HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE OCR CAMBRIDGE EXTENDED CERTIFICATE

HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE OCR CAMBRIDGE EXTENDED CERTIFICATE AT CHISLEHURST SCHOOL FOR GIRLS SIXTH FORM

WHY WE’RE PASSIONATE ABOUT TECAHING HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE One of the main reasons we enjoy teaching Health and Social Care is that we love seeing the opportunities it gives to a range of students. We also love the fact that students’ preconceived ideas of what Health and Social Care is are challenged and they soon come to understand that the subject is not just about “babies and old people”. We have seen students go on to do a range of degrees, apprenticeships and jobs after studying Health and Social Care and love when we see how successful our students have

How does HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE apply to the wider world/society • The knowledge gained within health and social care will be invaluable in whichever career you find yourselves doing in later life. Skills such as understanding the importance of communication is something that every employer is looking for. • Another example is understanding how legislation such as health and safety and confidentiality of data is again something that every employee should be aware of. For example the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations) which comes under the Data Protection Act 2018 is something that every employee across

An overview of Health and Social Care Exam board – OCR (Cambridge Technical Extended Certificate Unit 1 Building positive relationships in health and social care (coursework) Unit 2 Equality, diversity and rights in health and social care (exam) Unit 3 Health, safety and security in health and social care (exam) Unit 4 Anatomy and physiology for health and social care (exam) Unit 9 Supporting people with learning disabilities (coursework) Unit 13 Sexual health, reproduction and early development stages (coursework)

Future careers • Paediatric nurse • Midwife • Speech and language therapist • Occupational therapist • Teacher • Social worker • Community support and outreach worker

Wider reading opportunities for Health and Social Care Paperback: 336 pages Publisher: Hodder Education; UK ed. edition (30 Sept. 2016) Language: English ISBN-10: 1471874761 ISBN-13: 978 -1471874765 This is the boo k we use in lessons and for hom ework This is a good book to use for revision for your exams Paperback: 152 pages Publisher: Hodder Education (31 Aug. 2018) Language: English ISBN-10: 1510442308 ISBN-13: 978 -1510442306