YEAR 11 INTO 12 SUMMER TRANSITION TASK 2015
Subject: Health & Social Care
Qualification/Level: Subsidiary Diploma in Health & Social Care (Level 3)
Examination Board: Edexcel
The following task is to be completed by week beginning 1st September and brought to
your first lesson.
The Task
Scenario
You are working in Peace Haven House, a residential care home for the elderly. The
home’s manager leads a team of 15 trained and untrained nursing staff. Currently she is
very concerned about the attitude of some of the staff towards two service users, one is a
practising Hindu and one is HIV positive. In addition, she is also aware of the problem that
staff have in a small residential home of being able to report bad practice or abuse.
In an attempt to resolve some of the issues she is in the process of setting up a code of
anti-discriminatory practice and rewriting the home’s policies that relate to equal
opportunities, using equal opportunities legislation as the main source. All staff are to be
given training to make sure they understand the new policies.
Your task is to assist the manager in producing information for the in-house training
programme which will be entitled ‘Equality, Diversity and Rights in Health and Social Care.’
How the work produced will fit into subsequent work and the specification as
a whole
As a student following a BTEC Subsidiary Diploma course you will need to have the
confidence to independently research information and present your findings. You will need
to be able to follow detailed success criteria and produce clearly presented assignments.
Work produced that successfully meets the criteria could form part of your coursework
portfolio.
How the work should be presented
You should produce a written booklet to address the success criteria. You should focus on
the requirements and avoid including any irrelevant (albeit interesting) information.
How the work will be assessed
The work will be assessed by your teacher to determine how well you have followed the
success criteria and the level of detail you include in your work. You will be given an
overall grade for the piece of work following assessment.
Success criteria
What you need to do to succeed:
 Describe discriminatory practise in health and social care.
To do this you must describe the following key terms: infringement of rights, covert
and overt abuse of power, prejudice, stereotyping, labelling, bullying and abuse.
(Pass)

Explain the concepts of equality, diversity and rights in relation to health and
social care.
To do this explain the meaning of the following: equality, equity, diversity, rights,
opportunity, difference, overt discrimination, covert discrimination, stereotyping,
labelling, prejudice, disadvantage, beliefs, values, vulnerability, abuse,
empowerment, independence, interdependence, racism, sexism, homophobia, the
right to be respected, the right to be treated equally and not discriminated against,
the right to be treated as an individual, the right to be treated in a dignified way, the
right to be allowed privacy, the right to be protected from danger and harm, the right
to be allowed access to information, the right to be able to communicate using your
preferred methods of communication and language and the right to be cared for in a
way that meets needs, takes account of choices and gives protection from harm.
(Merit)

Assess the effects, on those using a service, of three different discriminatory
practices in health and social care settings (relate your answer where
appropriate to the scenario above)
Examples of discriminatory practise include: infringement of rights, covert or overt
abuse of power, prejudice, stereotyping, labelling, bullying and abuse
Effects of discriminatory practice include: marginalisation, disempowerment, low
self-esteem and self-identity, restricted opportunities, negative behaviours such as
aggression or criminality, loss of rights such as overriding individual rights by the
use of power and force. (Distinction)
The level at which you discuss your research will determine your grade for the
assessment. Pass grade is the minimum level, followed by merit and distinction.
You will need to structure your work using headings and paragraphs correctly. Spelling,
grammar and the use of correct terminology will also be assessed, so check your work.
At the end of the task, indicate which level you have attempted (you should attempt to
complete the task at the highest level you can)
Information copied and pasted from the internet will not be accepted
Resources to be used
Health and Social Care text books (e.g. BTEC Level 3 National Health & Social Care:
Student Book 1 (Ed Pearson), Internet research, current newspapers and journals.
Who to contact if you should require further assistance with the work before
the end of term
Mrs Julia Sykes julia.sykes@manorschool.northants.sch.uk
What equipment will be needed for the subject?
A4 folder/s, lined paper, general stationery (pens, pencils etc) and a memory stick