BTEC Level 3 Health and Social Care (Triple)

What will you study and other information about BTEC Level 3 Health and Social Care (Triple)

• What will I study?

  On the general health and social care pathway, you will learn the following core elements of health and social care:

  • Human Lifespan Development
  • Working in Health and Social Care
  • Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care
  • Enquiries into Current Research in Health and Social Care
  • Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs
  • Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care
  • Promoting Public Health
  • Physiological disorders and their care
  • Supporting Individuals with Additional Needs
  • Assessing Children’s Development Support Needs

  On the health studies cadetship pathway, you will learn the following core elements of health and social care:

  • Human Lifespan Development
  • Working in Health and Social Care
  • Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care
  • Enquiries into Current Research in Health and Social Care
  • Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs
  • Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care
  • Promoting Public Health
  • Physiological disorders and their care
  • Microbiology for Health Science
  • Genetics
• What is the Health Studies Cadetship?

  Students will have the opportunity to undertake up to 410 hours of clinical work experience in various settings in their second year of study. Alongside this, students will complete specialist science units (Microbiology for Health Science and Genetics) which will assist them in their university applications for competitive courses such as Paramedic Sciences, Midwifery and specialist Nursing. Learners will also benefit from an enhanced curriculum that focuses on skills development and includes first aid training, clinical skills and mental health workshops; ensuring that our learners have relevant industry experience and are excellent practitioners with transferable skills.

• What is general health and social care studies?

  Students will have the opportunity to undertake an additional 80 hours of work experience in their second year of study that will be tailored to their potential future career. Students will complete units that will help them in future careers such as general nursing, social work, youth work and education. Students will also benefit from an enhanced curriculum that focuses on skills development and includes first aid training, clinical skills and mental health workshops ensuring that our learners stand out from the crowd and are excellent practitioners with a set of transferable skills.

• Employability

  All students must complete a minimum of 100 hours work experience for the course. These hours are completed during the first placement opportunity during the first year of study.   

  Students will also get the opportunity to complete at least an additional 4 week block placements across their two year program.

• Equipment and Financial contributions

  Students are asked to have access to a device for every lesson to enable collaborative working in class and to access a range of digital resources (iPad’s are not recommended).
  Students will be required to purchase a Blackpool Sixth branded polo shirt that must be worn whilst attending placement as well as a DBS.

• Field trips, projects and employability opportunities

  Trips that have been run previously are:

  • Edge Hill University
  • Chester University
  • Liverpool International Slavery Museum
  • Leeds Thackray Medical Museum

  Projects:

  • Dementia Project with Fashion Department
  • Worked as within the Teaching Experience Programme
  • Mission Christmas with Rock FM

  Guest Speakers:

  • The JJ EFFECT
  • Mindfulness/Stress Management
  • Autism Spectrum Condition Training
  • Nurses, Social Worker, Teachers
  • Youth Mental Health Worker
  • MAC Memory Clinic
  • Star Buddies
  • Adult and Long Term Careers Event

  6Advance:

  • Clinical Skills – Run by our Health and Social Care teachers with previous nursing experience.