Cambridge Nationals Level 1/2 Health and Social Care Specification - Version 8 - September 2021

Sep 5, 2026

Summary of key changes for OCR Level 1/2 Cambridge National Award and Certificate in Health and Social Care, specification version 8 issued September 2021. Covers updates across centre-assessed units, moderation arrangements, assessment availability, and administration, including removal of visiting moderation references and deletion of a moderated via visiting moderation section. Adds reporting for suspected malpractice, updates OCR Interchange information, revises progression routes, and clarifies grade threshold flexibility and accessibility approval requirements.

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Summary of key changes to this specification

Included on the 2020 Performance Tables

OCR Cambridge Nationals in Health and Social Care

Withdrawal and final assessment opportunities

Contents

1 Introduction

1.1 Qualification aims

1.5 Overview of the qualifications

2 Units

2.1 Guidance on unit content

2.2 Unit R021: Essential values of care

2.3 Unit R022: Communicating and working with individuals

2.4 Unit R023: Understanding body systems and disorders

INCLUDED ON THE 2020 PERFORMANCE TABLES Cambridge NATIONALS LEVEL 1/2 HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Specification OCR Level 1/2 Cambridge National Award in Health and Social Care (60 glh) OCR Level 1/2 Cambridge National Certificate in Health and Social Care (120 glh) Version 8-September 2021 [ocr.org.uk/cambridgenationals](ocr.org.uk/cambridgenationals) Summary of key changes to this specification | Section | | Title of section and change | Version and date issued | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 4.1 The centre-assessed units
4.6 Moderation
7.1 Availability of assessment
7.2.2 Making final unit entries Appendix A | Reference to Visiting Moderation removed. | | | Version 8
September 2021 | | 4.6.3 Moderated via visiting moderation | Section deleted | | | | | 1.5 Overview of the qualifications | Due to the withdrawal of the Award (J801) and Certificate (J811), the final assessment opportunity for these have been clarified in the tables. | | | Version 7
April 2021 | | 7.1 Availability of assessment | | | | | | 4.5.3 Reporting suspected malpractice | New section added | | | | | 5.4.2 OCR Interchange | Updated information | | | | | 8.2 Progression from/to these qualifications | Diagram and text updated to reflect current progression routes. | | | | | 3.3 Grading and awarding grades | Additional text added to clarify the potential for grade thresholds to change. | | | Version 6
December 2019 | | All | New format for the specification. | | | Version 5
September 2019 | | | Removed references to the Diploma size qualification, and Units R024 and R030, following final assessment opportunity in June 2019 series. | | | | | | Updated ‘model assignment’ to ‘set assignment’ | | | | | 2.2 Unit R021, Learning Outcome 3 | Amended ‘Children’s Act 2004’ to ‘Children Act 2004’. | | | | | 2.3 Unit R022, Learning Outcome 3 | Information added to make our requirements for this Learning Outcome clearer. Please note there are no changes to the set assignment. | | | | | 3.1 Overview | Typographical correction to the GLH and Qualification Number in the table. | | | | | 4.5 Authentication | Updated information on the use of Centre authentication forms. | | | | | 6.2 Accessibility | Updated information on approval requirements and permissible access arrangements. | | | | | 7 Administration | Updated information. | | | | | 8 Other information | Information about Key Skills and Functional Skills has been removed | | | | | 8.2 Progression from these qualifications | Updated information. | | | | | Section | Title of section and change | Version and date issued | | --- | --- | --- | | 2.2 to 2.12
Units R021 to R031 | At the end of each unit, updated Connections between units for synoptic assessment | Version 4
November 2018 | | 2.12 Unit R031 | Teachers of the unit do not have to hold a current first aid qualification.
The witness for Task 4 of the assessment must hold a current first aid qualification (not paediatric) . | | | 3.2 Synoptic assessment | Updated section. | | | Appendix B Marking criteria for centre assessment | Updated Guidance on synoptic assessment for each unit. | | | 7.4 Unit and qualification resits | Updated information about resits for the externally assessed unit. | Version 3
September 2018 | | 1.5 Overview of the qualifications | June 2019 series was the final assessment opportunity for OCR Cambridge National Diploma in Health and Social Care. After June 2019 series, Unit R024 and R030 can no longer be used towards the Certificate (120 GLH) qualification. | Version 2
July 2018 | | Learning Outcome 3: Understand how legislation impacts on care settings | Update to the Data Protection Act from 1998 to 2018. | | | Learning Outcome 1: Know how body systems work | Update description of the trachea. | | | 2.5: Unit R024
2. 11: Unit R030
3. 1: Overview of the assessment | After June 2019 series, Units R024 and R030 cannot

FAQs

What qualification versions are covered in this specification change summary?

It covers OCR Level 1/2 Cambridge National Award in Health and Social Care (60 glh) and OCR Level 1/2 Cambridge National Certificate in Health and Social Care (120 glh).

What is the key moderation-related change in version 8?

References to visiting moderation were removed, and a section related to moderation via visiting moderation was deleted.

When is the final assessment opportunity for the withdrawn qualifications?

The final assessment opportunity for all units is the June 2023 series, with a resit opportunity for examined units only in the January 2024 series.

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