Health Science and Social Care
About the Department
The Health Science and Social Care department offers a range of professional courses which are supported by hands-on experience through practical learning and local work placements in health and social care. Students are taught in professional facilities by experienced professionals. The department is also endorsed by Skills for Care.
Highlighted Courses
Stress Awareness NCFE Award | Level 1
This qualification improves your understanding of stress. You will look at the causes of stress and the effects it has on health. You will also learn ...
Care Certificate
This qualification is an identified set of standards that health and social care workers adhere to in their daily working life. It is a key component ...
Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship Level 3
This programme allows students to work as healthcare support. Senior healthcare support workers help registered practitioners deliver healthcare servi...
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Facilities
Medical areas, modern classrooms, bespoke learning spaces for nutrition, manual handling, practical care and independent learning, and work experience opportunities with established services.
FAQs
Will these courses allow my child to study at university?
It depends on the course that your child is studying. For example, completion of the Health and Social Care Technical Extended Diploma Level 3 two-year course is equivalent to three A levels and will provide a student with up to 168 UCAS points (depending on final grade) which meets the entry requirements for many relevant degrees.
What support is available alongside my child’s course?
Each student has a coaching tutor who will see them for 1-2-1 reviews and are a great first port of call. We also have a student support coordinator in the team who specialises in wellbeing and safeguarding as well as any additional learning support needs. Additionally, Leeds City College has college-wide services available including careers, counselling, financial support, and the Students’ Union.
What industry links do you have?
We have links with Leeds City Council, Westwood Care, Aspire, St Mary’s Hospital, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, and Leeds and York Partnership Trust. We are also a Skills for Care endorsed provider.
What are the progression routes from these courses?
Progression routes are available from Level 1 to Level 3 within the department. University Centre Leeds also offers degrees in Health and Wellbeing, Healthcare Play Specialism and Social Care (Adult and Community) as a further progression route for Level 3 students.
Which campus are you based at?
We are based at Quarry Hill Campus.
Safeguarding
We are committed to making sure all students and staff are protected from harm. All staff are trained in safeguarding and child protection and our dedicated safeguarding team is on hand for advice and support. Don’t stay silent, we are here for you.
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Locations
This department is part of School of Social Science and can be found at the following locations:
Facts
There are now 50,143 jobs in the health and social care sector in Leeds, this means this sector is currently 2% above the employment national average. (EMSI, 2019)
By 2024, the health and social care and associate professionals labour market in Leeds is predicted to grow by 2.4%. (EMSI, 2019)
There is no team more passionate about the life changing impact of FE, with achievement rates at 8% above the national rate!
Our experienced staff come from vocationally relevant backgrounds we have midwives, social workers, practising nurses, operating department practitioners, neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) practitioners, occupational therapists, care workers, clinical support workers, and more teaching our courses.
Staff Focus
Joanne Bradley
Apprenticeships
Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship Level 2
This programme allows students to work in adult care. Adult care workers are the frontline staff who help adults with care and support needs to live a...
Lead Adult Care Worker Apprenticeship Level 3
This programme allows students to work in adult care. Adult care workers have responsibility for providing supervision, frontline leadership, guidance...
Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship Level 3
This programme allows students to work as healthcare support. Senior healthcare support workers help registered practitioners deliver healthcare servi...
