Health T-level: Healthcare Science Pathway

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Do you want to work in the private or public healthcare sector? Healthcare Science includes a very wide range of jobs and roles including working in pharmacies or supporting medical teams in a variety of fields such as radiography, physiotherapy and audiology. On this pathway, you will gain a better understanding of the science sector and further your knowledge including cell cycle and cellular respiration, enzyme and protein structure, pathogens, classification of biological materials, kinetic changes and relevant analytical techniques.

What is different about these courses is the fact they have been designed and built by employers from the ground up to be a high-level technical qualification that is the equivalent of three A-levels, including all the cutting-edge real requirements for working in the modern workplace. Unique to the T-level, you’ll get the chance to learn practical skills like clinical tasks or taking physiological measurements, and how these can be used to give people the quality care they deserve.

What will I study in Health T-level: Healthcare Science Pathway?

The content of the Health T-Level has been built from the ground up by employers, and so there is no better way of ensuring that you have the employable skills necessary to excel. This includes learning the most up-to-date knowledge and understanding of what it means to work in the health sector. You will gain a deep understanding of biology and what makes living organisms from cells to human beings tick. You will grasp detailed knowledge of the jobs roles within the sector, including laws, regulations and how health systems all work together to keep people safe and healthy. Unique to the T-Level, you'll get the chance to learn practical skills like clinical tasks or taking physiological measurements, and how these can be used to give people the quality care they deserve.

Entry Requirements

At least 5 GCSEs at Grade 4 or above including 3 from the basket subjects. Grade 4 in Maths and English.

This course requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, we will be asking students to bring the necessary details to their enrolment appointment to complete this.

How will I learn?

The T-Level program will be taught in a way that immerses you as a worker in the sector. You will learn just as a health worker would, like working in teams and through practical demonstrations of skills. The ways that you showcase your talent will also be much like an actual health environment: with independent work, presentations and written reports.The classroom environment should be one of co-operation; teachers and students working together to get the most out of your qualification.

There is a large work experience component, designed to make sure that you have the best possible chance of securing your progression into work or further education as you proceed from the T-Level. You will be required to have undertaken 315 hours of work experience by the time you finish, and the focus on this will be to learn skills and competence on the job, as well as giving you a chance to reflect on your strengths and areas for development.

How will I be assessed?

The T-Level is assessed in a variety of ways all with the needs of employers in mind. Your core component is assessed through two written exams as well as a project that you will complete based on a brief given from employers. Your occupational specialism is assessed through 'synoptic assessment' which is based on you demonstrating skills you've learned.