Health and Social Care
Welcome to the Health and Social Care Weebly for Thomas Tallis School.
Here at Tallis we value individuals who demonstrate our Tallis Character traits; Kind, Honest, Fair, Optimistic and Respectful. All of these qualities are needed when working within the sector alongside your formal qualifications.
Whether you are aspiring to work with infants and babies, children, adolescents, vulnerable adults, older adults or individuals with specific needs, Health and Social care will prepare you for the working world or when continuing your studies at sixth form or university.
Previous students have gone on to study Midwifery, Paramedic Science, Nursing, Teacher Training, Criminology, Public Health, Counselling and Early Years Education- this list is not exhaustive!
Our courses will equip you with the core skills and understanding to work within any caring job role.
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Courses Available to Study:
BTEC TECH Lvl 2
BTEC Level 3- Extended Diploma
Here at Tallis we value individuals who demonstrate our Tallis Character traits; Kind, Honest, Fair, Optimistic and Respectful. All of these qualities are needed when working within the sector alongside your formal qualifications.
Whether you are aspiring to work with infants and babies, children, adolescents, vulnerable adults, older adults or individuals with specific needs, Health and Social care will prepare you for the working world or when continuing your studies at sixth form or university.
Previous students have gone on to study Midwifery, Paramedic Science, Nursing, Teacher Training, Criminology, Public Health, Counselling and Early Years Education- this list is not exhaustive!
Our courses will equip you with the core skills and understanding to work within any caring job role.
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Courses Available to Study:
BTEC TECH Lvl 2
BTEC Level 3- Extended Diploma
Health and Social Care In the news:
News- keeping up to date with the sector is beneficial to your studies. This is particularly true for KS5 students as you will be expected to discuss recent matters in your UCAS statements and interviews.
The Guardian- Social Care
National Health Executive- Health Care
www.bbc.co.uk/news/health
www.communitycare.co.uk-CommunityCare- Social Sector
https://www.caretalk.co.uk/ - they have a free digital magazine subscription service. They issue 10 a year. The articles are interesting reads and cover a wide range of topics.
Unsure which career path to take? The handy guide below explores the various jobs in the health sector.
For social care career ideas, look at:
https://www.everydayisdifferent.com/home.aspx
For social care career ideas, look at:
https://www.everydayisdifferent.com/home.aspx
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Btec policy and procedures website
There are lots of rules surrounding BTEC's the link below will help you access all of the schools policies. You may wish to use this if you're considering appealing a coursework decision. Home (weebly.com)tallisbtec.weebly.com/
In order to reflect and improve our practice, at the end of each unit, we require students to complete a short survey. Please complete it here.
In order to reflect and improve our practice, at the end of each unit, we require students to complete a short survey. Please complete it here.
