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BTEC Health and Social Care STUDY LEVEL CONTACT DETAILS BTEC Tony Logan, Head of Department [email protected] BTEC Health and Social Care offers a broad basis of study for the health and social care sector. It is a highly successful course which will stretch students and give them a varied insight into the world of health and social care and the importance of thought when dealing with vulnerable individuals. BTEC is different from A level courses because it is more vocational in approach developing skills as well as knowledge. It’s an ideal course for students who are more adept at continuous assessment (coursework) as there are no external examinations. What will I study? Co-curricular activities Where might it lead? BTEC Health and Social Care Subsidiary Diploma (equivalent to one A level). Work experience is a great way of making you aware of the demands and benefits of working in health and social care and we strongly recommend that all students engage in at least one work placement over the duration of the course. Where possible, we offer trips to university nursing departments or other care settings. The college also welcomes visiting guest speakers from a variety of health and social care professions. BTEC Health and Social Care courses when combined with the correct A level or BTEC programme, offers an excellent route to university for a variety of degrees. Students have progressed onto higher study or employment within nursing, midwifery, primary education, social work, plus many other areas where interaction with the pubic is a large part of the job. Within this you will study 6 units of work, 3 in the first year and 3 in the second year: Communication and values, equality and diversity, human growth and development, health and safety in care amongst other topics. C SirJohnDeanes A SirJohnDeanes www.sjd.ac.uk 71