KS4 - Health & Social Care

Curriculum Knowledge 

Year 10

Learners will investigate; 

• How, in real situations, human development is affected by different factors and that people deal differently with life events. This will be assessed through 2 pieces of internally assessed coursework ‘Human Lifespan Development’.

Following this they will study and explore practically;

• Health and social care services and how they meet the needs of real service users, this will prepare them to complete internally assessed coursework HSC Services and Values’.

Year 11

 Learners will study;

• The factors that affect health and wellbeing, learning about physiological and lifestyle indicators, and how to design a health and wellbeing improvement plan, this is assessed through an externally set exam ‘Human Health and Wellbeing’ examined in February of y11 with a resit opportunity in May/June of y11. 

Following this learners study and explore practically;

• Health and social care services and how they meet the needs of real service users developing skills in applying care values. This will prepare them to complete internally assessed coursework HSC Services and Values’.

Skill Development

Subject Specific Skills:

• Learning how diet and lifestyle impact on our health and wellbeing
• Understanding of mental wellbeing

Wider Academic Skills / Attributes:

• Development of resilience
• Essay writing 
• Research skills 
• Analytical skills – use of case studies 
• Vocational application

Personal Development - SMSC & Cultural Capital (Opportunities / Experiences)

• Knowledge on health and wellbeing
• Awareness of cultural differences
• Understanding of services in our local community