Practical Vs Theory
Course overview
Further your experience and insight into the health and social care sector by acquiring a range of skills and personal attributes. You will study communication, safeguarding, working in health and social care, human growth and development, nutrition, equality and diversity and anatomy and physiology, whilst also gaining real-life experiences via work placements to support your studies.
Entry Requirements
4 GCSEs at grades 3/D or above including English and maths
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You will require a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Certificate with no grounds you are professionally unsuitable to undertake professional practice or placement. We will contact you with more details on how to apply for this once you have been offered a place on your course.We will review each application on a case-by-case basis to ensure you get a place on the course most suitable for you.
One of the ways we do this is through a very effective ‘6 weeks to success programme’ that operates from the first day you start your course. This includes support such as (but not limited to):
· Allowing you to change courses if you change your mind in the first 6 weeks ‑subject to availability
· Moving you between course levels if you are finding your current level too easy / too hard, subject to availability
· One-to-one reviews with your academic tutor to ensure you are progressing and achieving well
Our course enquiries and admissions team are available at enquiries@stamford.ac.uk should you have any further questions.
Potential Future Career
After successful completion of this course you can progress to Health and Social Care Extended Diploma Level 3 or a Health and Social Care Apprenticeship should you also have English and maths at GCSE grad 4/C or above.
