BTEC Health and Social Care is designed to develop the knowledge and understanding required in the Health and Social Care sectors. It provides an opportunity for students to gain a nationally recognised qualification to either enter employment or progress to further education courses. The course will enable the student to either continue in further education or use the qualification to enter employment. Students will study Human Lifespan Development, Working in Health and Social Care, Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs and, Physiological Disorders and their Care. In Social Science subjects’ students are encouraged to explore the real-world context of the subjects they are learning by engaging with local news, businesses, community programs and social issues. We support students with this by providing internal opportunities including guest speakers and workshops, as well as external trips. We encourage both KS4 and KS5 students to engage with wider reading to explore content through literature, news, film, and documentaries.