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Level 3 BTEC Health and Social Care Course in Poole for 16 to 18 Year Olds

CostFree for 16 to 18 year olds
Duration2 years
LevelLevel 3
DeliveryClassroom based
Start2 Sep 2027
Study modeFull-time
AttendanceDaytime
Awarding bodyPearson Edexcel awarding body

A sixth-form course for 16 to 18 year olds. Aged 19 or over? See Healthcare Assistant Courses in Poole.

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About this course

Free Level 3 BTEC Health and Social Care Course in Poole. Classes run at St Edwards Comprehensive School, full-time over two years.

The course covers health, wellbeing, and social care practice. You'll study human development, safeguarding, and how care services work. Units also cover communication, equality, and working with people in care settings. The course is free.

You'll finish with a Pearson Edexcel BTEC National Extended Certificate in Health and Social Care.

Who this course is for

Health & Social Care is a great choice if you are considering a career in nursing, midwifery, social work, youth work, occupational or physiotherapy, care work, counselling, or education including special education. It also allows learners to develop valuable skills that would be useful in a number of other employment settings.  It could also be part of an excellent preparation for the demands of a university degree. The course content requires you to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to recognise and respond to individual needs, to demonstrate the skills and values that underpin the Health & Social Care sector and understand good working practice as set out in law.  It prepares you to understand and reflect on human growth, development and the human body structure and systems and why at times individuals may need support. You are provided the opportunity to reflect on your own personal attributes, beliefs, and ethics, and are encouraged to make contextual links to other curriculum subjects (such as psychology, sociology, and human biology). You will consider the health of your community and the society in which you live and how public health can be addressed and supported. You will have greater understanding You will have an understanding of a variety of laws that guide practices.

What you will learn

  • You'll explore human growth and development across the life stages.
  • You'll study how health and social care services are organised and delivered.
  • You'll learn about safeguarding and protecting people in care settings.
  • You'll develop communication skills for working with service users.
  • You'll examine equality, diversity, and rights in health and social care.
  • You'll look at factors that affect health and wellbeing.
  • You'll build knowledge relevant to nursing, social work, and care roles.

How you will learn

You'll learn through classroom sessions at St Edwards Comprehensive School. Assessment is a mix of assignments and externally assessed units. Pearson Edexcel sets the external assessments. Internal assignments are marked by the centre and checked by Pearson Edexcel.

What you will need to bring

St Edwards Comprehensive School will confirm what you need before you start.

Where next

Jobs you could do

  • Care assistant, supports people with daily living in care homes or at home.
  • Support worker, helps individuals with physical or learning disabilities.
  • Healthcare assistant, works alongside nurses in hospitals or clinics.
  • Youth worker, supports young people in community or education settings.
  • Early years practitioner, works with children in nursery or school settings.
  • Nursing, requires a nursing degree after this qualification.

What you could study next

  • A nursing, midwifery, or social work degree at university, the most common next step from this BTEC.
  • A Level 4 or Level 5 Diploma in Health and Social Care, for those moving straight into care work and wanting to progress.
  • A foundation degree in health or social care, a shorter higher education route into the sector.
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