Health & Social Care 

The GCE in Health & Social Care has been designed to be delivered through work-related contexts, allowing students to develop an understanding of the diverse and complex nature of the health and social care sector.

Why choose the Health & Social Care GCE?

The GCE in Health & Social Care allows students to build skills as well as technical knowledge. It gives them a broad base of understanding whilst allowing them also to focus on the four specialist areas:

• Health
• Early Years (Care and Education)
• Care of Older People
• Individuals with Specific Needs

Progression

The GCE in Health & Social Care qualifies for UCAS points. It gives students a wide choice of progression options into further study, training, or relevant employment.

Students who successfully complete the qualification will be well equipped to move onto degrees, BTEC Higher National Diplomas or NVQs.

Course structure

The qualification has an AS/A2 structure. It can take the form of:

• a Single Award AS GCE (3 units)
• a Single Award Advanced GCE (6 units)
• a Double Award AS GCE (6 units)
• a Double Award Advanced GCE (12 units)

1	Effective Caring
2	Effective Communication
3	Health, Illness and Disease
4	Child Development
5	Nutrition and Dietetics
6	Common Disease
7	Needs and Provision for Elderly Clients
8	Needs and Provision for Early Years Clients
9	Complementary Therapies
10	Psychological perspectives
11	Working in Health and Social Care
12	Factors and Theories of Human Development
13	The Role of Exercise in Maintaining Health and Well-Being
14	Diagnosis and Treatment
15	Clients with Disabilities
16	Early Years Education
17	Understanding Mental Disorder
18	Social Policy
19	Physiological Aspects of Health
20	Environmental Health
21	Research Methods and Perspectives