Overview

Achieve success with this visual and engaging textbook for the BTEC Level 3 National (AAQ) in Health and Social Care, for first teaching in 2025. This student textbook has been written by Health and Social Care teachers who understand the needs of level 3 students. They have worked hard to make sure that the language level, writing style and learning features are just right for students like you. The text breaks information down into easy-to-read chunks while the visual and attractive design helps you to easily find information. Learning features help you to understand, retrieve knowledge, develop higher-level skills and prepare for assessment. Visual: Colourful and attractive design with lots of images Engaging: Written in understandable language with keyword boxes for unfamiliar words on each spread Comprehensive: Covers all mandatory and optional units Empowering: Helps you to progress, with low-stakes questions for frequent recap, lots of assessment preparation, and Case Studies and Activities to develop higher-level skills Contents Unit 1: Human lifespan development Unit 2: Human biology Unit 3: Principles of Health and Social Care practice Unit 4: Health, policy & wellbeing Unit 5: Promoting health education Unit 6: Safe environments in Health and Social Care Unit 7: Health science

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9781917048002

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Reviews

""The sample units from the BTEC Health & Social Care textbook are well-structured, accessible, and visually engaging, making them highly supportive of student learning. The content is clearly aligned with the curriculum and includes a range of activities, case studies, and assessment-style questions that promote both understanding and real-world application. The textbook supports diverse learners through clear explanations, inclusive examples, and scaffolded tasks that build key skills such as analysis, evaluation, and independent research. Overall, it seems an effective resource for helping students succeed in both coursework and exams."" Curriculum leader, Skegness [This review was collected from a sample unit promotion] ""Engaging, well-linked to criteria, making it easy for students to learn...Recap questions really help to make sure students are learning what they need; clearly mapped to criteria; written in an easy to understand style."" H&SC teacher, Northamptonshire [This review was collected from a sample unit promotion] ""The textbook looks accessible, good illustrations, and information clearly laid out [...] and good opportunities for revision."" H&SC teacher, FE college, Cornwall [This review was collected from a sample unit promotion]

Author Information

Hannah Long is a teacher of Health and Social Care and Psychology and is also a lead teacher of whole school instructional coaching. Hannah has taught both level 2 and level 3 Health and Social Care at an Academy school based in Nottinghamshire. Vicki Johnston is an experienced teacher of Biology, and Health and Social Care at Level 2 and Level 3. She has taught in schools and FE colleges since 2002. Additionally, Vicki is an accomplished senior examiner, involved in both the writing and marking of assessments. Niki has been working in education for over 19 years teaching level 2 and level 3 health and social care and child development, alongside subject lead responsibility. She has a great understanding of the needs of her students which comes across in her writing.

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