Our vision for Health and Social Care at HEA
We aim to empower students by developing skills and knowledge of human growth and development across all life stages, focusing on holistic development and the various factors influencing health, including innate, lifestyle, and socio-economic aspects. To promote excellent health and wellbeing for all.
This subject emphasizes the importance of understanding human biology, including cellular structure and the functioning of body systems, to grasp how common disorders impact health. By applying this to case studies, students develop the ability to recognises needs, interpret date, plan interventions and assess impacts.
Underpinning the course is respecting others through core values, skills, and principles necessary for providing effective care. It highlights the challenges of personalizing care and examines societal factors affecting health outcomes.
In delivering the course the components build on one another supporting the students as they grow in confidence and resilience to succeed. This foundational knowledge is vital for students aspiring to careers in health and social care, such as nursing, social work, and public health.
Curriculum Overview
Year 10
| Year 10 | |
| Autumn 1 |
Component 1: Human Lifespan Development Understand human growth and development across life stages and the factors that affect it. |
| Autumn 2 |
Component 1: Human Lifespan Development Understand how individuals deal with life events. |
| Spring 1 |
Component 1: Human Lifespan Development (30% Coursework) Task 1: PIES growth and development through the life stages. Task 2: Impact of different factors on PIES growth and development through life stages. Task 3a: Impact of life events on PIES growth and development. Task 3b: How individuals adapt to a life event. |
| Spring 2 |
Component 2: Health and Social Care Services and Values Understand the different types of health and social care services. |
| Summer 1 |
Component 2: Health and Social Care Services and Values Understand the different types of health and social care services and barriers to accessing them. |
| Summer 2 |
Component 2: Health and Social Care Services and Values Understand the skills, attributes and values required to give care. |
Year 11
| Year 11 | |
| Autumn 1 |
Component 2: Health and Social Care Services and Values (30% Coursework) Coursework Assessment – 6 hours Task 1: How health care services work together to meet the needs of an individual. Task 2: How social care services meet the needs of an individual. Task 3: Barriers an individual could face when accessing services in health or social care. Task 4: How health care professionals demonstrate the skills, attributes and values when delivering care to an individual. Task 5: How the skills, attributes and values of care professionals can help an individual to overcome potential obstacle. |
| Autumn 2 |
Component 3: Health and Wellbeing Factors that affect health and wellbeing. |
| Spring 1 |
Component 3: Health and Wellbeing Interpreting health indicators. |
| Spring 2 |
Component 3: Health and Wellbeing Person-centred approach to improving health and wellbeing. |
| Summer 1 |
Terminal Exam – 2 hours. Start of May. |
Year 12
| Year 12 | |
| Autumn 1 |
AAQ Unit One Human Lifespan and development – Exam Human growth and development through the life stages
AAQ Unit Three Principles of Health and Social Care – Coursework Understand the principles of health and social care practice which underpin meeting the care and support needs of individuals. |
| Autumn 2 |
AAQ Unit One Human Lifespan and development – Exam Factors affecting human growth and development across each life stage.
AAQ Unit Three Principles of Health and Social Care – Coursework Examine how organisations, legislation and guidance inform practice in health and social care. |
| Spring 1 |
AAQ Unit One Human Lifespan and development – Exam Health and social care promotion, prevention and treatment at different life stages.
AAQ Unit Three Principles of Health and Social Care – Coursework Examine how social determinants affect the health status of individuals and the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion in practice. |
| Spring 2 |
AAQ Unit One Human Lifespan and development – Exam Review and examination preparation.
