How will I be taught?
We offer two pathways in health and social care: Health Studies Cadetship (you must study the Level 3 Extended Diploma course for this) or general health and social care studies. In your first year, students will complete two block placements of up to 190 hours work experience.
All students will have the opportunity to complete their first placement at Blackpool Victoria Hospital. Students will also have the opportunity to engage with additional programmes such as first aid training, clinical skills and mental health workshops. In the second year, some students with specialise in the Health Studies Cadetship programme, working in partnership with NHS teaching hospitals and other clinical settings. Students on this programme will volunteer two days a week across multiple clinical settings throughout the academic year.
We also invite in a 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. Students on our Level 3 Extended Diploma achieve excellent upper high grades and 100% high grades and pass rate.
What skills will I develop?
- 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
- Observational skills
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, sexual health, early years, social work, first aid and have taught a range of qualifications including health, science, psychology and sport. Within the team, teachers maintain excellent community links with employers to offer a wide variety of work placement opportunities, they also examine for multiple qualifications, including A level psychology, Level 2 and 3 BTEC health & social care and T level exams as well as the extended project qualification.
