Statement of Curriculum Intent
Work Based Learning –KS 1,2,3 and 4
At Shenstone Lodge School it is our intention to recognise the importance of Horticulture. It is our intention to get every child involved in gardening and to demonstrate the value of gardening in enriching the curriculum, teaching life skills and contributing to children’s mental health.
Through Horticulture we want to develop active citizens and carers for the environment and to show how gardening can contribute to a sustainable environment. We intend to build a Horticulture curriculum which develops cognitive learning, affective learning, behavioural and physical learning and social learning.
These skills are developed further at The Brades Lodge where pupils will experience ‘Work Based Learning’ lessons. The aim here is to provide valuable life skills through a wide range of learning opportunities that will enable pupils to explore the world around them and make positive changes to their own lives, their families and their communities. By developing their confidence in new topics using new skills and tools students will be able to pursue interests in new areas which will potentially lead to previously unexplored hobbies and career choices. By promoting the ability to attempt new tasks using new skills students will grow in confidence and develop stronger problem solving skills.
Long Term Planning for: Work Based Learning KS3 and KS4
YEAR 7 YEAR 8 YEAR 9
Autumn 1
Teamwork and communication skills
Intent
To identify rules of effective communication and demonstrate effective use of communication skills
Implementation Students will agree upon a set of communication rules that aid effective communication and demonstrate these in a variety of speaking and listening activities, debates and team building games
Impact
Students will know how best to communicate with peers and staff that will aid progress and communication in all areas of the school
Autumn 1
Introduction to electrical circuits, components and soldering.
Intent
To explore electrical circuits, components and effective and safe use of tools when conducting soldering activities
Implementation
A mixture of theory based exercises and practical tasks using tools and materials to build nightlights from scratch whilst developing an understanding of component that’s are used in a variety of electrical equipment
Impact
Students will have a better knowledge of how electrical items work and what tools can be used to repair and build electrical circuits
Autumn 1
Health and safety in the workplace
Intent
To explore the Health and safety at work Act, how that effects everyone and what procedures to follow in emergencies and school procedures and equipment relating to Health and Safety in the work place
Implementation
Students will access independent work and group discussions. Differentiated written tasks and conducting own research. Students will demonstrate correct procedures to follow for some areas of learning such as CPR and manual handling
Impact
Students will have a deeper awareness and knowledge of how health and safety affects everyone and how its helps to keep people safe in the workplace
Intent
To identify different varieties of bulbs, develop an awareness that not all plant life grows from seed and how bulbs are used for decoration, medicinally and in culinary uses
Long Term Planning for: Work Based Learning KS3 and KS4
Planting bulbs
Implementation
Through variety of differentiated tasks through theory and practical tasks students will develop their understanding of bulbs and demonstrate effective use of tools to follow correct procedure when planting bulbs for decoration and culinary uses
Impact
Students will know how to identify flowers from different bulbs, their life cycle and how to grow their own bulbs to potentially be able to grow their own food
Intent
Technical drawing and CAD Painting and decorating
To explore and use a variety of technical drawing techniques and computer software for computer aided design
Implementation
Students will attempt to complete drawing tasks using a variety of techniques which use a variety of drawing apparatus. These drawings will then be used across and variety of software to complete both 2D and 3D computer aided designs
Impact
Students will be able to attempt design tasks in other units and subjects and access appropriate equipment to produce detailed and accurate designs using traditional drawing methods and current available software
Intent
To be able to identify what tasks need to be completed to redecorate an area of the school and know what tools, materials and equipment to use and demonstrate effective use of decorating equipment.
