ )

You can choose to study this course as a single A level or a double A level. The single A level in Health and Social Care is a 2 year course. In Year 12 you will study 3 AS units, followed by 3 A2 units in Year 13. The double A level in Health and Social Care is also a 2 year course. In Year 12 you will study 6 AS units, followed by 6 A2 units in Year 13.

Studying Health and Social Care to AS and/or A level will help you to:

gain a good knowledge and understanding of the work of health, social care and early years organisations; develop skills that will enable you to make an effective contribution to the work of care organisations, e.g. skills in research, evaluation and problem-solving; prepare for further study and/or training.

Qualifications in A level Health and Social Care can help you gain entry onto many different higher education courses, such as diploma and degree courses in: health studies; nursing; social work; child development; youth and community work; counselling; physiotherapy; occupational therapy; dietetics, sports science and teaching.

The AS courses focus on the needs of people requiring care and/or support from health, social care or early years services. Aspects covered in the AS units include: rights and responsibilities of care settings in creating a positive care environment; communication in care settings; factors affecting health and well-being.

The A2 courses focus on the organisations and professionals that provide health, social care and early years services. Aspects covered in the A2 units include: the provision of services; roles of care practitioners; improving health and well-being.

Whatever course option you choose, two-thirds of your course is assessed through coursework (marked by your teachers) and one-third through external assessment. The entry requirement for all of the above GCE Health and Social Care courses is 5 GCSEs at grade C or above.

Other relevant details:
Health and Social care students get to take part in a number of work related activities. For example:

Trips to Coventry University Clinical Skills Labs
Patients Journey – this is run by a number of professionals such as Paramedics, Occupational Therapists and so on..
Purple Monster Theatre Company – Ran an interactive work shop looking at skills needed to work in an Early Years Care setting
Careers Fair – a range of Health and Social Care workers attend the careers fair and give specific job related advice to students
Occupational Therapy Days for KS 5 students at Coventry University – this included a number of work shops, for example students got to make clay models to express their feelings.
Trips to Coventry University Sports Science Labs – KS5 publics got to take part in a range of exercise based tests.

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