Health and Social Care

Health and Social Care is a subject available to students in Key Stage 4 (Years 10 and 11)

The Cambridge National in Health and Social Care introduces students to the specialist knowledge and skills needed to work in various care settings.

Curriculum and Qualifications

 

OCR Cambridge National in Health and Social Care is a vocational qualification, equivalent in value to a GCSE and contains both practical and theoretical elements. 

 As part of the Cambridge National, you’ll cover:

 • principles of care 

• helping individuals find the support they need following life events 

• planning and delivering creative and therapeutic activities 

 

If you require further information about the Health and Social Care curriculum, please contact Mrs Rhodes, Head of Department at RhodesS@uffculmeschool.bep.ac

Future Opportunities

 

By developing applied knowledge and practical skills, this course will help give you the opportunity to progress on to A Levels, a Cambridge Technical in Health and Social Care, an apprenticeship or university. 

The careers that start from Health and Social Care are endless – Nurse, Midwife, Social Worker, Occupational Therapist, Paramedic and more.