The Business Education course is a programme of workshops which introduces you to a wide range of approaches to teaching, learning and assessment and helps you to develop a critical and informed approach to your own practice. The Topics in Business course focuses on strengthening your understanding of Business Studies, standards to apply in assessment and strategies to adopt in teaching. Wherever possible these general issues are related to the needs of teaching in this curriculum area. Specialist input is provided through Staffordshire Educational Psychology Service. The Information and Communications Technology Skills course focuses on developing personal ICT skills and using these in teaching.
Tutorial support is provided in a small group setting.
The teaching of the Business Education and educational and Professional Issues courses is shared between the university and the schools. Economics and Business Education Associate teachers on this award follow a Topics in Economics course as part of their university programme. This focuses on strengthening subject knowledge in Economics, understanding the standards to be applied in assessment and developing strategies for teaching economics. Associate teachers on this Award will gain experience in teaching Economics and Business courses. Business Studies and Information Technology Associate teachers on this award follow a Topics in Information Technology course as part of their university programme.