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BTEC FIRST DIPLOMA

BTEC FIRST DIPLOMA. IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE. Are you?. Caring Creative Organized Inquisitive. DO you?. Enjoy lively/stimulating discussions Love watching medical dramas e.g. Casualty and House M.D. Find yourself advising others about their health. Why study health and social care?.

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BTEC FIRST DIPLOMA

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  1. BTEC FIRST DIPLOMA IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

  2. Are you? • Caring • Creative • Organized • Inquisitive

  3. DO you? • Enjoy lively/stimulating discussions • Love watching medical dramas e.g. Casualty and House M.D. • Find yourself advising others about their health

  4. Why study health and social care? • An opportunity to develop skills that will enable you to become a competent and outstanding practitioner in a career in health and social care, or services for children, young people and families.

  5. The industry • The health and social care industry is far-reaching.  It is a sector that will impact on everyone in society at some point in their life. • The UK health sector employs about 2 million people across a range of organisations. • The UK care sector employs another 1.6 million people, across care for adults and children.

  6. The care industry There are many aspects to the care industry including: • services for children, young people and families • social care • health care • day services • health work • domiciliary care • social work • residential care • mental health services

  7. BTEC FIRST DIPLOMA IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE • A new specification is currently being drafted for first delivery in September 2012 • Four units to be covered over two years • One of the four units will be assessed externally by the exam board. The external assessment will be a 1 hour paper-based exam. • Students will usually have the opportunity to revisit and improve each piece of coursework

  8. FIRST DIPLOMA IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE • The diploma is equivalent to FOUR GCSE grades A* - C • The marks from each of the four units make up the total grade

  9. FIRST DIPLOMA IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE The marks for each unit are allocated • PASS - equivalent to GCSE grade C • MERIT – equivalent to GCSE grade B • DISTINCTION – equivalent to GCSE grade A • DISTINCTION * - equivalent to GCSE grade A*

  10. FIRST DIPLOMA IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE The course is delivered using a range of vocational learning approaches, for example: • Discussions and debates • Watching past episodes of medical dramas – to use as case studies • Outside speakers • Presentations of researched topics • Lively question and answer sessions • Role play • Trips

  11. BTEC FIRST DIPLOMA IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE • You learn by completing projects and assignments that are based on realistic workplace situations for example • Registered care home • Hospital • Nursing home • Health centre

  12. FIRST DIPLOMA IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE What the students think….. • “Its fun” • “We have lots of discussions and are able to ask lots of questions, which make you think” • “You learn about things you have never thought about before” • “Sometimes homework involves watching Holby City and Casualty”

  13. FIRST DIPLOMA IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE What the students think….. • “Deadlines are good” • “We can do work up to distinction in our folders” • “We can stay after school for extra help if we are off sick and the deadline is soon” • “We talk about TV programmes like Fat Families, Generation XXL and Trevor Mc Donald Tonight”

  14. Career opportunities • Nursing • Child Care • Sports Science • Paramedics • Teaching • Social Work • Diet and Nutrition • Midwifery • Youth Work • Advice and mediation services

  15. BTEC FIRST DIPLOMA IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Further discussions/questions ?

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