The Sixth Form at Malton - Prospectus

HEALTH & SOCIAL CARE
BTEC NATIONAL EXTENDED CERTIFICATE OR
BTEC NATIONAL EXTENDED DIPLOMA
This is the course for you if you have an interest in working in the social care, health care or education fields. The course will
appeal to you if you enjoy studying a subject that is relevant to your own life and experience and are interested in developing an
understanding of caring organisations and the clients they serve. The course is ideal if you want to move on to a related career or
higher vocational courses (BTEC level 4, HND and NVQ’s) and degrees in nursing and midwifery. The qualification is designed to
provide a broad introduction to the vocational area of health and social care. It is offered at two options: The National Extended
Certificate is taught as 4 units over two years. Two of the units are assessed externally by a written examination. This course can
be studied alongside other Advanced GCE’s. We also offer the BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Health and Social Care
that is a triple option and is equivalent to 3 A level subjects. The extended diploma is taught as a combination of 13 mandatory
and optional modules over the two years. It includes 100 hours of work experience in a health and social care environment and
4 external examinations.
Course Requirements: N/A
Equipment:
You will need to have skills in independent learning and
research and to be reflective. Effective communication both
verbally and in written form.
Skills:
Successful students demonstrate an inquisitive mind, good
analytical skills and a strong work ethic.
Assessment:
If you are studying health and social care as one of your three
subjects you will be following the “extended certificate”
qualification. This is equivalent to 1 A level and has the same
UCAS points. You will study FOUR modules, unit 1 and unit
2 which are assessed by external exams and unit 5 and an
optional unit which are assignment based and are assessed
by your teacher.
What Do Our Students Say:
“If you want to go into healthcare I don’t think you could
choose a better course.”
“It’s a different way of learning.”
“I really enjoyed the childhood development topic.”
“It is a perfect course if you are a person who wants a mix of
exams and coursework.”
“Best of both worlds – all lessons are different from learning
about human anatomy and physiology to completing
independent assignment tasks on social and health issues.”
“Be prepared to work hard throughout the whole course
– you can’t leave it to the end. Keep up with meeting all
deadlines.”
The “extended diploma” is equivalent to 3 A level subjects and
again carries the same weighting for university applications.
In this course you complete 13 modules, 3 externally assessed
by examinations, unit 4 which is task based and assessed
externally and the remaining units are assignment based.
Future Prospects:
The BTEC in Health and Social Care combines with almost all
AS or A level subjects and thus will support applications for
social work, nursery nursing, healthcare of the elderly and
other health related courses. There is a very wide range of
employment opportunities and further vocational training
following successful completion of this course. Past students
have gone on to do nursing, occupational therapy, play
leadership, nursery nursing, teaching and youth work.
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