Implementation
Through variety of differentiated tasks through theory and practical tasks students will develop their understanding of how to decorate. Students will complete the redecoration of an area of the school
Impact
Students will have an understanding of what tools, equipment and materials are need to complete decorating tasks which will help them at home and in the future giving confidence to decorate themselves to save money having to pay someone else to decorate for them
Autumn 2 Autumn 2 Autumn 2
Long Term Planning for: Work Based Learning KS3 and KS4
YEAR 7
Spring 1
Raised beds and trellises
YEAR 8 YEAR 9
Spring 1
Intent
To identify and explore the purpose of raised beds and trellises and know why the above are used to grow and variety of plants
Implementation
A mixture of theory based exercises and practical tasks using tools and materials to build raised beds and trellises to grow a variety of plants in/on
Impact
Students will know that some plants require different growing environments which will aid their progress towards accreditation in key stage 4
Spring 1
Soap Box design and construction Electrical circuits and components
Intent
To explore what effects speed and how best to build a strong working soap box to compete in the soap box derby
Implementation
A mixture of theory based exercises and practical tasks using tools and materials to models of steering racks and chassis and identify what factors will affect our ability to compete in the soap box derby
Impact
Students will have a better knowledge of structures and methods of construing vehicle to ensure good cornering, braking and overall strength and an awareness of how different materials can be used to their best attributes
Intent
To explore electrical circuits, components and effective and safe use of tools when conducting soldering activities
Implementation
A mixture of theory based exercises and practical tasks using tools and materials to build portable stereos from scratch whilst developing an understanding of components that’s are used in a variety of electrical equipment
Impact
Students will have a deeper knowledge, expanding on the year 8 unit, of how electrical items work and what tools can be used to repair and build electrical circuits
Intent
To be able to identify what tasks need to be completed to redecorate an area of the school and know what tools, materials and equipment to use and demonstrate effective use of decorating equipment.
Long Term Planning for: Work Based Learning KS3 and KS4
Implementation
Through variety of differentiated tasks through theory and practical tasks students will develop their understanding of how to decorate. Students will complete the redecoration of an area of the school
Impact
Students will have an understanding of what tools, equipment and materials are need to complete decorating tasks which will help them at home and in the future giving confidence to decorate themselves to save money having to pay someone else to decorate for them
Intent
To explore what effects speed and how best to build a strong working soap box to compete in the soap box derby
Implementation
A mixture of theory based exercises and practical tasks using tools and materials to models of steering racks and chassis and identify what factors will affect our ability to compete in the soap box derby
Impact
Students will have a better knowledge of structures and methods of construing vehicle to ensure good cornering, braking and overall strength and an awareness of how different materials can be used to their best attributes
Intent
To identify why parks are important to communities, what land based sectors are involved in maintaining a park and to conduct park maintenance
Implementation
A mixture of theory based exercises and practical tasks students will work at a local park to help maintain the park using a variety of tools and equipment whilst identifying various land based sectors and job roles that are associated with maintaining a park.
Impact
A better understanding and deeper knowledge of various land based sectors which will aid achievement of accreditation in Key stage 4
Spring 2 Spring 2 Spring 2 An introduction painting and decorating Soap Box design and construction Park Maintenance
Intent
To explore and understand different seed sowing techniques, growing mediums and growing requirements for growing plants.
To identify and demonstrate
Long Term Planning for: Work Based Learning KS3 and KS4
YEAR 7
Summer 1
Growing plants
Implementation
A mixture of theory based exercises and practical tasks using tools and materials to explore different sowing techniques and how best to provide suitable growing requirements for a variety of seeds both flower and food produce.
Impact
A better understanding and deeper knowledge of various seed sowing techniques which will aid achievement of accreditation in Key stage 4 as well as the possibility of pupils growing food for themselves and their community or family
YEAR 8 YEAR 9
Summer 1
Soap box design and construction
Intent
To explore what effects speed and how best to build a strong working soap box to compete in the soap box derby
Implementation
A mixture of theory based exercises and practical tasks using tools and materials to models of steering racks and chassis and identify what factors will affect our ability to compete in the soap box derby
Impact
Students will have a better knowledge of structures and methods of construing vehicle to ensure good cornering, braking and overall strength and an awareness of how different materials can be used to their best attributes
Intent
To identify why parks are important to communities, what land based sectors are involved in maintaining a park and to conduct park maintenance
Summer 1
Park Maintenance
Implementation
A mixture of theory based exercises and practical tasks students will work at a local park to help maintain the park using a variety of tools and equipment whilst identifying various land based sectors and job roles that are associated with maintaining a park.
