Health and Social Care

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much”.

Helen Keller

The Health and Social Care Department at Southlands High School aims to make lessons which are engaging and challenging but, above all, are memorable and enjoyable. We hope to use our lessons to encourage our students to look at the world with an informed and enquiring mind. We believe that the most important part of our work is to equip all of our young people with the ability to live a full life where they can become confident and questioning individuals and provide them with the future to which they aspire.

The vision of the Health and Social Care Department at Southlands is that it can become the means by which our pupils can become resilient individuals who are prepared and equipped for an ever-changing world to which they feel certain they can contribute in a meaningful way.

The department aims to help young people develop a sense of self-worth and the wisdom to see the world through the eyes of others and to understand their place within the world. We also want our learners to develop and have empathy for those around them, locally and globally and to be able to consider the dilemmas some people face from all walks of life.

The Health and Social Care Department seeks to have high aspirations for all our students, support them to progress during their time at Southlands, and encourage them to achieve the best that they are able to. We seek to design, implement and evaluate a curriculum which offers breadth and balance, impacts on students’ personal development and welfare and have positive impact on Level 2 Cambridge National results.

While we support students to develop their knowledge and skills, we encourage them to ask questions, develop their understanding and build confidence in their own abilities.  Students will be provided with transferable skills and tools to improve their learning in other subjects, thus enhancing their employability when leaving education. Many of our students choose to study this subject within sixth form provisions and have the opportunity to apply for a wide range of Health and Social Care jobs within our community.