Business Studies Focus Areas - 16/1/23 by Oide https://padlet.com/jct2/ub008wlcogxyzmdf en-us 2023-01-08 20:11:24 UTC 2025-11-02 06:14:05 UTC hello@padlet.com Focus Area: Student Collaboration jct2 https://padlet.com/jct2/ub008wlcogxyzmdf/wish/2436985054 Introduction
  •   Business studies should provide students with opportunities to be collaborative. Student collaboration includes pair work, group discussions, effective communication, trust, clarity and respect.

Related School-wide Initiatives
  •  Opportunities for students to work across various subjects. 
  • Collaboration Week: Emphasis on students working together as a whole-school approach.

What does it mean for Business Studies?
  •  Important for Classroom Based Assessments.
  • Important for students to improve collaborative skills to help with all subjects as well as for extra curricular activities. 

Classroom Strategies in Action
  • Pair work
  • Groupwork 
  • Classroom discussions

Further Supports/Resources
  •  CPD
  • JCT
  • Department collaboration 

Periodic Review
  • To be reviewed periodically at department meetings and review the success of class activities.
]]> 2023-01-08 20:11:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/ub008wlcogxyzmdf/wish/2436985054 Suggested Possible Focus Areas jct2 https://padlet.com/jct2/ub008wlcogxyzmdf/wish/2436985055
  • School Self-Evaluation/School Improvement Plan
  • Student Voice
  • Student Wellbeing
  • Digital Technologies
  • Learning Intentions & Success Criteria
  • Effective Questioning & Classroom Discussion
  • Formative Feedback
  • Student Collaboration
  • Student Reflection
  • Managing Information & Thinking
  • Being Creative
  • Communicating
  • Working with Others
  • Staying Well
  • Managing Myself
  • Being Numerate
  • Being Literate
  • Assessment
  • Reporting
  • Cross-curricular
  • Co-Curricular
  • Differentiation/UDL
  • Cultural Diversity
  • L1/L2 LPs
  • Showcasing Business Studies

    • ]]>     2023-01-08 20:11:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/ub008wlcogxyzmdf/wish/2436985055     jct2 https://padlet.com/jct2/ub008wlcogxyzmdf/wish/2436985056 2023-01-08 20:11:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/ub008wlcogxyzmdf/wish/2436985056 jct2 https://padlet.com/jct2/ub008wlcogxyzmdf/wish/2436985057 2023-01-08 20:11:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/ub008wlcogxyzmdf/wish/2436985057 Being Numerate lisacahillane https://padlet.com/jct2/ub008wlcogxyzmdf/wish/2445486135 Introduction
    *    Expressing ideas mathematically 
    • Estimating, predicting and calculating 
    • Developing a positive disposition towards investigating, reasoning and problem-solving 
    • Seeing patterns, trends and relationships 
    • Gathering, interpreting and representing data 
    • Using digital technology to develop numeracy skills and understanding 

    Related School-wide Initiatives
    School wide DEIS targets incorporated into subject plans:
    1. Raw scores given back to students
    2. Common approach to calculating percentage

    What does it mean for Business Studies?
    •  Classroom based assessments
    • Student enterprise project
    • Managing finance and budgeting
    • Interrupting accounts 

    Classroom Strategies in Action
    • Using real life charts/infographics in the classroom
    • Using estimation before using a calculator 

    Further Supports/Resources
    • JCT
    • BSTAI
    • News websites
    • CSO

    Periodic Review
    • Review of subject department plan at end of term/year. WWW/EBI. What can we improve going forward? 
    ]]>     2023-01-16 10:36:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/ub008wlcogxyzmdf/wish/2445486135     Well Being https://padlet.com/jct2/ub008wlcogxyzmdf/wish/2445504410 Introduction. 
    Business studies should support students with Well-being and the elements of well-being are being active, being responsible, being connected, being resilient, feeling respected and being aware. 

    Whole school initiatives
    We will incorporate any whole school initiatives that support well being. (one good school approach)

    Relevance for business studies
    group work activities
    debating
    role play
    ethics case studies
    sustainable living case studies
    personal responsibilities example, employee


    classroom strategies


    ]]>     2023-01-16 10:54:47 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/ub008wlcogxyzmdf/wish/2445504410     Assessment https://padlet.com/jct2/ub008wlcogxyzmdf/wish/2445506252 2023-01-16 10:56:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/ub008wlcogxyzmdf/wish/2445506252 harkindiver https://padlet.com/jct2/ub008wlcogxyzmdf/wish/2445525369 2023-01-16 11:16:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/ub008wlcogxyzmdf/wish/2445525369 Showcasing Business Studies https://padlet.com/jct2/ub008wlcogxyzmdf/wish/2445528555 2023-01-16 11:19:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jct2/ub008wlcogxyzmdf/wish/2445528555