BTEC Level 3 Health & Social Care (Triple)

What is it?

Health and social care is a platform to enter nursing and allied health professions, education and social work. The course involves a range of topics, work related projects and placements, which will prepare you for your future career.

Why study this subject at Blackpool Sixth?

We offer two pathways in health and social care: nursing cadetship (you must study the triple course for this) or general health and social care studies. There is a large variety of work placement opportunities and we also offer additional programmes such as first aid training and clinical skills workshops with our very own qualified nurse. We achieve excellent high grades and 100% pass rate. We also invite in a large variety of guest speakers, including: Highfurlong School, Starbuddies (breastfeeding awareness), nurses from Blackpool Victoria Hospital (how to get into nursing), Wyre and Fylde Children’s Centres, health promotion and sexual/domestic violence training, how to get into teaching and Neuro Linguistic Programming.

What skills will I develop?

You will be able to develop and build skills in:

• Clinical skills

• First Aid qualification

• Caring for a variety of service users

• Teamwork

• Independent study/learning

• Assessment and evaluation skills

• Application skills

• Communication and interpersonal skills

• Confidence

• Organisational skills

How will I be taught?

You will learn using a variety of excellent teaching and learning methods.  Teachers will use real life examples to bring learning to life, your lessons will be engaging and will involve technology, videos, interactive and collaborative learning techniques. Since this subject is part of the technology for learning scheme we will use such devices in lessons in multiple ways; such as quizzes, interactive presentations, team activities and challenges.  We aim to continuously enhance your learning through academic trips, guest speakers and investigations into contemporary issues in the news relating to current Health and Social Care practice.

Assessment

4 units are externally assessed (a combination of exams and controlled assessment)

9 units are internally assessed through coursework

Teacher Expertise

Teachers have a range of specialisms within Health and Social Care including; dementia care, nursing, caring for those with developmental disorders, clinical practice/skills, first aid and have taught a range of qualifications including health, psychology and sport.

Within the team, tutors maintain excellent community links with employers to offer a wide variety of work placement opportunities, they also examine for multiple qualifications, including Psychology and Level 2 and 3 BTEC Health & Social Care exams.

Field trips, projects and employability opportunities

Trips that have been run previously are:

• Kidz Up North

• Edge Hill University

• Chester University

• Disneyland Paris Conference

Projects:

• Dementia Project with Fashion Department

• Worked as within the Teaching Experience Programme

• Mission Christmas with Rock FM

Guest Speakers:

• Mindfulness/Stress Management

• Autism Spectrum Condition Training

• Nurses, Social Worker, Teachers

• Youth Mental Health Worker

• MAC Memory Clinic

• Star Buddies

• Birth Sanctuary

6Advance:

• Clinical Skills – ran by our very own qualified nurse

Employability:

• All students will complete a minimum of 100 hours work placement over 3 different care settings.

• Specialised Nursing Cadetship Programme with Blackpool Victoria Hospital is also available via application

Where does it lead?

Our students typically go on to University and gain careers in:

• Nursing

• Social Work

• Midwifery

• Teaching

• Radiography

• Sexual Health

• Youth Support Work

This course allows students to develop transferable skills in working with people and so can lead to a wide variety of careers.

Specific Requirements

Some nursing/midwifery courses at university may require grade 5 or above in GCSE Maths, English Language and/or Science. Completion of DBS check.

Equipment

We are on the Technology for Learning scheme, so you will need to have access to a device to enable you to work collaboratively in class and access a range of digital resources.

Exam Board

Pearson – Edexcel