Diploma Qualifications

Key Stage 4 - Years 10 and 11

Society, Health and Development Diploma

What will I learn?

Society, Health and Development covers some of the most important sectors in the UK. It’s important, because it’s about the care and development of the people who live around us.

The Diploma in Society, Health and Development will give you an understanding of all the four important sectors and how they work together to ensure that individuals and communities are supported throughout life:

The Children’s Workforce:

• teachers
• youth workers
• play workers
• nursery nurses

Health:

• medical staff
• health workers
• healthcare scientists
• physiotherapists
• occupational therapists

Community Justice:

• community support officers
• community police officers
• probation officers
• youth offending teams

Adult Social Care:

• social workers
• care workers
• disability advisers

The Diploma will help you to learn the skills that are important to work successfully in these areas:

• problem solving
• team working
• communication
• creative thinking

It will also give you a chance to learn in different settings. You could take part in virtual learning by using computer simulations, or you could experience working with a real employer. You could meet healthcare scientists, community police officers, adult social care workers or even a prosthetic limb designer along the way.

How will my work be assessed?

In both the Foundation and Higher Diploma, the majority of the work will be assessed through practical projects. Throughout the course you will apply the knowledge you have gained during lessons to real society, health and development scenarios. One of the units studied will be assessed by an external examination.

What will a Diploma lead to?

A Diploma in Society, Health and Development will give you the skills you need for university, further specialist training or work, and is a first step towards a career in the sector.