Diploma

Oxfam are onboard....

We are proud and excited to announce that Oxfam have agreed to help deliver one or more of the key 7 principal learning units on the new Diploma starting in September...

Oxfam: Be Humankind
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What will I be doing in 'Principal Learning'?

Principal Learning forms the majority of your Diploma Qualification (the main learning that you will do in the classroom or at our partnership Businesses) and is made up of 7 really exciting topics listed below. Please note that you can actually take a look at a rough guide (known as a 'scheme of work') produced by the exam board or modified by staff at Oxford and Matthew Arnold schools for what will or could happen in your lessons....

Unit 1 - Business Enterprise...

Exam Board - Download SOW_BAF_Level_2_Unit_1_final__2_ or..

Oxford School / Matthew Arnold - Download KS4 Diploma Unit 1 Business Enterprise Scheme

Unit 2 - Business Communication & Administration -

Download SOW_BAF_Level_2_Unit_2_final

Unit 3 - Business Finance & Accounting -

Exam Board - Download SOW_BAF_Level_2_Unit_3_final or..

Matthew Arnold / Oxford School - Download KS4 Diploma Unit 3 Bus Fin & Acc Scheme

Unit 4 - Marketing, Sales and Customer Service for Business -

Download SOW_BAF_Level_2_Unit_4_final

Unit 5 - Business Administration and Teams -

Download SOW_BAF_Level_2_Unit_5_final

Unit 6 - Understanding Business in a Changing World -

Download SOW_BAF_Level_2_Unit_6_final

Unit 7 - Success at Work -

Download SOW_BAF_Level_2_Unit_7_final

Business Admin and Finance Diploma - Introduction Video

That Sinking Feeling! (Diploma taster sessions)

Can you make a boat using paper, straws, paperclips and a freezer bag that can float 4 toy cars? Essential personal, learning and thinking skills in evidence include creativity, innovation and teamwork...

Float your boat - Part 1 (Diploma taster session for students)

Can you make a boat using paper, straws, paperclips and a freezer bag that can float 4 toy cars? Essential personal, learning and thinking skills in evidence include creativity, innovation and teamwork...

Your Diploma course explained in less than 5 minutes....

Our Exam Board - AQA City & Guilds

Our exam board for the BAF Diploma starting in September 2010 will be AQA City & Guilds (lots of good one to one support and resources!) - Check out their Diploma pages on...

http://www.diplomainfo.org.uk/

A draft curriculum model...

How will the Diploma look over the course of 2 years? This example model includes ALL components! Take a look at the excel file below...

Download Draft-Curriculum-Model-v2

Example Schemes of Work for Unit 1 & 4 - Business Enterprise & Business Finance & Accounting

First schemes of work for 2 of the 9 compulsory principal learning units - Business Enterprise & Business Finance & Accounting (KS4 Level 2). The examples feature timelines, key learning outcomes, topics and activities for assessment! Download below...

Download KS4 Diploma Unit 1 Business Enterprise Scheme

Download KS4 Diploma Unit 4 Bus Fin & Acc Scheme

Employer Engagement Event - 7th July 2009

We are tonight holding the first of a series of 'Employer Engagement Events' here at Oxford School. An invite featuring more details is available for download below. For those attending the meeting, please feel free to add thoughts / views / feedback via the 'Comments' option.

Download BAF_Employer_Engagement_Event_Invitation