BTEC Tech Award Health & Social Care Component 3 Health Indicators 2024-2025

This package is for teachers delivering the 2022 spec for BTEC Tech Award in Health and Social Care Component 3, Health and Wellbeing. Questions related to these topics are 1 and 2 marks on the exam paper so focus on raising literacy levels throughout your lessons.

For teachers following my C3 SoW, this is for week 7.

This is suggested practical teaching week.

There is one presentations of 70 slides and a worksheet for notes covering different health indicators. There are inbedded videos pause points, exam multiple choice questions and class discussion point . . There is guidance for note taking and applied case study tasks. All resources are adaptable to meet you needs.

There are two homework task sheets based on exam answers for Level 1 and Level 2.

This package will cover the complete delivery of the spec points below;

Interpretation of physiological data according to published guidelines:
o resting heart rate (pulse) – normal range 60 to 100 bpm
o heart rate (pulse) recovery after exercise – the heart’s ability to return to normal
levels after physical activity is a good indicator of fitness

o blood pressure – low blood pressure 90/60mmHg or lower, ideal blood pressure
between 90/60mmHg and 120/80mmHg, pre-high between120/80mmHg and
140/90mmHg, high blood pressure 140/90mmHg or higher

o body mass index (BMI)
 underweight below 18.5 kg/m2,
 healthy weight between 18.5 kg/m2 and 24.9 kg/m2,
 overweight between 25 kg/m2 and 29.9 kg/m2
 obese between 30 kg/m2 and 39.9 kg/m2
 severely obese 40 kg/m2 or above.

● The potential significance of abnormal readings: [Exam questions 11-13]
o impact on current physical health (short-term risks)
o potential risks to physical health (long-term risks).

In advance of using this resource I can recommend you order free blood pressure resources from bhf (free 50)

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