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Btec Health and Social Care

at Sidney Stringer Academy, Coventry · school or sixth form

Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionOutstanding2023see the detail

Level 3Applied and BTECDiploma23 monthsFull timeFree

What the college says

The BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Health and Social Care consists of eight units studied over 2 years, 6 units are mandatory and a further 2 are optional units chosen from a limited list: Mandatory units - Unit 1 - Human lifespan development Unit 2 - Working in Health & Social care Unit 4 - Enquiries into current research in Health & Social Care Unit 5 - Meeting individual care and support needs Unit 7 - Principles of safe practise in Health and Social Care Unit 8 - Promoting public health Optional units - Unit 6 - Work experience in Health & Social care (100 hours to be completed over a minimum of 4 vocational placements over the 2 year course) Unit 19 - Nutritional health

What you need to get on

You need a minimum of five GCSEs at Grade C or above including Mathematics, English and Science all at a grade 4. If you have alternative qualifications which are equivalent to GCSEs, your application will be considered on an individual basis. If you have completed a BTEC First Diploma in Health & Social Care, you need to have achieved a minimum of 'Merit' grade to continue onto the level 3 course.

How you are assessed

One subject in depth, assessed largely through coursework and projects.

What this level means

The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.

Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?

Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.

Where it runs

  • Sidney Stringer Academy

    2 Primrose Hill Street, Coventry, CV1 5LY

    DaytimeClassroom based
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