CCEA
Applied GCE
Health & Social Care
AS Level – Year 13
Two-thirds of this year is coursework &
one-third is an exam.
For this subject you will go on a 6 week
observation placement (1hr per week) to an
early years setting, a health setting or a
residential care setting
Units
• Health & Well-Being – June 2014 Exam
• Promoting Positive Care - Coursework
• Communication in Care Settings Coursework
Unit 1 Promoting Positive Care
Internal Portfolio/Coursework
This module gives you the opportunity to
examine how legislation impacts upon the
rights & responsibilities of service users &
their carers. You will focus on one care
setting to investigate how the staff apply the
principles of the care value base.
Unit 2 Communicating in Care Settings
Internal Portfolio/Coursework
This module will give you the opportunity to learn &
practice communication skills. You will go on work
experience to observe communication skills in one
care setting of your choice, and evaluate two
interactions that you have while there.
Unit 3 Health & Well Being
External Examination
In this unit you will learn about your health & wellbeing and the factors which affect it. You will also
investigate health promotion and discover the
organisations responsible for our health & well
being.
A2 Level – Year 14
Again, two-thirds of this year is coursework &
one-third is an exam.
Units:
• Providing Services – May 2015 Exam
• Monitoring Body Systems - Coursework
• Supporting the Family - Coursework
Module 4 Providing Services
External Examination
This module will give you the opportunity to learn
about the way in which health, social care &
early years services are organised, including the
roles of the various practitioners (e.g. GP, social
workers) involved in the service delivery.
Unit 5 Monitoring Body Systems
Internal Portfolio/Coursework
In this unit you will examine the structure, function &
control of two body system (Respiratory &
Cardiovascular) & carry out a practical investigation in
which you monitor four vital signs of two people (e.g.
blood pressure & heart beat)
Unit 11 Supporting the Family
Internal Portfolio/Coursework
In this portfolio you will investigate the functions of the
family and explore how family structures have changed.
You will then research the wide range of services
available to families and discuss the support that they
offer.
Work Experience
For this subject you will go on a 6 week
observation placement (1hr per week) in
Sept/Oct 2013
You will go to a care setting of your choice e.g.
– Residential Care Home
– Primary School
– Nursery School/Creche
– Hospital
– G.P. Surgery
Career Opportunities
This can be used as an A Level for most university
courses but especially for:
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Primary & Secondary Teaching
Nursing & Midwifery
Social Work
Occupational Therapy
Management
Psychology
Social Policy
Skills
This is a good A Level to learn skills that can be
transferred to many career choices:
• Learn about how groups form & how to work
effectively as a team
• Learn what your body language is saying
• Learn how to complete successful independent
research