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Leisure and Tourism
• This is a double option and will take up 6 lessons a week!!
• It is worth 2 GCSE’s
• Over the 2 year course you will study 3 units |
Unit 1: Investigating Leisure and tourism
Unit 2: Marketing Leisure and tourism
Unit 3: Customer service in leisure and tourism |
Units 2 and 3 are internally assessed (by the teacher) in the form of portfolios. Unit 1 is externally tested (exam).
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The final grade is an aggregation of the unit results!!!! |
You will take the Unit 1 examination twice! These will be in the summer of year 10 and then in the summer of year 11. Your highest grade from the 2 exams will go forward and will contribute towards your final grade.
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Unit 2 coursework will focus on the marketing aspect of Leisure and Tourism where we will visit and study Magna.
Unit 3 coursework will focus on the customer service aspect of Leisure and Tourism where we will visit and study Carlton Park Hotel.
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You will visit several Leisure and Tourism organisations throughout the course which will help build up a greater understanding of how the industries work together. For Example Alton Towers, Magna, Carlton Park Hotel, Rother Valley Country Park, a local Airport, a sports stadium, a leisure centre and a library. |
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There will also be a variety of outside speakers who will come into school and talk to you about their involvement in the Leisure and Tourism industry. |
Part of Humanities Faculty
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