Health Social Care is an option subject available for students to study from year 9. Students follow the OCR Cambridge National course which contains both practical and theoretical elements. The course is delivered by four members of staff, and is a popular option subject at Chesterton Community Sports College.
The department uses classrooms as well as the ICT suites and makes full use of student’s school iPads to deliver the course. Students also learn practically throughout their coursework, building connections to careers by considering the roles of Health and Social practitioners and delivering their own Health and Social campaign.
We have links with a range of health social care providers in the local community along with the NHS. There are a range of careers resources that are readily available to students. Careers resources are also used across the curriculum to introduce students to careers available in this field.
Extra-curricular opportunities involve trips to NHS careers fairs and visits to the Royal Stoke University Hospital. Students have a range of virtual work experience opportunities through our partnerships with Medic Mentor, Allied Health Mentor and University Hospitals North Midlands (UHNM). We also offer a range of booster classes after-school to support students with Non-Examined assessment and exam preparation.
