BTEC Level 3 Health and Social - IBCP

King Ethelbert School

Canterbury Road, Birchington, Kent, CT7 9BL

National Award (BTEC)

Level 3

Available start dates

Sunday, 01 September 2024

King Ethelbert School

2 Year(s)

Full time

Daytime/working hours

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Application Instructions

Applications Open: - 3rd November 2025

Applications Close: - 30th June 2026

Entry Requirements: - 5 x grade 4-9 including Maths & English at G5

How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices

Course Summary

IBCP students will take a minimum of three courses of study. All of these will be Level 3 courses (A/AS Level equivalent). The courses will be a combination of vocational BTEC qualification (equivalent to up to 3 A Levels, approximately 10 hours of study per week) and 2 IB subjects (approx. AS level each and studied for 5 hours a fortnight). If you select this subject you must also select two IB subjects in your application.

Health and Social Care is one of the fastest growing sectors for employment in the UK and there are a range of exciting professions within the sector that you will be ready to enter, via employment or apprenticeship, or study further at University. The course includes 100 hours of work experience and units on human lifespan development, public health promotion, nutrition and anatomy and physiology.

Students who studied Health and Social Care at King Ethelbert School earned University places to study Midwifery, Nursing, Social Work, Primary School Teaching, Paramedic Science, Psychology and Health Policy.

Course Details

For the BTEC Diploma in Health and Social Care (2 A level equivalent), there are 8 units. 6 which are mandatory and two which are optional.

The mandatory units are:

Human Lifespan Development
Working in Health and Social Care
Enquiries into Current Research in Health and Social Care
Principles of Safe Practice in Health and Social Care
Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs
Promoting Public Health

Optional Units are chosen on discussion with the class.

For the Extended Diploma (3 A level equivalent) there is a further mandatory unit (Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care) plus a further 4 optional units, totalling 13 units.

How will it be delivered and assessed?

Assessment

Assessment is specifically designed to fit the purpose and objective of the qualification. It includes a range of assessment types and styles suited to vocational qualifications in the sector. There are three main forms of assessment that you need to be aware of: external, internal and synoptic.

Externally-assessed units

Each external assessment for a BTEC National is linked to a specific unit. All of the units developed for external assessment are of 90 or 120 GLH to allow learners to demonstrate breadth and depth of achievement. Each assessment is taken under specified conditions, then marked by Pearson and a grade awarded. Learners are permitted to resit external assessments during their programme.

The styles of external assessment used for qualifications in the Business suite are:

• examinations – all learners take the same assessment at the same time, normally with a written outcome

• set tasks – learners take the assessment during a defined window and demonstrate understanding through completion of a vocational task.

Internally-assessed units

Most units in the sector are internally assessed and subject to external standards verification.

Learners are given opportunities to:

• write up the findings of their own research

• use case studies to explore complex or unfamiliar situations

• carry out projects for which they have choice over the direction and outcomes

• demonstrate practical and technical skills using appropriate presentations and

role plays

Entry requirements

For entry into King Ethelbert School Sixth Form all students must attain 5 grades between Grade 9 and Grade 4 (or equivalent) with a Grade 5 in both English Language and Mathematics.

There is no requirement to have taken H&SC at KS4 to take the course at KS5.

Your next steps...

This course can be further developed at university or in a work place.

Additional information

http://www.edexcel.com/quals/nationals10/hsc/Pages/default.aspx

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