AAQ Unit Three Principles of Health and Social Care – Coursework Coursework Assessment – 12 hours Task 1: Using the case studies for the two individuals provided, prepare materials that evaluate the methods and strategies used by professionals to overcome challenges in providing person-centred care. Task 2: You have been asked to produce a set of materials which could be used as a resource to help train new volunteers at a local hospital. Your materials will be based on the case studies provided and needs to evaluate the effectiveness of health and social care services working together to meet the care and support needs of two individuals. Task 3: You have been asked to evaluate the success of approaches to inclusive working practices in terms of improving health outcomes, and overcoming potential barriers, for individuals with different needs. |
| Summer 1 |
AAQ Unit One Human Lifespan and development Y12 – Exam Exam – 1 hour 30 minutes Assess knowledge and understanding of human growth and development through the life stages; application of knowledge of the factors affecting human growth and development across each life stage and making connections between lifestyle factors and health inequalities; and evaluation and analysis of health and social care workers and how they promote, prevent and treat health conditions at different life stages. |
| Summer 2 |
AAQ Unit Two Human Biology and Health – Exam Organisation of the Human Body. |
Year 13
| Year 13 | |
| Autumn 1 |
AAQ Unit Two Human Biology and Health – Exam Body Systems |
| Autumn 2 |
AAQ Unit Two Human Biology and Health – Exam Disorders of the body and effect on body systems.
AAQ Unit Seven Health Science - Coursework Understand the concepts of microbiology relevant to health science. |
| Spring 1 |
AAQ Unit Two Human Biology and Health – Exam Exam – 1 hour 30 minutes Assess’ knowledge and understanding of the structure, organisation and function of the human body and common disorders that affect it; application of knowledge on the structure and function of body systems to the primary and secondary effects of common disorders on those body systems; and connections between the primary and secondary effects of common disorders and how they affect interlinked body systems.
AAQ Unit Seven Health Science - Coursework Examine the cause and spread of disease in humans. |
| Spring 2 |
AAQ Unit Seven Health Science - Coursework Coursework assessment - 16 hours Task 1: You have been asked to undertake research to support the production of materials justifying the methods that can be used to control the growth and spread of four different microorganisms. Task 2: You have been asked to undertake research to support the production of materials evaluating:
Task 3: You have been asked to undertake research evaluating the reasons for, and consequences of, the spread of diseases becoming more global. You must focus on an example of the following throughout:
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| Summer 1 | Re-sit examinations (if required). |
Assessment
| Term 1 | Term 2 | Term 3 | |
| Year 10 |
Component 1: Learning Aim A – in class |
Component 1: Coursework Assessment – in gym |
Component 2: Learning Aim B – in class |
| Year 11 |
Component 2: Coursework Assessment – in gym |
Component 3: Mock Exam - in exam venue |
Component 3: Terminal Exam - in exam venues |
| Year 12 |
Unit 1: Learning Aim A&B – in class |
Unit 1: Learning Aim C – in class Mock Exam – in exam venues
Unit 3: Coursework assessment – in class |
Unit 1 Exam – in exam venues
Unit 2: Learning Aim A – in class |
| Year 13 |
Unit 2: Learning Aim B&C – in class |
Unit 2: Exam – in exam venues
Unit 7: Coursework assessment – in class |
Exam Board Link(s)
Extracurricular Opportunities
- KS4: Organising and delivery of Food Bank.
- KS4: Community Christmas card deliver and visits to local care homes.
- KS4 and KS5: Somerset Independent Living Centre.
- KS4 and KS5: Thrive Somerset CCS Workshop - multidisciplinary and person-centred care.
Careers
Following a health and social care qualification at KS5, you can pursue immediate entry-level roles like a care worker or healthcare assistant, or further study to become a specialised professional like a social worker, nurse, or occupational therapist. Other options include management roles, such as a care home manager, or positions in public health, education, and administration.
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Learning Beyond the Curriculum
Great reads:
- Vaxxers (2022) by Sarah Gilbert and Catherine Green
- The Plague Cycle (2021) by Charles Kenny
- The Health Gap (2016) by Michael Marmot
- War Doctor (2019) by David Nott
- Frontline Midwife (2022) by Anna Kent
- Bad Science (2009), Bad Pharma (2012), I Think You’ll Find it’s a Bit More Complicated Than That (2015) by Ben Goldacre
- Somebody I Used to Know (2019), What I Wish People Knew About Dementia (2022) by Wendy Mitchell
- The Body (2020) by Bill Bryson
Useful revision and information:
