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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Introduction</strong></div><ul><li>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li></ul><div><br><strong>Related School-wide Initiatives</strong></div><ul><li>&nbsp;</li></ul><div><br></div><div><strong>What does it mean for Business Studies?</strong></div><ul><li>&nbsp;</li></ul><div><br><strong>Classroom Strategies in Action</strong></div><ul><li><br></li></ul><div><strong><br>Further Supports/Resources</strong></div><ul><li><strong>&nbsp;</strong></li></ul><div><strong><br>Periodic Review</strong></div><ul><li>To be reviewed periodically</li></ul>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<ol><li>School Self-Evaluation/School Improvement Plan</li><li>Student Voice</li><li>Student Wellbeing</li><li>Digital Technologies</li><li>Learning Intentions &amp; Success Criteria</li><li>Effective Questioning &amp; Classroom Discussion</li><li>Formative Feedback</li><li>Student Collaboration</li><li>Student Reflection</li><li>Managing Information &amp; Thinking</li><li>Being Creative</li><li>Communicating</li><li>Working with Others</li><li>Staying Well</li><li>Managing Myself</li><li>Being Numerate</li><li>Being Literate</li><li>Assessment</li><li>Reporting</li><li>Cross-curricular</li><li>Co-Curricular</li><li>Differentiation/UDL</li><li>Cultural Diversity</li><li>L1/L2 LPs</li><li>Showcasing Business Studies</li></ol><div><br></div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Encouraging students to take responsibility for their learning and managing themselves.<br><br>Students work together to complete tasks and revise knowledge within the Business Studies classroom. They must manage their time and communicate their knowledge to team members.<br><br>-Use of flashcards for group matching activities.<br>-NCCA worksheet to arrange the steps in order for making complaint.<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>This resource again encourages students to work together and identify the key needs required for survival on a new planet. They must discuss their views and argue as to why their final items should be one of the top 4.</div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Introduction&nbsp;<br>Encouraging students to improve their literacy skills. Being literate is one of the key skills to be build in JC Business studies. Being literate includes being able to read, write, speak and understand and create meaning<br><br>Whole school&nbsp; Initiatives&nbsp;<br><br>We will incorporate any school wide initiative that supports being literate. E.g. stop everything and pick up a book for 5mins and read it&nbsp;<br><br>Relevance&nbsp;<br><br>CBA- researching about their project<br>Exam 0 - Reading their exam<br>success criteria -<br><br>Classroom Strategies<br>Making posters / spider diagrams to highlight key words<br><br>Peer assessment will improve their literacy skills</div>]]></description>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Introduction<br><br><br>Whole School Initiatives&nbsp;<br>Open night, Business Room filled with posters revenant to Junior Cycle Business and student work<br>CBA fundraising, working alongside other departments eg Home Ec, Maths and English&nbsp;<br>Student Enterprise, junior intermediate and senior. All staff and students invited to the Christmas Market ran by the students&nbsp;<br>School bank, students got to experience 'running a bank'&nbsp;<br>Involved in EPAS teachers and students ambassadors, MEP's come to visit events throughout the year &nbsp;<br><br>Relevance for Business Studies<br>Promotion of the subject<br>CBA's<br><br><br>Classroom Strategies and Action<br>Group, Pair work and whole&nbsp;<br>Brainstorming/Mindmaps&nbsp;<br>Opportunities to conduct own research<br>Competition e.g. European Money Quiz<br><br>Further Supports&nbsp;<br>LEO<br>PDST<br>JCT<br>Textbooks<br>Online&nbsp;<br>Twitter<br>BSTAI<br><br>Periodic Review of Implementation<br>collaboration through planning, evaluation&nbsp;<br>Asking students opinion<br>&nbsp;<br><br></div>]]></description>
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         <title>Being Numerate</title>
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         <title>Differentiation (upwards) Preparing for JC and moving towards LC</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Introduction<br></strong>One of the 8 principles that underpin the JC Framework for Business Studies is being numerate. Business studies should provide students with opportunities to be numerate. Being numerate involves seeing patterns, trends and relationships. <br><br><strong>Whole-School InitiativesNumeracy: <br></strong>We will incorporate any related school wide initiatives that support being numerate. eg Students will work out their own percentage when given back a graded piece of work. Students will use the SALT technique when drawing graphs. <br><br><strong>Relevance for Business Studies </strong>Classroom Based Assessments Calculations for wage slips, household budgets, Preparing accounts and interpretation of financial accounts<br>Economic indicators identifying patterns and trends. Economic variables - inflation, unemployment, taxation etc<br><br><strong>Classroom Strategies in Action<br></strong>Common school approach to calculating percentages Common school approach to drawing graphs Retrieval practice techniques&nbsp;<br><br><br><br><br><br></div>]]></description>
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