1. Preparing to Study Vocational Level 3 Health and Social Care Public Services

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 Visits to Uniformed Services

4. The sort of things you will learn about HEALTH AND SOCIAL PUBLIC SERVICES Equality, Diversity and rightsLeadership and teamwork Health, Safety and SecurityGovernment policies NutritionOutdoor and Adv Activities Anatomy and Physiology Communication Promoting Health Education

5. You can use these qualifications for/to L2 L3 Higher Education Uniformed Services 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 Uniformed Services Watch Keep up to date on Read Read….. Guardian Article www.guardian.co. uk/society/2011/j un/30/pensions- strike-wake-up- call-ministers Watch…. Documentaries on current affairs Heartbreak ridge Saving Private Ryan Jarhead Keep up to date with…… Current affairs i.e. strike action, Job cuts, legislation.

8. 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.

9. 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.