BTEC International Level 2 Health and Social Care

Unit 2: Health and Social Care Values — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 2 Unit 2 (Health and Social Care Values) — 30 Guided Learning Hours.

Mandatory (Pearson-set)30 GLH11 criteria3 learning aims
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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

5 criteria
A.P1Describe the importance of exercise, balanced diet and good personal hygiene and how they contribute to healthy living.
B.P2Explain how social factors can influence achieving a healthy lifestyle.
B.P3Explain how personal factors can have an impact on achieving a healthy lifestyle.
C.P4Describe different types and methods of health promotion activities.
C.P5Describe the benefits to health and wellbeing of health promotion activities.

Merit

4 criteria
A.M1Explain links between exercise, healthy eating and good personal hygiene, linked to benefits for the individual.
B.M2Discuss social and personal factors that influence health and wellbeing.
B.M3Discuss ways to overcome barriers to achieving a healthy lifestyle.
C.M4Explain the type, method and benefits of a selected health promotion activity.

Distinction

2 criteria
AB.D1Assess factors that influence health and wellbeing and ways of reducing barriers to a healthy lifestyle.
C.D2Justify methods used in a selected health promotion activity, recommending improvements.

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

DescribeExplainDiscussAssessJustify
Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

Learning aims

  • A. Explore how exercise, diet and personal hygiene can influence healthy living
  • B. Know the promotion of health and wellbeing
  • C. Understand how life events can influence life stages

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