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Sixth Form > Our Pathways
Our Cambridge Technicals in Health and Social Care uses direct experience to help students develop the underpinning knowledge as well as practical and personal skills required to work in this sector. They learn how to deliver person-centred care and support to meet the needs of a variety of service-users.
Sixth Form > Our Pathways
Our Cambridge Technicals in Health and Social Care uses direct experience to help students develop the underpinning knowledge as well as practical and personal skills required to work in this sector. They learn how to deliver person-centred care and support to meet the needs of a variety of service-users.
Our Cambridge Technicals in Health and Social Care uses direct experience to help students develop the underpinning knowledge as well as practical and personal skills required to work in this sector. They learn how to deliver person-centred care and support to meet the needs of a variety of service users.
- Equality, diversity and rights in health and social care
- Health, safety and security in health and social care
- Anatomy and physiology for health and social care
- Personalisation and a person-centred approach to care
- Safeguarding
- Research methods in health, social care and childcare
Mrs Thornton
The Sixth Form entry criteria is a minimum of 5 9-4 GCSE grades, which must include a grade 4 or above in Maths and either English Language or English Literature. In addition, the minimum subject entry criteria must be met.
OCR Cambridge Technical in Health and Social Care Level 2 Merit or above (if studied)
Students must be prepared to work long hours outside lesson time to regularly review the topics covered.
Exam of each unit to be taken at the end of Year 12 study.
| Assessment | Topic Area |
| Paper 1 | Equality, diversity and rights in health and social care |
| Paper 2 | Health, safety and security in health and social care |
| Paper 3 | Anatomy and physiology for health and social care |
| Paper 4 | Personalisation and a person - centred approach to care |
| Paper 5 | Safeguarding |
| Paper 6 | Research methods in health, social care and childcare |
Work Experience
Alongside their studies, all students will be supported to help find a suitable work experience placement related to a career in the Health, social or early years sector which they are interested in. Students will also have the opportunity to achieve a level 3 first aid qualification.
This pathway is particularly suitable for students who wish to pursue careers in Health, social or early year’s services.
This course can lead to careers in a wide variety of health, social or early years settings such as nursing, midwifery, paramedic science, nursery nursing, occupational health, speech and language therapy, community care work to name but a few.
This course can also link to careers in the beauty industry where a nursing qualification is needed to be able to carry out certain procedures.
| The Help | Kathryn Stockett |
| My Sisters Keeper | Jodi Picoult |
| Moab is my washpot | Stephen Fry |
| Elanor Oliphant is completely fine | Gail Honeyman |
| Elizabeth is Missing | Emma Healey |
| The Fault in Our Stars | John Green |
| The Notebook | The Blindside |
| Silver Linings | Hidden Figures |
| A Northern Soul | Five feet apart |
Mrs Thornton
Wood Green Academy is an 11-19 over-subscribed National Support School specialising in Sport, Maths and Computing.
