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The Wavell School

Year 11 Health & Social Care

Cambridge National in Health & Social Care

SUMMARY OF SUBJECT CONTENT:

Understand and apply the fundamental principles and concepts of the rights of individuals, person-centred values, effective communication and how to protect individuals in health and social care settings.                                    

Specification at a glance

Exam Board: OCR Cambridge National

Specification Code: J835

Units

Weighting

Time

When

Notes

Written Paper

(Unit 1) R032

Principles of care in health and social care settings

 

50%

 

30 Guided Learning Hours

Exam - 1 Hour 15 Minutes

 Spring Term of Year 11

 

This Unit is externally assessed by means of a written exam in May/June 2024

NEA (Unit 2) R033

Supporting individuals through life events

 

25%

 

 30 Guided Learning Hours

 Autumn and Spring Term of Year 10

 

Internally assessed and externally moderated.

NEA  (Unit 3) R034

Creative and therapeutic activities

 

25%

 

 30 Guided Learning Hours

Summer Term of 10 and Autumn Term of Year 11

 

Internally assessed and externally moderated.

What did my child study during Year 10?

In Health and Social Care, students made a start on the content of the exam component (R032) and then completed and submitted the first piece of NEA (R033).  The content for the second unit of NEA (R034) has also been covered.

Key Ideas Covered

1st Term

2nd Term

3rd Term

R032

Topic Area 1: The rights of service users in health and social care settings

  • Types of care settings
  • The rights of service users
  • The benefits to service users when rights are maintained

 

Topic Area 3: Sources of support

  • Sources of support
  • The role of practitioners
  • The role of informal care
  • How individual needs are met
  • Research and recommend personalised support based on need

 

Submit R033 NEA

R034

Topic Area 1: Therapies and their benefits

  • Types of therapies and their benefits

 

 

Topic Area 2: Creative activities and their benefits

  • Types of creative activities and their benefits

R033

Topic Area 1: Life stages

  • Life stages and development

 

Topic Area 2: Impacts of life events

  • Expected and unexpected life events
  • Impacts that life events have on individuals

Identifying individual’s needs based on the impact of life events

 

Topic Area 3: Plan a creative activity

  • Factors that affect the selection of a creative activity
  • How to plan a creative activity

 

Topic Area 4: Deliver a creative activity and evaluate your own performance

  • Skills/personal qualities required to encourage participation
  • Deliver a creative activity

Evaluation

What will my child study during Year 11?

Key Ideas Covered

1st Term

2nd Term

3rd Term

R034

Topic Area 4: Deliver a creative activity and evaluate your own performance

  • Deliver a creative activity
  • Evaluation

R032

Topic Area 2: Person-centred values

  • Effects on services user if the values are not applied

 

Topic Area 4: Protecting service users and service providers in H&SC settings

  • Safeguarding
  • Infection prevention
  • Safety procedures and measures

Security measures

R032

Topic Area 2: Person-centred values

  • Person-centred values
  • Qualities of a service practitioner
  • Benefits for service providers and service users when the values are applied

Topic Area 3: Effective communication in H&SC settings

  • The importance of verbal communication skills
  • The importance of non-verbal communication skills
  • The importance of active listening
  • The importance of special methods of communication

The importance of effective communication  

R032

 

Revision for the external exam

How will my child be assessed and how will I know how well they are doing in Health & Social Care in Year 11?

  • Mrs Smith will mark all coursework tasks, and the marks will be fed back to the students. Grades are not given at this stage because the coursework will be submitted to the exam board for moderation, therefore marks could go up or down. The students will have received their grade for R033 in August 2023.
  • Students will be able to track their progress by completing the Progress Check in their exercise book.
  • Students will sit exam-style end of Topic Area tests throughout Year 11, and the external final exam in June 2024.
  • The Year 11 Exam contains the topics covered in R032.
  • Parents can monitor the progress their child is making by looking at the termly Progress Review.

What homework will my child be expected to do in Year 11 in Health & Social Care?

  • Every two weeks
  • Approximately 15 mins
  • Practise exam questions

How can I support my child to do well in Health & Social Care during Year 11?

  • Encourage your child to complete homework
  • Ensure that coursework is completed and that catch up is attended if required
  • Support them by ensuring they have somewhere suitable to work, away from distractions
  • Buy a revision guide (order forms available to download via this website)
  • Support them to revise and prepare properly for each test

My child is struggling during the course, what additional help is available to help them keep up?

Updated July 2023

 

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