The unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic has left a significant impact on the lives of all individuals across society, giving us a heightened awareness of the pivotal role both the health and social care sectors have in society today.  Studying this subject gives you an insight into both sectors and an understanding of the knowledge and skills necessary to work within them.  

Key skills: 

• Cognitive and problem-solving skills: use critical thinking, approach non-routine problems applying expert and creative solutions, use systems and technology
• Intrapersonal skills: communicating, working collaboratively, negotiating and influencing, self-presentation
• Interpersonal skills: self-management, adaptability and resilience, self-monitoring and development.
• The ability to learn independently 
• The ability to research actively and methodically 
• Being able to give presentations and being active group members.
• Reading technical texts 
• Effective writing 
• Analytical skills 
• Preparation for assessment methods used in degrees.  

Health and Social Care Curriculum  

BTEC Health and Social care is an option subject which our students can select to study in Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5.  It is an ideal subject for students who want to acquire technical knowledge and technical skills through vocational contexts.  More information is available on the tabs below.

Staff

• Mr L Cawdery - BTEC Coordinator and Health and Social Care Lead
• Ms H Barnes

Want to find out more? 
If you wish to find out more about Health and Social Care at St George’s please feel free to contact Ms K Mulligan at K.Mulligan@stgeorgesrc.org