Blog and updates
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4 May 2026
In the News Teaching Activity - Healthy life expectancy falls
A new report has suggested that the healthy life expectancy is now at 61 years old for men and women in the UK. Healthy life expectancy (HLE) measures the average years spent in "good" health,...
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4 May 2026
HSC Weekly Quiz | 4th May 2026
Welcome to this week's Health and Social Care news quiz! Each week during term time we'll be asking a series of questions relating to news stories from the previous seven days.
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27 Apr 2026
HSC Weekly Quiz | 27th April 2026
Welcome to this week's Health and Social Care news quiz! Each week during term time we'll be asking a series of questions relating to news stories from the previous seven days.
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27 Apr 2026
In the News Teaching Activity - Chickenpox Vaccine (27th April 2026)
NHS England has reported that alongside other vaccinations, children will now be offered the chickenpox vaccination on the NHS. Chickenpox is a common disease that spreads incredibly quickly but...
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21 Apr 2026
Topic Tracker and RAG Rating Tool | AAQ BTEC National
Introducing the tutor2u AAQ BTEC National Unit 1 and 2 Exam Topic Tracker & RAG Rater tools!
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20 Apr 2026
Exam Revision Support this Summer | AAQ BTEC National
We have a huge range of free and paid for resources to support your students' exam success this summer. This handy 2 page flyer can be shared with your students outlining what is available. The...
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20 Apr 2026
HSC Weekly Quiz | 20th April 2026
Welcome to this week's Health and Social Care news quiz! Each week during term time we'll be asking a series of questions relating to news stories from the previous seven days.
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20 Apr 2026
Who Gains from Weight Loss Jabs? (20 April 2026)
Weight loss jabs have been in the news and social media a lot recently and the dangers have been highlighted but today we want to explore the individual differences in the effect of weight loss...
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13 Apr 2026
HSC Weekly Quiz | 13th April 2026
Welcome to this week's Health and Social Care news quiz! Each week during term time we'll be asking a series of questions relating to news stories from the previous seven days.
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13 Apr 2026
In the News Teaching Activity - Childhood Dementia (13th April 2026)
A recent article is raising awareness for Childhood Dementia that is caused by a number of conditions including Sanfilippo syndrome. This is a rare inherited condition that falls under a group of...
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30 Mar 2026
New Resource: BTEC Tech Award Question Bank
As summer exams come in to focus, we are delighted to announce the launch of our new Question Bank for BTEC Tech Award Health & Social Care: Component 3 Health & Wellbeing. The Question...
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23 Mar 2026
HSC Weekly Quiz | 23rd March 2026
Welcome to this week's Health and Social Care news quiz! Each week during term time we'll be asking a series of questions relating to news stories from the previous seven days.
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23 Mar 2026
In the News Teaching Activity - Pregnancy Brains (23rd March 2026)
Women’s brains physically change through pregnancy to prepare them for motherhood Recent research has shown that women’s brains adapt for motherhood by shedding grey matter. For many years, it has...
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16 Mar 2026
HSC Weekly Quiz | 16th March 2026
Welcome to this week's Health and Social Care news quiz! Each week during term time we'll be asking a series of questions relating to news stories from the previous seven days.
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16 Mar 2026
In the News Teaching Activity - Robot Surgeon (16th March 2026)
A surgeon in London conducted surgery on a patient who was in Gibraltar at the time via robot
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9 Mar 2026
Updates from the HSC Team
The Spring term has already been busier than ever for the tutor2u HSC Team! In February we met many of you for another fantastic round of in person CPD. The good news is we do it all again in the...
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9 Mar 2026
In The News Teaching Activity - Homelessness (9th March 2026)
The number of people sleeping rough in the UK is at its highest since records began 16 years ago
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9 Mar 2026
HSC Weekly Quiz | 9th March 2026
Welcome to this week's Health and Social Care news quiz! Each week during term time we'll be asking a series of questions relating to news stories from the previous seven days.
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2 Mar 2026
In the News Teaching Activity - Measles (02 Mar 2026)
A measles outbreak in North London is causing concern and medics are turning to teams in Birmingham for assistance
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2 Mar 2026
HSC Weekly Quiz | 2nd March 2026
Welcome to this week's Health and Social Care news quiz! Each week during term time we'll be asking a series of questions relating to news stories from the previous seven days.
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