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8 Dec 2023
BTEC National Health & Social Care | Exam Paper in 15 mins
Liz talks you through the BTEC National Health and Social Care Unit 4 Enquiries into Current Research in Health and Social Care exam paper. She discusses: the format of the assessment as a whole...
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8 Dec 2023
BTEC National Health & Social Care | Unit 3 Exam Paper in 15 mins
Liz and Lynne talk you through the BTEC National Health and Social Care Unit 3 Anatomy and Physiology for Health and Social Care exam paper. They discuss: the format of the paper; what types of...
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8 Dec 2023
BTEC Tech Award Health & Social Care | Component 3 Exam Paper in 15 mins
Lynne talks you through the BTEC Tech Award Health and Social Care Component 3 Health and Wellbeing exam paper. Lynne discusses: the format of the paper; command words used and marks available; how...
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7 Dec 2023
BTEC National Health and Social Care | Unit 2 Exam Paper in 15 mins
Liz and Lynne talk you through the BTEC National Health and Social Care Unit 2 Working in Health and Social Care exam paper. They discuss: the format of the paper; reading and using scenarios;...
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7 Dec 2023
BTEC National Health & Social Care | Unit 1 Exam Paper in 15 mins
Liz and Lynne talk you through the BTEC National Health and Social Care Unit 1 Human Lifespan Development exam paper. They discuss: the format of the paper; topics covered and what types of...
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1 Dec 2023
Enquiries into Current research in Health & Social Care: Exam Revision Livestreams!
Starting on Monday 4th December, we will be running weekly revision livestreams for students. These 30 minute sessions will feature fun and fast paced revision activities for BTEC National and BTEC...
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1 Dec 2023
Health & Wellbeing: Exam Revision Livestreams!
Starting on Monday 4th December, we will be running weekly revision livestreams for students. These 30 minute sessions will feature fun and fast paced revision activities for BTEC National and BTEC...
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30 Nov 2023
Anatomy & Physiology for Health & Social Care: Exam Revision Livestreams!
Starting on Monday 4th December, we will be running weekly revision livestreams for students. These 30 minute sessions will feature fun and fast paced revision activities for BTEC National and BTEC...
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29 Nov 2023
Working in Health & Social Care: Exam Revision Livestreams!
Starting on Monday 4th December, we will be running weekly revision livestreams for students. These 30 minute sessions will feature fun and fast paced revision activities for BTEC National and BTEC...
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28 Nov 2023
Human Lifespan Development: Exam Revision Livestreams!
Starting on Monday 4th December, we will be running weekly revision livestreams for students. These 30 minute sessions will feature fun and fast paced revision activities for BTEC National and BTEC...
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27 Nov 2023
Exam revision questions on Instagram
Commencing today (Monday 27th November), our Instagram account will feature two revision questions everyday for students taking BTEC National Units 1, 2, 3 & 4, as well as BTEC Tech Award...
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20 Nov 2023
Job Profile: Optical Assistants, Dispensing Opticians and Optometrists
An optical assistant is an entry-level job available at most high street opticians, e.g. Specsavers. Optical assistants take care of routine tasks such as making appointments, ordering glasses and...
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17 Nov 2023
Weekend Watching: The Hostel for Homeless Young Mums
These two documentary episodes reveal what it is like to be a young mum living in a homeless hostel.
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16 Nov 2023
Education and health: how are they related?
In health and social care we must consider the factors that affect our health outcomes. If we take a holistic approach, we must consider the physical, intellectual, emotional and social aspects of...
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15 Nov 2023
Research Focus: The "DeFat" study
A recent BBC news story caught my attention: Man given months to live becomes liver transplant pioneer The article describes how a 58-year-old man with liver cirrhosis and non-alcoholic fatty...
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14 Nov 2023
Safety concerns over hospital care of adults with learning disabilities
On the 1st October 2023 a new organisation was established called the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB). It describes itself as 'a fully independent arm’s length body of the...
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13 Nov 2023
Job Profile: Dietetic Assistant
Dietetic assistants work with dieticians and the dietetic team, to support individuals with dietary and nutrition problems.
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10 Nov 2023
Weekend watching: Amputating Alice
This documentary on Channel 4 - Amputating Alice - is the story of British Paralympian swimmer Alice Tai.
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9 Nov 2023
Mixmups and the importance of disability representation
Last week a new children's TV show started on Channel 5s Milkshake slot called Mixmups, which is discussed in this BBC news article: Mixmups: Behind the scenes with the disabled stop motion...
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8 Nov 2023
Research focus: Children in foster care feel safe where they live
On 19th October 2023, Ofsted published results of their annual survey asking children and young people about their experiences of children’s social care.
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