University of Teesside

Certificate of Education

EDU2052-N

Wider Professional Practice

Scheme of Work with Rationale and Critical Review

Kevin Monaghan

Word Count: 1,525 not including bibliography and appendix

This is a 1500 word essay which will demonstrate how I produced a scheme of work for ten sessions at my place of work which I use in an identified practice context/specialist area.

I will attempt to show a rationale which demonstrates analysis of the theories, models and approaches to curriculum design that have influenced the development of the scheme. 

And finally I will evaluate how this might have been different if the scheme was to be delivered in a different educational context.

Foreword

Pertemp’s People Development Group we are dedicated to helping unemployed individuals back into long-term, sustainable employment or to access training opportunities. With our uniquely personal approach we can help people to find the right job for them, not just the ones that are left over.

Many initially lack self-esteem, yet our experience has proven that once worked with and developed, many of these people have exactly the skills that employers want – they are just unaware they possess them.

We passionately believe that there is a spark of brilliance in everyone – our task is to unearth that spark and nurture it, so by touching us, tomorrow will never be the same. Pertemp’s mission statement

Part 1 – Rationale which demonstrates analysis of the theories, models and approaches

At my place of work I am the training manager, I am responsible for all the training programmes we deliver, whether it be traditional classroom delivery or through E learning in our learndirect suites.

So what is a scheme of work? A scheme of work is a plan of what will be covered in each week or session of the learning programme or course.

It can be very detailed or brief. A scheme of work may, for example, consider how many lessons will be needed to cover a specific theme.  It can also support communication and planning between departments. Once it has been finalised, a scheme of work can be used to write lesson plans.

 

In 2008 my remit at work changed and I was given the training team to manage, the training team delivered motivational and employability sessions to groups of unemployed clients who would been selected for training by their Personal Employment Coach’s.

I had a vision that all our clients should go through a two week programme (10 sessions) regardless of the learners background, experience or basic skills level.  The programme would have to be carefully planned to meet the needs of all.  The course would have to be delivered in a way that is low in academic study and activity based.  I was fully aware that this was a big change and very risky, it could go horribly wrong.  My first task was to get the trainers on-board; I needed them to buy in to my idea without them it would fail.

I arranged for a team meeting and described my ideas; initially there was some doubt and reservation towards my concepts.  I had to listen to the team, the team are experienced qualified staff, although I respect their opinions I continued to sell my wares to the team, I explained that I needed their input to but together a scheme of works that incorporated all the ‘best bits’ of the single courses we deliver to make ‘Routes to Work.

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Routes to Work was born

It was vital from the outset that we needed to identify a broad range of    learning styles.  

 Theories of learning

Objectives:

  • Consider a variety of theories of learning
  • Identify several principles of learning
  • Understand how individual differences affect the learning process

There are many different theories of how people learn. What follows is a variety of them, and it is useful to consider their application to how our students learn and also how you teach in educational programs. It is interesting to think about your own ...

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