Over the last couple of weeks, I have been working on developing a unit of work for S2 Administration. With the prelims rapidly approaching, I wanted to produce a substantial unit of work which would be interesting and challenging for the pupils but would require minimal further development from the department.
To this end, I have developed a unit called "Managing the Band". The premise of the unit is that the pupils work individually through 18 different tasks all linked to the idea of managing a local band. The unit draws on many of the theoretical and practical skills required in Intermediate Administration and offers pupils a taster of S3 & S4. Each task consists of a small amount of theory work, class questions and a task based activity. Examples of the skills and theory covered include:
- E-mail
- Memos
- Letters
- Reprographics
- File management
- Basic formulae
- Online calendar
- Internet research
A colleague is producing homework questions to tie in with the developed unit. The structure of the work enables us to assess the pupils development across a wide range of skills and knowledge and should provide a good grounding should the pupil wish to continue in S3.
