Specification
Specification
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(Version 2) For first teaching from September 2009, for first assessment from Summer 2010, for first award in Summer 2011
Related Circulars
Revised GCSE Health and Social Care Double Award Specification (S/IF/85/09)
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In this Double Award course in Health and Social Care, students can be awarded grades A*A*–GG, with A*A* being the highest. For students who fail to attain a grade GG, we report their results as unclassified (UU).
We’ve organised the course into four compulsory units:
- Unit SA1: Working in Health and Social Care;
- Unit SA2: Personal Development;
- Unit DA1: Health and Well-Being; and
- Unit DA2: Promoting Quality Care.
The content of each unit is outlined in more detail below:
Unit SA1: Working in Health and Social Care
- Main employment sectors in health, social care, early years and children’s services
- Job roles in health, social care, early years and children’s services
- Principles of care/providing quality care
- Meeting client needs
- Accessing care services, and barriers to access
Unit SA2: Personal Development
- Human growth and development
- Factors affecting growth and development
- Relationships
- Self-concept
- Coping with life changes
Unit DA1: Health and Well-Being
- Health and well-being
- Government health improvement targets
- Factors influencing health and well-being
- Measures of physical health
- Health improvement plan
- Evaluation of the health improvement plan
Unit DA2: Promoting Quality Care
- Code of Practice for Social Care Workers
- Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct
- Values and principles of the early years and children’s services sector
- Policies in care settings.
For more information, see the specification.