Teaching Staff

• Gail Nicholson (Director of Learning)
• Charlotte Armstrong
• Manuela Sewell

Curriculum Intent for Health & Social Care

Health & Social Care provides vocational learning, in which understanding of life experiences will be developed and the impact of varying influences will be explored.

At KS4, students will:

• Explore how individuals develop over the course of their lifespan and be able to analyse the impact of a range of factors on development;
• Assess and compare how life events may impact individuals in different ways in order to begin to understand the life journeys which are taken by individuals;
• Experience providing support in a health or social care setting to gain a deeper understanding of individual needs and how these needs can be met;
• Examine possible barriers to individuals accessing health and social care services and analyse the potential impact on quality of life for these individuals;
• Learn how to develop care plans to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals with varying needs.

Department Information

The Department of Health and Social Care at King James has had tremendous success with students doing both Level 2 and Level 3 courses. It has enabled students to work in the Health and Social Care Sector of employment or to continue their studies at University. Students have gone on from Health & Social care to work in the care sector, early years, education, and the NHS to list a few.

 We have developed firm relationships with local organisations who offer work placements and guest speakers to enhance what is learned in the classroom environment. This provides students with an excellent insight into how their learning can be applied in the ‘real world’.

Within the course at both levels 2 and 3, students develop a breadth of knowledge about how humans develop across the course of their life and of different social, environmental, genetic and personal factors that impact upon development, health and wellbeing.  Students also develop knowledge and practical skills which relate to the working sectors of healthcare and social care.

Key Stage 4

Year 10

The BTEC Level 2 Tech Award in Health and Social Care enables students to explore human lifespan development and factors which impact on this. We investigate the care skills which are essential to the health and social care sector. Students will also explore a wide range of health and social care services to help develop their understanding of different job roles and service within the sector.

Year 11

Students will focus this year on the health and wellbeing of individuals. They will learn how health is measured, monitored and treated. They will also learn how the health of individual’s can be improved by careful planning.

Students complete three units of work over the two year period:

Learning Journeys