Health and Social Care

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GCSE 2009- Delivering the new specification in
September 2009

• Health and Social Care

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Aim of Event

• During the course of the day delegates will
• learn about the total package and how it will
  help you achieve better results
• be taken through the impact of the changes to the
  new specification
• develop a full understanding of controlled
  assessment and how Edexcel will support this
  aspect
• understand the assessment implications of the new
  specification
• have the opportunity to explore delivery
  strategies applicable to the new specification.

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STRUCTURE OF THE QUALIFICATION

• The Edexcel GCSE in Health Social Care
  specification consists of 4 units
• Unit 1 Understanding Personal Development and
  Relationships
• Unit 2 - Exploring Health, Social Care and Early
  Years Provision
• Unit 3 - Promoting Health and Wellbeing
• Unit 4 Health, Social Care and Early Years in
  Practice

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STRUCTURE OF THE QUALIFICATION

• The GCSE in Health Social Care consists of
  units 1 2
• The GCSE in Health Social Care Double Award
  consists of units 1,2,3,4
• The qualification will be assessed in the
  following way
• Units 1 and 4 externally assessed
• Units 2 and 3 internally assessed by controlled
  assessment

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QUALIFICATION ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES

• CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED UNDER 3 MAIN
  OBJECTIVES
• AO1 Recall and select and communicate their
  knowledge and understanding of health and social
  care in a range of settings
• AO2 Apply skills, knowledge and understanding in
  a variety of contexts and in planning and
  carrying out investigations and tasks
• AO3 Analyse and evaluate information, sources
  and evidence and make reasoned judgements and
  present conclusions

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RELATIONSHIP OF OBJECTIVES TO UNITS
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ASSESSMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR EACH UNIT
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Questions
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INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
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Controlled Assessment

• QCA requirement in creating greater rigour to the
  qualification
• Controlled assessment adds integrity to the
  qualification
• Edexcel set task
• Number of scenarios from which the student can
  choose from
• Tasks will be reviewed every year in accordance
  with QCA regulations
• PLEASE NOTE any students wanting to retake the
  controlled assessment unit will need to use the
  one available for the session in which are
  retaking they can not submit their original as
  the scenario will probably have changed.

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CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT

• In controlled assessment, control levels are set
  for three processes
• TASK SETTING
• TASK TAKING
• TASK MARKING
• The control levels are set for each process so
  that the overall levels of control secure
  validity and reliability

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CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT

• Summary of Conditions
• Preparation and writing of the observation
  reports must take place under controlled
  conditions
• Students will be allowed time to write their
  reports in a lesson supervised by the teacher
• The write up will take place over several lessons
• Materials will be collected at the end of each
  class and handed back at the beginning of the
  next class
• Work must be produced individually

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CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT

• TASK SETTING Tasks to be set by Edexcel and
  students choose from a list of scenarios. This
  will be reviewed each year in accordance with QCA
  guidance.
• TASK TAKING Work completed under supervision
  by teacher which will be recorded on the
  Controlled Assessment Sheet. both teacher and
  student to sign Authenticity.
• TASK MARKING Marking to be carried out by
  teacher.

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AUTHENTICITY

• All students must sign an Authentication
  Statement. Statements relating to work not
  sampled should be held securely in your centre.
• Those which relate to sampled students must be
  attached to the work and sent to the moderator.
• Any student unable to provide an Authentication
  Statement will receive zero credit for the
  component.
• Where credit has been given by a centre assessor
  without the accompanying authentication
  statement, the Moderator will inform Edexcel and
  the mark adjusted to zero.

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Terminal Rule in GCSE 2009

• QCA has a Terminal Rule for unitised
  qualifications. Unitised qualifications offer
  individual unit assessment. Candidates are able
  to resit each unit once.
• The rule states that
• at least 40 of the assessment must be taken in
  the final exam session
• the final exam session is the session in which
  candidates are claiming their award.
• the results from these terminal attempts must be
  used for the calculation of the final grade.

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UNIT 2 EXPLORING HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE AND EARLY
YEARS PROVISION

• THIS UNIT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING FIVE TOPICS
• The range of care needs of major client groups
• How health care, social care and early services
  are assessed and the barriers to access
• How health, social care and early years services
  are provided
• Workers in health, social care and early years
• Care values which underpin service provider
  interaction

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UNIT 2 EXPLORING HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE AND EARLY
YEARS PROVISION

• OVERVIEW OF ASSESSMENT
• This unit is internally assessed through an
  Edexcel-set task to be completed under controlled
  conditions
• It will be internally assessed and externally
  moderated
• Marked out of 50
• First assessment June 2010

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Questions
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UNIT 3 PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELLBEING

• THIS UNIT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING FOUR TOPICS
• Understanding health and well being
• Factors affecting health and well being
• Indicators of physical health
• Promoting and supporting health improvement

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UNIT 3 PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELLBEING

• OVERVIEW OF ASSESSMENT
• This unit is internally assessed through an
  Edexcel-set task to be completed under controlled
  conditions
• It will be internally assessed and externally
  moderated
• Marked out of 50
• First assessed June 2011

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EXTERNAL ASSESSMENT
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PAPER FORMAT

• Each unit is assessed through a 1 hour and 15
  minute written examination paper
• Each paper is marked out of 70
• Unit 1 will consist of 15 multiple choice
  questions and a series of questions based on case
  studies and short scenarios
• Unit 4 consists of three compulsory questions
  based on case studies and short scenarios

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UNIT 1 UNDERSTANDING PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND
RELATIONSHIPS

• THIS UNIT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING FOUR TOPICS
• Human growth and development
• Factors affecting human growth and development
• Effects of relationships on personal growth and
  development
• The effect of life events on personal development

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UNIT 4 HEALTH, SOCIAL CARE AND EARLY YEARS
PRACTICE

• THIS UNIT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING FOUR TOPICS
• The range of care needs of major client groups
• Care values commonly used in practitioner work
• The development of self-concept and personal
  relationships
• Promoting and supporting health improvement

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Questions
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ENTERING STUDENTS FOR ASSESSMENT

• Details of how to enter students for this
  qualification can be found in Edexcels
  Information Manual - a copy is sent to all
  examinations officers. The information can also
  be found on Edexcels website www.edexcel.com

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Questions
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• Breakdown by tier or specification

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Examiner Recruitment

• Examination Process
• Before you start examining, you will take part
  in a training activity.
• This is either completed online, or you may be
  asked to attend a standardisation meeting.
• You will be given a date on your contract when
  your examining should be completed.
• Average allocation takes around 40 45 hours
  to complete.
• To apply please visit www.edexcel.com/aa-recrui
  tment

• Subjects that we are recruiting for
• Citizenship, Economics, English
• General Studies, History
• Modern Languages, Religious
• Studies.
• Your benefits as an Examiner
• Insight into the examination process and the
  standards required
• Improvement of your knowledge of the subject and
  qualification areas
• Meeting other colleagues
• Being paid for the work and the
• training you undertake

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