Health and Social Care BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate

Before submitting your application to Wyke Sixth Form College, please ensure that you have added

1. Personal Details (including Home Address, Email Address and Contact Number)
2. A full list of all of your predicted grades

Without this information we will be unable to process your application and will refer this back to you until it is fully complete.

This course is a great choice for you if you have an interest in working within Nursing, Midwifery, or other Allied Health professions such as Paramedic Science or Occupational Therapy. Additionally, you may wish to pursue a career within the social sector as a Social Worker, Speech & Language Therapist, or work within education.

Whether it is going straight into employment, degree apprenticeship or moving onto university, the broad nature of BTEC Health and Social Care will ensure you have the background knowledge you need to work professionally with a diverse range of service users and be well informed to make the best choices for your next steps.

The Health and Social Care department has four dedicated teaching rooms in the Elm building. You will have access to textbooks for the duration of the course which you are expected to use productively along with self-directed internet research to complete their assignments.

Our specialist Health and Social Care staff have a variety of different specialisms and this determines which units of the course they teach.

LEVEL 3 EXTENDED CERTIFICATE IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (equivalent in size to one A Level)

This 2 year course is split into 4 units. There are two compulsory examined units and a compulsory coursework unit.

Compulsory Units:

HUMAN LIFESPAN AND DEVELOPMENT

This compulsory unit is externally assessed by a Pearson-set and marked examination.

HUMAN BIOLOGY AND HEALTH

This compulsory unit is externally assessed by a Pearson-set and marked examination.

PRINCIPLES OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PRACTICE

This compulsory unit is internally assessed with assignment-based work.

Optional Units

The remaining unit will be internally assessed with assignment-based work and will be selected from the following options:

· HEALTH POLICY AND WELLBEING

· PROMOTING HEALTH EDUCATION

· SAFE ENVIRONMENTS IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

· HEALTH SCIENCE

Extended Certificate: 50% exams, 50% coursework.

Information on course specific and pathway specific entry criteria can be found on our website.

This qualification provides excellent preparation for higher education and careers within the health and social care sector. Students frequently progress to degrees and apprenticeships in: Adult Nursing, Child Nursing, Midwifery, Paramedic Science, Social Work, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Public Health, Healthcare Management, and Allied Health Professions.