NEW IDEAS FOR NEXT YEAR (for Business Studies; aka the Development Plan 2008-2009)

1. Course Planning

1.1. Schemes of work for AS and A2

1.2. Rooming

1.2.1. A mixture of teaching rooms without computers for AS and A2 courses (for groupwork)

1.3. Next year remove any students from EdExcel if they are not submitting their work

1.4. Introduction materials for assessment criteria for each course and units with one course for students????

1.5. More role plays and presentation tasks for lessons (i.e. Dragon's Den-type activites)

2. Trips

2.1. Trips for Year 11s and 10s

2.2. A trip abroad for Yr 13s A2

3. Questions

3.1. Business Studies GCSE??

4. Systems, Information and tracking

4.1. Student Target and Information booklets

4.1.1. With basic information about every student (like Tim uses)

4.2. Create a system for providing more regular progress feedback to parents of Year 11 and 12

5. Resources

5.1. Develop a mini-textbook of Business basics

5.2. A news stand of business mags and newspapers

5.3. More teaching resources (software and books)

5.4. Filing cabinets for student coursework and lesson work

5.5. More online resources for student e-learning

6. Training

6.1. Training on marking coursework