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Business Promotion - 03 / 2010

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Year 12 Student Survey

Help us in the Business & Economics Department find out how we can help you do the very best you can by answering questions in our survey...

To do this you will need to click 'Comments' below and fill in the Comment box (you don't have to re-type the questions!)

Please note that you DON'T need to give your real name or email address (even though it asks for this information - website glitch!!)

1. What year group are you in? (This survey is for Y12 only)
2. Are you doing BTEC or A-Level?
3. Do you know your target grade?
4. Do you know how well you are currently doing?
5. How does your Teacher let you know how you are doing in Business?
6. Name 3 things that help you to learn in Business?
7. Name 3 things that do not help you to learn in Business?
8. What could you do to help yourself do better in Business?
9. What can we do here in Business to help you get higher grades?
10. Do you feel safe / comfortable working in the EBIT Department?
11. Do you spend extra time (lunch or after school clubs) in EBIT?
12. How would you rate your enjoyment of your course on a scal of 1-5 (5 being most enjoyable) 

Thank-you for taking time out to take part in our survey! We will take your answers seriously and work to always improve how we do things here in Business!

To do this you will need to click 'Comments' below and fill in the Comment box (you don't have to re-type the questions!)

Please note that you DON'T need to give your real name or email address (even though it asks for this information - website glitch!!)

1. What year group are you in? (This survey is for Y12 only)
2. Are you doing BTEC or A-Level?
3. Do you know your target grade?
4. Do you know how well you are currently doing?
5. How does your Teacher let you know how you are doing in Business?
6. Name 3 things that help you to learn in Business?
7. Name 3 things that do not help you to learn in Business?
8. What could you do to help yourself do better in Business?
9. What can we do here in Business to help you get higher grades?
10. Do you feel safe / comfortable working in the EBIT Department?
11. Do you spend extra time (lunch or after school clubs) in EBIT?
12. How would you rate your enjoyment of your course on a scal of 1-5 (5 being most enjoyable) 

Thank-you for taking time out to take part in our survey! We will take your answers seriously and work to always improve how we do things here in Business!

Fancy a job in the Business Department?

Applications are now open for the position of 'Class Greeter'. If you are a confident, reliable person with good attendance and punctuality you may wish to apply for this position in your class. This will look fantastic in your Record of Achievement or CV and you could ask for it to be acknowledged when you request references for a job or university or college place...

For more details, open and print the information / application below. Hand it in to either Mr Thompson, Mr Edwards or Mr Coakley - Closing date for applications is Friday 5th February 2010.

Download Class Greeter Job Info & Application

Staff Blogs!

Not merely content with just posting fascinating Business articles, useful assignment help and coursework details on ebitnow.com, some of our staff have gone further and produced their own blogs!

Mr Edwards - www.ebitnow.com/eddys

Mr Thompson - www.ebitnow.com/mr_t

Mrs Noman - www.ebitnow.com/mrs_noman

Mr Coakley - www.ebitnow.com/mrcoakley

A "Virtual Goody-Bag!" - Faculty Showcase 8th December 2009

Good Afternoon!

Listed below are some short articles compiled by the Business & Economics Team on various key teaching principles (plus some things we just generally like!) - We hope you find them useful? If you do, let us know using 'comments' below...

About us - Download Characteristics of the B&E Department

New Courses we are excited about! - Download New Courses in B&E

Our Blog - Download The Blog & How to set one up!

Always improving! - Download Dept Review Evaluation & Improvement

Student Voice - Example from Year 10 - Click here!

Social Networking as a Teaching Tool? - Click here!

Starter & Plenary Activities (incl new ideas like Wipeout, 3-2-1 & 15 Word Challenge, Wedding Planner, Memory Games, "A few of my favourite things" game, Business Briefs & more...) - Download Starter Activities

Plenary Roles - Giving students ownership of learning and progress in lessons whilst incorporating SEAL, AFL, Literacy etc. - Download Plenary Roles Templates & Download Plenary_Roles_explanation_&_feedback

Literacy Strategies (Thanks to Miss Warrington) - Click here!

Knowing your Students - Download Knowing your students

AFL (Assessment for Learning - Includes information about Effective Questioning, Sharing Learning Goals with students and Self / Peer Assessment) - Download Assessment for Learning (AFL) 

Student Rewards - mystickers.co.uk demo / info - Click here

Lesson Objectives - Download Setting effective lesson objectives

Getting quality coursework in on time (Through 'built-in' assessment) - Download Built-in Assessment 

Differentiation (Pat Johnson's Top Tips and Differentiation built into a program of study) - Download Differentiation

Homework - Download Setting effective Homework

We can do it! We can put our own videos on ebitnow.com!

Though not the most interesting video ever!

ebitnow.com on Facebook!

Instant Business news, articles, tv, video, competitions, assignments, deadline alerts, help, support, homework, notes and loads of other useful stuff from the Business Department straight to your mobile or email address! Follow us on 'ebitnow.com'!

Oxford School Writing Skills Toolkit

Struggling with how to structure your text (assignment, essay, report etc)? How to make your work suit your audience? Linking and developing your ideas so that your work 'reads' or 'flows' well? Using the right vocabulary / language / words? Putting work in the right order? Making sure you are accurate (good spelling, punctuation etc)? Worry no more! Below are 10 really great strategies to help you with all of these common problems (Thanks to Miss Warrington in the English Department)...

 

Please note that these strategies were designed to help school staff to help students so you will find that the explanations are written for teachers and teaching assistants (but remember they are just as easy to use for yourself)!

 

Strategy 1 (Audience) - Download Audience Analysis Checklist

Strategy 2 (Structuring your text) - Download Writing Frames

Strategy 3 (Structuring your text) - Download Graphic Organisers

Strategy 4 (Link & Develop Ideas) - Download Using Connectives

Strategy 5 (Link & Develop Ideas) - Download Develop a Writing Mat

Strategy 6 (Vocabulary / Words) - Download Word-Wall Activities

Strategy 7 (Order) - Download Follow the Teaching Sequence for Writing

Strategy 8 (Accuracy) - Download Proof-Reading

Strategy 9 (Accuracy) - Download Sentence Punctuation

Strategy 10 (Accuracy) - Download Common Problems

 

Teachers / Parents - Want to know more? Then check out Miss Warrington's complete literacy strategies presentation below..

 

Download Literacy Strategies

 

 

ebitnow.com on Twitter!

Instant Business news, articles, tv, video, competitions, assignments, deadline alerts, help, support, homework, notes and loads of other useful stuff from the Business Department straight to your mobile or email address! Follow us on 'ebitnow'!

Get rewarded with prizes for all your hard work (and compete against mates!)

All Business & Economics students can now be rewarded with cinema vouchers, gift tokens or special prizes each term thanks to our new and amazing reward system. Ask your teacher about how it works or take a look at the presentation below...

Download Business & Econ Dept Rewards System explained

Gained a unique Business Sticker or Postcard already? Then log your sticker / postcard at www.mystickers.co.uk to be entered on to the Business leaderboard and if top at the end of the term, pick up your prize!