Health and Social Care
LEVEL 2: T LEVEL TRANSITION
This is a full-time programme which is studied over one year with progression to a T Level.
This course will enable you to develop your understanding of the different career opportunities available, for example, working as a social worker, nurse, teacher or for the NHS.
The course itself will provide you with the knowledge, theory and practical skills to work with and support clients through developing effective communication skills, understand the development stages through the lifespan, explore issues of inequalities in society and how this impacts health of different groups of people in society as well as practise designing and making your own activities to use when working with clients.
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Key topics
healthy living
effective communication
equality and diversity in health and social care
services in health and social care
You will
develop positive communication skills to support people with a diverse range of needs
develop your skills by investigating job opportunities in the sector and exploring the provisions of services in care
develop awareness and understanding of policies and procedures that impact your roles and responsibilities working in the field of health and social care
developing skills that will enable you to engage and support vulnerable people
analyse engineering systems
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Successful completion of a broad range of GCSEs
These must include:
English Language or Maths at grade 3
one other related subject at grade 3
All students on a Level 2 course will also be studying towards GCSE Maths and or English if they have a grade 3 or below at GCSE.
You will also be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS). It will be administered by the college at the start of the course. The cost is £20 (non-refundable).
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Assessment methods include:
Coursework
Exams
Controlled Assessments
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Join one of the largest educators of Health and Child studies in the UK. Study alongside a wide range of professions and prepare for a rewarding and exciting career.
UNIQUE LINKS
NHS
SHINE
Namaste Charity at St Joseph’s Hospice
Local Childcare and Social Care employers
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Take part in fund-raising and awareness raising campaigns such as FGM and forced marriage and equality and inclusion.
Hear from a range of inspirational speakers such as teachers, social workers, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, nurses and midwives.
EXPERT PRACTITIONERS
The Health and Child Studies team have published research on topics education and child development and have professional experience in a range of industries including lecturing at universities, nursery management and care home management.
Outside of college, members of the Health and Child Studies team teach yoga, run marathons and take care of allotments.
The Leisure, Tourism and Sports team are leading the way in pioneering the use of technology in the classroom and have been working with Google to make teaching and assessment more interactive.
Outside of college, many members of the Leisure, Tourism and Sports team are involved in volunteering and love to travel around the world to learn more about different aspects of tourism.
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Whatever support you need, we’re here for you and will make sure you get the most out of your time at college.
We have expert teams in place to look after every single one of our students.
Our specialist teams can help with:
Learning difficulties
Physical and sensory disabilities
Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD, Aspergers or other specific learning difficulties
Mental health, counselling and wellbeing
Exam access arrangements
Money, finance and bursary advice
Careers advice, job and university applications
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On successful completion of this course you will be able to progress onto Level 3 Extended Diploma Health and Social Care or T Level Health.
