Travel and Tourism

Assessment

Students will compile work in folders in accordance with the 6th Form work policy and must bring these to every lesson. There will be a folder for all students studying Business Core and a further folder for those studying Business Diploma. Course structure focuses on knowledge acquisition whilst continually building on prior knowledge, creating meaningful schema throughout. We make explicit links between the theory and examples learned in different units to support students’ learning. Where applicable, topics will be modelled using real-life business scenarios relevant to specific industries and local, national and global business markets. Assessments have also been structured in a way that allow students to build on knowledge and skills systematically, ranging from recall tests, case studies and examinations. A range of DNAs are used at the start of every lesson focusing on knowledge recall; these reflect best practice in terms of regular knowledge reviews. Vocabulary is taught explicitly and with a clear focus on Business. Students are given opportunities to develop and use Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary for every unit of work. We expect students to think and use meta-cognition. We use individual thinking time, paired and group discussions to achieve this. There will be a clear focus on developing student writing skills and literacy to support their completion of the course. We model how to write, using LSS planning documents: MPOs, SPOs and GSTs. These are based on the excellent resources found in ‘The Writing Revolution’. Exemplar answers and examiner reports are used in lessons to demonstrate theoretical understanding of the unit, supplemented by examination practice using past papers. Students will learn how to interpret data and undertake research to identify relevant material and use this effectively in their work for both examination and coursework assessments. The challenge of a lesson will be the exploration of a topic in more detail and the application of the topic to unfamiliar questions. Prep is completed weekly. This may link to previous lessons; be preparation for future lessons; or be linked to upcoming coursework or examinations.