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Health and Social Care – Head of Department: Mrs S Palmer
Current Year 11

Specification: OCR – Level 1/2 Cambridge National Certificate in Health and Social Care (120GLH) J811

Written Examination:
The 1 hour written examination will be sat in January of Year 11 and is worth 25% of your final qualification.

Controlled Assessments:
This accounts to 75% of your final grade, and is a mixture of short tasks:
Short tasks: You will complete three short tasks each taking 10 hours and are worth 25% each of your final
grade (75% in total). These will require a mixture of planning, practical work, investigation and evaluation
skills.

Qualification Gained:
Level 2 Certificate in Health and Social Care (equivalent to GCSE)

Additional Support for Students:
Lunch time or afterschool revision sessions will be available to students after October half term ready for the
exam in January. Students are also encouraged to purchase the revision guide from Amazon (Level 1/2 Revision
notes Health and Social Care OCR)

Other useful information:
www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/cambridge-nationals/health-and-social-care-level-1-2-j801-j811/assessment/
Please see above link for all the past papers that will help students prepare

Current Year 10
Specification: OCR – Level 1/2 Cambridge National Certificate in Health and Social Care (120GLH) J835

Written Examination:
R032 – Principles of care in health and social care settings (70 marks)
This exam will be taken at the end of Year 11 and is worth 40% of your final qualification

Controlled Assessments:
R033 – Supporting individuals through life events (60 marks)
R035 – Health promotion campaigns (60 marks)
Each piece of coursework is worth 30% of the final qualification (60% in total)

Qualification Gained:
Level 2 Certificate in Health and Social Care (equivalent to GCSE)

Additional Support for Students:
Lunch time or afterschool revision sessions will be available to students. Students are also encouraged to
purchase the revision guide from Amazon (Teach Cambridge – Cambridge National Level1/Level 2 Health and
Social Care Revision Guide and Workbook)

Other useful information:
https://www.ocr.org.uk/qualifications/cambridge-nationals/health-and-social-care-level-1-2-
j835/assessment/

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