Year 10 & 11 Vocational Studies
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Year 10 – BTEC Level 1 Certificate in Vocational Studies |
Year 11 – BTEC Level 1 Certificate in Vocational Studies |
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Units |
Assessment |
Units |
Assessment |
Autumn |
Self-assessment students evaluate their strengths, areas they need to develop in preparation for post-16 choices. |
Continuous assessment throughout the term, students compile a portfolio of evidence, which contributes to their final assessment mark |
Career progression. Students will complete their personal statements. Students will reflect upon what choices they have made for college and work and will produce an alternative package for themselves if their original plans do not go ahead. As part of this unit students will speak to a careers advice expert and will participate in mock interviews to build up their skills and confidence. This unit will run during the whole of the autumn term Students will take part in a credited week work experience placement at the beginning of the autumn term |
Continuous assessment throughout the term, students compile a portfolio of evidence, which contributes to their final assessment mark |
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Continuous assessment throughout the term, students compile a portfolio of evidence, which contributes to their final assessment mark |
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Spring |
Students will study a unit which looks at the health and safety of the individual and others in the workplace. This unit runs during the whole of the spring term |
Assessment through practical work, off-site visits and continuous assessment throughout the term, students compile a portfolio of evidence, which contributes to their final assessment mark |
Students will take part in a module which focuses on serving food and drink, which is linked to their preparation of basic food. |
Students will serve a group of people at a social event and will be credited for their team work, individual performance and cooking skills |
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Continuous assessment throughout the term, students compile a portfolio of evidence, which contributes to their final assessment mark |
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Summer |
Students visit a range of post-16 providers: Cottenham Village College, College of West Anglia (Milton), Cambridge Regional College and West Suffolk College (Bury St. Edmund’s) to prepare for their potential college placements. Students will also begin preparing their Personal Statements and the UCAS online college application forms |
Assessment is by outcome and the completion of the whole college application process by the end of the autumn term in year 11 |
Students will participate in the creation of activities for children, making sure that they are suitable for a particular age group |
Continuous assessment throughout the term, students compile a portfolio of evidence, which contributes to their final assessment mark |
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