Specification points

WJEC GCSE Health and Social Care, and Childcare 3900QS

44 points in 3 topics, with WJEC's codes and titles.

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1 Unit 1: Health and social care, and childcare in Wales

1.1 Growth and Development
1.1.1 Principles of growth, development and life stages
1.1.2 Key areas of development across the life cycle
1.1.3 Factors affecting growth, development and wellbeing
1.2 Legislation and Service Provision
1.2.1 Key legislation underpinning health and social care, and childcare in Wales
1.2.2 Core principles, values and approaches in care in Wales
1.2.3 The impact on individuals of service provision and delivery in Wales
1.3 The Welsh context
1.3.1 Promotion and maintenance of health and wellbeing of individuals throughout their life
1.3.2 Welsh language and culture in care
1.3.3 Black, Asian and minority ethnic perspectives in care

2 Unit 2: Adult Health and Social Care

2.1 Individual needs and key conditions and illnesses in adulthood
2.1.1 Individual needs
2.1.2 Illnesses
2.1.3 Conditions affecting the health and wellbeing of adults in Wales
2.2 Professionals in adult health and social care
2.2.1 Professionals working in the health and social care sector
2.2.2 Partnership working
2.2.3 Achieving positive outcomes
2.3 Public health, health promotion and equality in adult care
2.3.1 The role of health promotion
2.3.2 Public health
2.3.3 Access to service provision

3 Unit 3: Childcare

3.1 Life stages, milestones and PILES development
3.1.1 Life stages and expected milestones
3.1.2 Physical development and expected milestones
3.1.3 Intellectual development and expected milestones
3.1.4 Language development and expected milestones
3.1.5 Emotional development and expected milestones
3.1.6 Social development and expected milestones
3.2 Common conditions and illnesses of children
3.2.1 Common childhood illnesses
3.2.2 Growth and developmental concerns
3.2.3 Health promotion, early intervention and types of care
3.2.4 Healthy Child Wales Programme (HCWP)
3.3 Professionals meeting children's needs, including play work
3.3.1 Service provision to achieve positive outcomes
3.3.2 Partnership working
3.3.3 The role of childcare professionals
3.3.4 The benefits of play and play work