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Course code
Y896
Attendance
Full time
Duration
1 year
Intake
September only
These qualifications provide the skills, knowledge and experience required to progress onto an exciting range of diverse careers within the Health and Social Care sector. Work placements are a key feature of these courses and are used to support personal and professional development.
You will prepare a self-development plan reflecting personal abilities, goals and career aspirations and identify vocational work placements, formal study, and voluntary activity to enhance your knowledge, skills and practice.
The topics studied on this course are:
- Understand the range of service provision and roles
- Understand the principles and values in Health and Social Care
- Awareness of protection and safeguarding in Health and Social Care
- Introduction to communication in Health and Social Care
- Introductory awareness of Equality and Inclusion in Health and Social Care
- Introductory awareness of Health and Safety
- Introductory awareness of personcentred support in Health and Social Care
Optional units:
- Encourage children and young people to eat healthy
- Human growth and development
- Introduction to Healthy Lifestyle
- Introduction to Mental Health
- Introduction to Dementia
- Job opportunities in Health and Social Care
How you will be assessed:
- Group projects
- Individual projects
- Practical observations
- Online quizzes
- Brochure/booklet production
- Written work in class
- Word-processed assignments
Future career opportunities may include:
- Nursing
- Occupational Therapy
- Health Care Assistant
- Teaching
- Social Work
- Support Work
- Youth and Community Work
- Criminology/Psychology
- Counselling
- Playworker
- Probation Work
You
may be asked to make a contribution to any trips and visits throughout the
course.
Positive Futures is a set of essential qualities, embedded throughout your study programme, that we seek to develop in all students:
- Commitment
- Collaboration
- Confidence
- Resilience
You will also engage in the Positive Futures Careers Programme, developing key employability skills through a diverse range of activities including work placements, volunteering, employer talks, industry study visits and employment and university fairs.
For Level 1 Intro to Health and Social Care: 4 GCSEs at grade 9-2 (including English Language)
As a Bury College student you will have access to a wide range of enrichment opportunities which will contribute to your personal growth and development and support your academic studies.
These may include:
- Art Club
- Chess Club
- Dance, Drama and Singing Workshops
- Duke of Edinburgh Award
- Gaming Hub
- Music Club
- Pride Club
- Student Ambassador Scheme
- A wide range of sport including Badminton, Cricket, Football, Fitness Training, Nerf, Netball, Volleyball and Table Tennis.
Please Note: We attempt to ensure that all information contained within this website is correct and up-to-date. However, some details may change as we review and update our provision. Although every effort is made to provide the teaching, examination, assessment and other services detailed on this website and in our other publications, Bury College cannot guarantee the provision of such programmes, services, facilities and fees. Bury College reserves the right to amend, withdraw, alter or amalgamate any of the courses, locations and facilities detailed within at any time. Should circumstances require such amendments, Bury College undertakes to use all reasonable steps to minimise the resultant disruption to those services and most importantly to students.
