Level 1 Health and Social Care For Children and Young People Course in Skegness. Classes run at Skegness College. This full-time daytime course covers the foundations of health, social care, and working with children and young people. You'll study five days a week over approximately 10 months. The course introduces you to care settings, child development, and the values that underpin good practice. It's a solid starting point for anyone considering a career in care, early years, or youth work.
Who this course is for
School leavers
Entry requirements
https://www.skegnesstec.ac.uk/
What you will learn
You'll explore how health and social care settings support children and young people.
You'll learn about child development and the factors that affect it.
You'll understand the values and principles that guide care practice.
You'll study how to communicate effectively with children, young people, and their families.
You'll learn about safeguarding and how to keep children and young people safe.
You'll explore the roles of different professionals in health, social care, and early years settings.
How you will learn
You'll learn through classroom-based sessions at Skegness College. Assessment is through assignments, observations, and portfolio work completed throughout the course. There are no formal written exams. You'll build a body of evidence that demonstrates your knowledge and understanding across the units.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Skegness College will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Care assistant: support adults or young people in residential or community settings.
Nursery assistant: help with the care and learning of young children.
Playworker: support children's play in after-school or holiday clubs.
Youth support worker: work with young people in community or charity settings.
Teaching assistant: support pupils in a school environment.
Early years practitioner: work in nurseries, pre-schools, or children's centres.
What you could study next
Level 2 Diploma in Health and Social Care: the natural next step, covering care practice in more depth and opening more job roles.
Level 2 Diploma in Early Years Education and Childcare: focuses specifically on working with young children in nursery and early years settings.
Level 3 Early Years Educator: the qualification recognised in statutory staffing ratios for nursery work, for those who want to qualify as a room leader or key person.
