Health Science
T Level
Year 10 Applications - Now Open
T Level
What is the course about?
You will develop a general understanding of scientific principles and working within the healthcare sector:
• Working within the health sector
• Health, safety and environmental regulations
•Managing information and data
• Principles of good scientific and clinical practice
• Core science concepts including the structure of cells, tissues and large molecules, genetics, microbiology and immunology
You will also learn about topics specific to health:
• Safeguarding
Health and Wellbeing
Legislation and Policies
• Providing person-centred care
• Further knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, diseases and disorders, genomics and medical physics
During your occupational specialism (assisting the adult nursing team) you would also further specialise to cover:
Assisting with clinical measurements
Supporting individuals to meet activities of daily living
Skin integrity assessment, care and treatment
You could progress to higher education, apprenticeship or employment in the healthcare science sector. This course will enable you to progress onto future careers such as a Nurse, Paramedic, Midwife, Operating Department Practitioner, Therapy assistant and many more!
How is it assessed?
Core component: Grades A* to E are based on combined scores from written examinations and and employer-set project
Occupational specialism component: distinction/merit/pass grades are based on set coursework style tasks and observations.
You could progress to higher education, apprenticeship or employment in the healthcare science sector. This course will enable you to progress onto future careers such as a Nurse, Paramedic, Midwife, Operating Department Practitioner, Therapy assistant and many more!
You could progress to higher education, apprenticeship or employment in the healthcare science sector or a job as a pharmacy technician, nurse, paramedic or clinical healthcare scientist