Ysgol Stanwell School
Archer Road, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, CF64 2XL
Archer Road, Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, CF64 2XL
| Head of Department |
| Mrs K Cox |
| Teacher |
| Mr P Doyle |
| Mr M Furnish |
| Ms L Hughes |
| Mrs F Squire |
Are you interested in a career in:
Or any other Health, Social Care or Early Years profession?
Health and Social Care is offered as an A Level and GCSE subject at Stanwell School. It offers a broad introduction to key concepts, skills and ideas that will be useful if you are considering a career in these areas. The aims of the course are to encourage you to:
Health and Social Care is compatible with any subject but combines well with sciences, social sciences and humanities. As it is an applied subject, most of the course is assessed through coursework and will focus on how you can apply the skills and knowledge you have gained in a practical setting. There are opportunities throughout the course to visit health, social care and early years settings and we will often invite visitors into lessons to speak to you about their role. There may also be opportunities for work experience in these settings.
There are over 300 careers associated with this course including midwifery, nursing, occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, radiographers, health informants, specialists for adults and children with additional needs, social work, community services, environmental health, child care workers and primary school teachers to name but a few! Active teaching and learning methods are employed which aim to develop teamwork, communication, planning and research skills, all of which are needed in employment.
This is a new specification that has been created as part of the new suite of qualifications created by City and Guilds and WJEC for first teaching from September 2019 and first award in Summer 2021. More information about the changes to the qualifications in this sector can be found at www.healthandcarelearning.wales
The single award specification consists of 2 units.
Students will learn about human development across the life cycle, helping them to understand how individuals grow and develop and the factors that influence this. They will also consider the relationship between physical and mental health and well-being and gain knowledge and understanding of the support that is available to help improve these areas. Students will look at how individuals can take responsibility for their own health and well-being and how this contributes towards the development of the health, social care and childcare systems in Wales. This is a written examination that is worth 40% of the GCSE qualification.
This unit is comprised of 2 internally assessed coursework assignments that make up 60% of the GCSE qualification. In the first assignment students produce a report investigating local and national service provision to meet the needs of a specific group as well as analysing the job roles of two key professionals within the sector. The second assignment requires students to investigate a health concern and then design and implement a health promotion campaign for their chosen topic.
The AS course has been designed to provide a broad introduction to the needs of clients and the techniques and professional services aimed at meeting those needs. We follow the WJEC specification. Two units are completed for the Single Award; one is assessed internally (coursework) and one is assessed by an exam.
For students considering a career in health, social care or early years, it will be important to know how they can contribute to promoting quality care within a setting. This unit looks at the values of care underpinning all care services and the rights and responsibilities of people using the service. It also considers the different types of communication skills used in care settings and their purpose. This will include oral, non-verbal, written, computerised and any special methods used in care settings. Students will also find out how effective communication values individuals and promotes health and well-being. This unit is assessed by an externally set exam, which requires students to apply what they have learnt to case studies. It is worth 20% of the full A Level.
In this module, students will look at the range of lifestyle choices and societal factors which influence health and well being. Students will investigate the ways in which ill health can be prevented and the health promotion methods that are used by health and social care practitioners. Students will design and implement their own health promotion campaign on a topic of their choice and then evaluate its success as part of their portfolio. It is worth 30% of the full A Level.
The A Level course builds on what has been learnt at AS but offers the opportunity to study specific aspects of behaviour in more depth. As with the AS course, two units are studied, one is assessed with coursework and the other with a controlled assessment.
Students will learn about the range of health, social care and early years services that are designed to meet the needs of service users in the local area. They will study the roles of practitioners within these settings and how they work as part of multi-disciplinary teams to meet individual needs. They will also consider relevant legislation. This knowledge will then be assessed as a coursework assignment set by WJEC that is completed in school under controlled conditions and externally assessed. It is worth 20% of the full A Level.
The aim of this unit is to increase the knowledge and understanding of a range of different aspects relating the diet and fitness of individuals at different life stages. Students will investigate aspects of a healthy diet and fitness and apply this knowledge to design health and fitness programmes for two individuals with specific needs. It is worth 30% of the full A Level.
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