Health and Social Care
Mrs C Thomas - Head of Department
Health and Social Care (H&SC)
The Team
| Miss E Hardy | Teacher of PE & HSC |
Introduction to the Department
In the Health and Social Department, we aim to inspire young people to develop their passion for caring. They will learn to work in stressful conditions, prioritise and empathise. Active listening, body language and diversity is engrained in all of the units they will study. At the end of the course, students will be able to have a broad knowledge of the key areas covered in working in a caring profession.
OCR Cambridge NATIONALS Health and Social Care
Students who opt for Health and Social Care will take the OCR Cambridge Nationals and have five lessons each fortnight.
R033 Supporting People through life events (NEA)
R034 Creative and therapeutic activities (NEA)
R032 Principles of care in health and social care settings (EXAM)
By studying for your award you will gain the important knowledge, understanding and skills that are the foundations for working in Health and Social Care. This will include many of the skills that are used by health care professionals on a day to day basis, such as assessing people’s health and wellbeing and designing individualised health care plans. You will also lean about health care services and the importance of care values, with the opportunity to apply these in realistic scenarios