BTEC LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATE IN PERSONAL GROWTH AND WELLBEING
COURSE oVERVIEW
This course equips learners with essential skills to enhance their personal growth journey, covering areas such as emotional intelligence, self-awareness, resilience, and healthy lifestyle choices. Through practical exercises and theoretical insights, students delve into understanding their own strengths, weaknesses, and motivations, fostering a positive mindset and proactive approach to life challenges.
EXAMINATION BOARD:
Pearson Edexcel
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:
To join the Foundation Programme you will need 4 GCSEs at grade 3 (or equivalent).
Why study Personal Growth and Wellbeing at Blackpool Sixth?
This course helps you develop key skills in emotional intelligence, self-awareness, resilience, and healthy living. Through practical exercises and theory, you'll understand your strengths and motivations, fostering a positive and proactive mindset. Experienced teachers will guide you, supporting your growth and progression to further education and job opportunities.
How will I be taught?
- This course is broken down into 5 units which will be taught and completed over the year.
- You will be taught through up-to-date and detailed live case studies.
- You will work closely with other students and peer assess and peer teach one another.
- All work will be produced, stored and submitted digitally via Google Drive.
Teacher expertise
You will be taught by experienced teachers. The teachers have taught on our Level 2 provision for a number of years and support students development to access further education and jobs.
What skills will I develop?
- Research
- Self-reflection
- Communication
- Decision making
- Problem solving
- Personal
- Numerical
- Planning
- Personal social
- Managing information
How will I be assessed?
100
%- 100% Coursework
What will you study and other information about BTEC LEVEL 2 Personal Growth and Wellbeing
- Unit Information
Unit 5 – Investigating Personal Identity
You will learn to evaluate your personal identity and its impacts on others.
You will produce:
• A report of a personal log/presentation with information on the factors that influence personal identity.
• A guide (written, spoken or video) that shows the impacts of personal identity on self and others.Unit 6 – Respecting Rights and Responsibilities
You will learn to respect your own and others’ rights and responsibilities within society.
You will produce:
• Detailed information on the importance of rights and responsibilities.
• Written, audio or visual material highlighting social responsibilities.Unit 7 – Developing Resilient Behaviour
You will understand the importance of being resilient and to develop ways in which to respond to challenging situations.
You will produce:
• Information presented in an appropriate format advising what resilience and assertiveness are and their importance.
• Detailed information on responses to a given challenging scenario.Unit 9 – Being Financially Aware
You will explore different ways of earning money and how payments and deductions are made, recorded and used.
You will produce:
• Written or oral presentation of information about deductions from earnings.
• Produce a report on the financial benefits of following different ways of earning money.Unit 12 – Producing a Long-term Personal Progression Plan
You will produce a long-term personal progression plan:
• Evidence of relevant research such as lists of sources, screenshots etc.
• A detailed personal progression plan including short, mid- and long-term targets and goals.
Where does it lead?
This prepares learners for further learning at a higher level and potential access to work. The development of personal skills and the generic approach of the qualifications mean that learners may choose a study programme that focuses on particular areas of interest). However, the skills learned in this course will help prepare you for a wide variety of further study.
