Animal Care

Head of Department: Mr R Beaumont

Years 10 & 11

Course Content

The BTEC in animal care consists of two compulsory unit and two optional units.

• Animal Health – Compulsory  external examination
• Animal Handling – Compulsory  internal coursework module
• Animal Welfare – Optional internal coursework module
• Principles of Animal Behaviour— Optional internal coursework module

Homework

Homework will be around 1hr per week when working on their BTEC assignments.

Equipment

No specialist equipment required. Just standard; pen, pencil ruler and calculator.

Visits/Extra-curricular

• Visits by learners to local workplaces linked to animal care
• Inviting relevant experts or contacts to come to speak to the learners about their involvement in animal care and welfare at different levels and in different ways
• Arranging visits to employers in animal care