Aimhigher Health Care

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Aimhigher Health Care

• Alison Swales
• West Area Coordinator
• Aimhigher Health Care
• Alison.Swales_at_uwe.ac.uk
• 0117 3288496

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What have we been doing?

• Awareness
• Careers Information
• The NHS U
• Educating the Educators
• Aspirations
• Vocational Summer Schools
• Taster Days

• Achievement
• Enrichment Activities
• Linking the Three As
• A Day in the Life

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Day in the Life

• Objectives
• raise the audiences aspirations towards Higher
  Education (HE)
• raise the audiences interest in the health,
  health science and social care professions
• challenge inaccurate stereotyped views of
  healthcare
• raise the audiences understanding of the
  interdisciplinary nature of healthcare
• raise the audiences understanding of the wide
  range of careers in healthcare

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Who should I use it with?

• The resource has been developed with year 10 and
  11 students in mind. However it is also the case
  that many teachers have found it a useful
  resource with a range of other cohorts.
• In our testing with local schools, we have found
  the Day in the Life website works well with the
  following groups
• Year 9 Gifted and Talented cohorts
• Year 10 and 11 Aimhigher cohorts
• Individual year 10 and 11 Science classes
• Individual year 10 and 11 Health and Social Care
  classes
• FE cohorts for whom English is not the first
  language
• Individually and with groups as a careers
  guidance tool

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How can I use it?

• The resource has strong links into the
  curriculum, in particular
• GCSE in Health and Social Care
• Unit 1 The text and student/staff interviews
  highlight the work roles and skills of those
  working in the sector alongside values
  underpinning care work.
• GCSE in Applied Science
• Unit 3 Scientific knowledge and skills underpins
  many of the careers highlighted through the
  resource.
• PHSE
• To find out about the options open to them
  post16, including employment and continuing
  education and training, and about their financial
  implications.

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What professions are reviewed?

• Nursing and Midwifery
• Adult Nursing
• Child Nursing
• Learning Disabilities
• Mental Health
• Midwifery
• Allied Health Professions
• Diagnostic Radiography
• Therapeutic Radiography
• Occupational Therapy
• Physiotherapy

• Social Care
• Social Work
• Healthcare Science
• Biomedical Science
• Operating Department Practice

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What does it cover?

• About The Job
• Why Choose ?
• What Does The Job Involve?
• Who Will You Work With?
• Is It Right For You?
• Career Prospects
• Interactive Section

• How To Get The Job
• What Course Should You Take?
• Where Can You Study?
• Whats Student Life Like?