Specification reference 1 AO1 Investigate the roles of managers and leaders in a changing environment Key learning objectives Consider inclusion and differentiation (as appropriate and relevant) Equality and Diversity in BLUE (to be enhanced by unit teacher as appropriate for learner To understand the role of managers within a business. Learning activities and resources What will be tutor led? Topics for plenary? Homework? Classroom based or off-site? Employer engagement? Stretch and challenge in RED (to be enhanced by unit teacher as appropriate for learner Starter – with pictures of various managers of businesses on the PP ask learners what is the link between them all, and if possible to identify them – learners do this on their own on mini white boards or discuss in groups. Ask each group to feedback their idea of the link and then ask if the learners can hold up whiteboards identifying the people. Main activities: 60 second challenge – learners in groups to come up with as many ideas of what a manager’s role is – feed these back to the group. AQA theory – teacher to run through the different that AQA state the learner needs to know for the exam – basic input. Drag and drop used on the SMART board to match descriptions and key terms. Learner led activity – case study of manager’s roles put into news headlines, learners in groups of 4 to study the headlines and answer question which are based on outcomes – or identify, analyse, compare and contrast and evaluate. Case study can be made up or based on a real Plenary How will learner progress be checked? Evidence requirements? Plenary – last man standing activities, for example a description of reporting etc. learners to be presented with various management situations and to use the mini boards to indicate how many they will have got correct. Teacher to then ask learners to stand and stay standing until their number is called out. Embedding or contextualising (opportunities for skills development) in PURPLE Transferable Skill opportunities in ORANGE Communication shown throughout the lesson Oral and written literacy throughout the lesson
Specification reference leaders in a changing environment 2 AO1 Investigate the roles of managers and leaders in a Key learning objectives Consider inclusion and differentiation (as appropriate and relevant) Equality and Diversity in BLUE (to be enhanced by unit teacher as appropriate for learner group) different management roles. To identify the role of a leader To explain how the leader inspires and motivates others to implement a Learning activities and resources What will be learner led? What will be tutor led? Topics for plenary? Homework? Classroom based or off-site? Employer engagement? Stretch and challenge in RED (to be enhanced by unit teacher as appropriate for learner group) business canvas model. Then use the template and ask learners to use the template to plan out a business problem – a case study could be used also to support this. Teacher to select a variety of past exam questions for the learners to attempt – a variety of short answer and analysis questions – shorter answers can be peer marked and longer questions marked by the teacher. Good opportunity to introduce the exam skills here. Stretch and challenge shown with the variety of exam questions. Starter – pictures on the smart board of leaders and managers – Teacher can use example of local SME leaders, but also for example Terry Leahy and Philip Clarke, Steve Jobs and Tim Cook to support – ask learners what is the difference. Plenary How will learner progress be checked? Evidence requirements? mark the longer analysis question. Leaners to use white board to explain the difference between managers and leaders and to give examples Embedding or contextualising (opportunities for skills development) Maths in PURPLE Transferable Skill opportunities in ORANGE Written and oral communication Communication shown throughout the lesson
Specification reference empower employees 2 AO3 Assess the ability of managers to lead and empower employees 2 AO3 Assess the ability of managers to lead and empower employees 2 AO4 Assess the Key learning objectives Consider inclusion and differentiation (as appropriate and relevant) Equality and Diversity in BLUE (to be enhanced by unit teacher as appropriate for learner group) empowered and the impact of this. To assess the ability of managers to lead and empower employees. To understand the ability of managers to lead and empower employees. To understand the types of organisational change. To identify different types Learning activities and resources What will be learner led? What will be tutor led? Topics for plenary? Homework? Classroom or off-site? Employer engagement? Stretch and challenge in RED (to be enhanced by unit teacher as appropriate for learner group) learners to watch video – 30 minutes to consider the effect when employees are not empowered and how the business may change to consider the motivation of employees. Starter – dominos of key terms across the whole of AO3 Main activities – learners to create presentations picking a business of their choice and leader of their choice. Learners to work in ability groups to stretch and challenge, they should prepare for an hour and then present in pairs for the remainder of the lesson. Teachers to plan an assessment for learners looking at AO3. Past papers can be used along with the specimen papers on the AQA website. and Starter – Learners to use the whiteboards to consider the of change. Main activities – Teacher to introduce the idea of different Plenary How will learner progress be checked? Evidence requirements? Presentations given by learners and assessed by the teacher. Teachers to mark the test and feedback to learners. Gap fill looking at organisational change Embedding or contextualising (opportunities for skills development) Maths in PURPLE Transferable Skill opportunities in ORANGE Written and oral communication Written and oral communication Written and oral communication