Component 1: Human Lifespan Development Learners will explore different aspects of growth and development and the factors that can affect this across the life stages. They will explore the different events that can impact on individuals’ physical, intellectual, emotional and social development and how individuals cope with and are supported through changes caused by life events.
Component 2: Health and Social Care Services and Values Learners will explore health and social care services and how they meet the needs of service users. They will also study the skills, attributes and values required when giving care.
Component 3: Health and Wellbeing Learners will explore the factors that affect health and wellbeing, learning about physiological and lifestyle indicators, and person-centred approaches to make recommendations to improve an individual’s health and wellbeing.
Year 10
Autumn Term
PIES (Physical, Intellectual, Emotional and Social development) and Life stages
Component 1 : Human growth and development across life stages and the factors that affect it
Spring Term
Life Events
Component 1: Human Growth and Development
Pearson Set Assignment 1
Summative assessment embedded throughout
Summer Term
Services in health and social care
Component 2 Health and Social Care Services and Values
Barriers to accessing services
Exploring a range of health and social care services that meet service user needs
Year 11
Autumn Term
Skills, attributes and values in health and social care
Component 2 Health and Social Care Services and Values
Skills and attributes required when delivering are and the obstacles individuals may face.
Pearson Set Assignment 2
Summative assessment embedded throughout
Spring Term
Factors affecting health and wellbeing
Component 3 Health and Wellbeing
Interpreting Health indicators
Factors that affect health and wellbeing, physiological and lifestyle indicators and a person-centred approach to make recommendations to improve an individual’s health and wellbeing
Improving health and wellbeing
Summer Term
External Assessment of component 3
2 hour external synoptic examination paper
Assessment at Key stage 4
Year 10 class
Internal assessment PSA November Year 10 – April for component 1
Internal assessment PSA September Year 11 – December for component 2
Component 3 External exam May Year 11
How can parents help support their child’s learning?
Pearson Health and Social Care Revision Guide
Enrichment opportunities
HSC Support in 217 every Thursday by arrangement
GCSE course/s (exam board and code)
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