Impact
A better understanding and deeper knowledge of various land based sectors which will aid achievement of accreditation in Key stage 4
Intent
To create an enterprise project idea and identify consumables and predict expenditure and profit. Carry out enterprise idea.
Long Term Planning for: Work Based Learning KS3 and KS4
Summer 2 Summer 2 Summer 2
Mini enterprise project
Intent
A mixture of theory based exercises and practical tasks using tools and materials to carry out enterprise idea working as a team to generate money to spend on vouchers
Intent
To teach students about the need to plan and predict expenditure based on research to carry out ideas to earn money. To instil a work ethic that is incentivized by earning money
Soap box design and construction
Intent
To explore what effects speed and how best to build a strong working soap box to compete in the soap box derby
Implementation
A mixture of theory based exercises and practical tasks using tools and materials to models of steering racks and chassis and identify what factors will affect our ability to compete in the soap box derby
Impact
Students will have a better knowledge of structures and methods of construing vehicle to ensure good cornering, braking and overall strength and an awareness of how different materials can be used to their best attributes
Intent
To explore various organisation techniques that can be implemented during the first assessment piece towards completing accreditation .
A1 Being organised
Implementation Impact
Long Term Planning for: Work Based Learning KS3 and KS4
YEAR 10
YEAR 11
Autumn Autumn
A1 being Organised LBS5 Finding out about the land based sector Intent
Implementation
Impact
Intent
Implementation
Impact
To explore organisation techniques and demonstrate use of explored organisation techniques
Students will identify, explore and use various organisation techniques such as TO-DO lists, timetables, calendars, daily planners, electronic organisation aids, prioritising tasks. They will then implement these techniques to complete an assessment activity
Students will have a deeper understanding of how being organised will aid them in all areas of their lives and help with further education and help complete, plan tasks in their own lives
To allow students the opportunity to discover the varied and expansive land based sectors covering animals, plants and technologies
A mixture of theory based exercises and practical tasks students will experience a variety of exercises and practical’s that delve into the various land based sectors
Students will have a better knowledge of how electrical items work and what tools can be used to repair and build electrical circuits
Long Term Planning for: Work Based Learning KS3 and KS4
YEAR 10
YEAR 10
Summer 1
YEAR 11
LBS9 Caring for a keeping plants healthy Intent
Spring
Implementation
Impact
Spring
Intent
To be able to recognise when and how to care for plant life by providing adequate care that ensures successful growth and control of growth
To explore the growing requirements and factors that affect plant growth
LBS 8 Growing plants
Implementation
A mixture of theory based exercises and practical tasks that explore how best to grow a variety of plants, both decorative and for food produce, that demonstrates a consideration of growing requirements
Impact
Students will have a deeper knowledge of the growing requirements and the factors that can affect plant growth and how best to support healthy plant growth. This may potentially enable pupils to grow and provide their own food and manage outdoor spaces to provide a healthier more enjoyable environment
A2 Developing a Personal progression plan
Intent
A mixture of theory based exercises and practical tasks using tools and materials to recognise and act on keeping plants healthy through a variety of channels
To be able to identify and develop a progression plan towards a set goal
Implementation Through exploration of how and why we set goals students will develop a progression plan using time lines and conducting research identifying steps to take to achieve a set goal
Impact
Students will know how to manage and maintain healthy plant life which will help which will be essential to successfully growing decorative plants and food produce
Students will be able to apply the learnt techniques to any goal setting (career or aspirational targets) in all aspects of their lives
Long Term Planning for: Work Based Learning KS3 and KS4
