Society, Health and Development Diploma

The Diploma in Society, Health and Development will introduce you to the principles and values that underpin these different professions. It will show you what services are on offer and how they fit together. Students will also learn how to put the individual at the centre of those services.

Through practical activities, you will learn how to value diversity and get an understanding of health, well-being and different lifestyles. Looking at different areas, like the children and young people’s workforce, health, community justice and social care sectors, the Diploma gives you a really diverse programme of learning. You will gain the awareness and understanding skills you’ll need to deal with some of the most vulnerable members of society, and to go on to employment, college or university.

Diploma students will also develop a good standard of English, Maths and ICT and vital skills like teamwork and self-management.

Compulsory elements
At Foundation level, you will study eight topics to give you a broad understanding of the sector and the way it works. Examples include the health, wellbeing and lifestyle of individuals and an introduction to partnership working, which looks at the ways in which agencies work together to provide services.

Higher-level students are introduced to the work of the different professions in more detail. For example, you may look at patient care or patterns of offending behaviour, and the factors that can lead to this.

Along with core elements, you’ll also learn how to work with other people and express yourself confidently in a work environment. And at the end, you’ll complete a final Student Project to show that you can apply the skills you’ve learnt in a work context.

Diploma students also develop a good standard of functional English, maths and ICT. This broad mix of knowledge, understanding and skills will equip you for college and university or employment.

"The new Diploma offers a new approach to learning for young people, giving them a valuable insight into health, social care, community justice, and children's services. These insights will help equip them for their future- whatever they choose to do."

• Learning I choose to do
• Learning I have to do