Accrington Academy students will have the opportunity to develop sector-specific knowledge and skills in a practical learning environment. The main focus is on four areas of equal importance, which cover the:
- development of key skills that prove aptitude in health and social care such as interpreting data to assess an individual's health;
- process that underpins effective ways of working in health and social care, such as designing a plan to improve an individual's health and wellbeing:
- attitudes that are considered most important in health and social care, including the care values that are vitally important in the sector and the opportunity to practise applying them; and
- knowledge that underpins effective use of skills, process and attitudes in the sector such as human growth and development, health and social care services and factors affecting people's health and wellbeing.
Our students will investigate how, in real situations, human development is affected by different factors and that people deal differently with life events. They will also study and explore practically, health and social care services and how they meet the needs of real service users. They also develop skills in applying care values.
What are we aiming to achieve in the Health & Social Care Department?
About 3 million people work in health and social care. Health care roles include doctors, pharmacists, nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants, while social care roles include care assistants, occupational therapists, counsellors and administrators. Together, they account for nearly one in ten of all paid jobs in the UK. Demand for both health and social care is likely to rise, so they will continue to play a key role in UK society and the demand for people to carry out these vital roles will increase.
Accrington Academy students who study Health & Social Care develop core knowledge and understanding of human growth and development, how people deal with major life events, health and social care services and the development and application of skills such as:
- practical demonstration of care values, together with the ability to reflect on own performance; and
- reflective practice through the development of skills and techniques that allow learners to respond to feedback and identify areas for improvement using relevant presentation techniques, for example a logbook.