Health and Social Care BTEC Extended Certificate

Applications open: 10 November 2025

Application deadline: 13th February 2026

Entry Requirements: - 5 x GCSEs Grade 4-9 including English. Maths desirable. Please see individual courses for subject entry requirements. Please visit our website for more information https://www.maplesden.kent.sch.uk/830/welcome

Subject Choices: - You will need to select a minimum of 3 subjects to study and these can be a mixture of A Levels and BTECs with SEFA and MWBA in addition to your full time studies.

How to Apply: - Please apply via KentChoices

The Extended Certificate is equivalent to one A-level

The BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate in Health and Social Care is designed as a stand-alone qualification that provides learners with knowledge and understanding of the health and social care sectors, and specialist knowledge and understanding according to the units studied.

The BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate in Health and Social Care can provide a springboard to a university degree or Foundation Degree in an appropriate vocational discipline, to BTEC HNCs and HNDs, or to employment.

The BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate in Health and Social Care specification consists of 2 external exams and one mandatory unit and one optional unit.

Year 1:

Unit 1: Human Lifespan and Development (External exam) - 90GLH

Unit 5: Meeting individual care and support needs- Coursework- 90 GLH

Year 2: (If you have successfully completed the first Year of the course)

Working in Health and Social care (External exam) - 120 GLH

Optional units (You must choose one from the following list) - 60GLH- coursework

Unit 10: Sociological perspectives

Unit 11: Psychological perspectives

Unit 5: Meeting individuals care and support needs

Unit 14: Physiological disorders in care

One exam and one piece of coursework for the first year and the same in the 2nd year

Grade 4-9 in English. (If taken) L2 Merit or higher in Health and Social Care

If you work hard and achieve good grades in your A Levels you may be able to consider a career in Health & Social Care. Below are some careers that Health & Social Care Graduates have. All of these careers will require you to gain a degree in a related subject.

Advice worker / Personal Advisor? Charity Officer? Civil Service Administrator? Counsellor? FE Lecturer? Health Promotion Specialist? Health Service Manager? Local Government Administrator? Nutritional Therapist? Physiotherapist? Probation officer? Social worker? Lifestyle consultant? Nurse? Health Care Assistant? Care Support Worker? Learning Support Assistant? Nursery Worker