BTEC International Level 2 Health and Social Care

Unit 4: Social Influences on Health and Wellbeing — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 2 Unit 4 (Social Influences on Health and Wellbeing) — 30 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional30 GLH10 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 responsibilities linked to given health and social care hazards.
A.P2Explain responsibilities related to hazards in given health and social care environments.
B.P3Describe the application of health and safety measures in given health and social care scenarios.
C.P4Explain how risks can be prioritised and controlled
C.P5Examine risks and their control in different activities

Merit

3 criteria
A.M1Task 2
B.M2Discuss how health and safety measures can minimise the chance of hazards in given health and social care scenarios.
C.M3Discuss in depth the minimisation of risks relevant to given activities

Distinction

2 criteria
AB.D1Sources of information
C.D2Sources of information

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.

DescribeExplainExamineTaskDiscussSources
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. Know potential hazards in health and social care environments
  • B. Know key principles of health and safety applied to health and social care environments
  • C. Understand risk assessment processes related to health or social care

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