1. Preparing to Study Vocational Level 2 Health and Social Care

2. The skills you will need/use Communication Skills Personal Organisation Social Interaction Independent Study & Research

3. You can expect the following outside of school work Research tasks Collate information Work experience (Health & Social care) Report writing/presentations Assignment tasks

4. The sort of things you will learn about HEALTH AND SOCIAL Communication Ensuring safe environments Diet Anatomy and Physiology Individual Needs and Rights Human Lifespan Development Health and Social Care Services

5. You can use these qualifications for/to L2 L3 Level 3 Apprenticeship Care worker Social work Nursery worker Nursing

6. The equipment you need is… Folder for each subject Highlighters Pens/pencils Dividers for areas in folders Internet access

7. To prepare for Health & Social Care Watch Keep up to date on Read Read….. www.ageconcern/dignity.asp www.careknowledge.com www.mhpf.org.uk www.dh.org.uk www.nhs.uk www.cqc.org.uk www.bbc.co.uk/science/human body Watch…. Any documentaries on Health Care / NHS. News programmes for changes to NHS. Keep up to date with…… Current affairs in Health and Social Care. Case Studies from the news. Changes to NHS.

8. The advice we would offer is… 1.Stay on top of the work – if you feel you are struggling, speak to the teachers. 2.Keep organised from the start – especially notes and folder work. 3.Invest in subject dividers, highlighters (many colours) and folders. 4.Always ask if you are unsure of anything.