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LEISURE & TOURISM DEPARTMENT

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).

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.

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.

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.

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

Leisure and Tourism Websites
Cartlon Park Hotel
Magna Science Adventure Centre
Channel 4 Learning
GCSE in Leisure & Tourism (Double Award) (2346)
Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum

Useful CourseLinks

www.ks4flexibility.co.uk
Case studies: National Football Museum, Preston. The Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre, Liverpool. Blackpool Pleasure Beach. You can download these for ‘FREE’.

National Railway Museum
‘FREE’ downloadable teaching and learning resources provided by the National Railway Museum (York)

Work Related Learning North East
Work related learning North East - ‘FREE’ downloadable resources including schemes of work, lesson plans, assignments, student worksheets, revision materials – EXCELLENT SITE!

Birmingham International Airport
Birmingham Airport - ‘FREE’ downloadable teaching and learning resources and a virtual airport tour.

Vocational Learning Support programme
‘FREE’ downloadable teaching and learning resources and support for the planning and delivery of the qualification

Business & Education together across South Yorkshire
‘FREE’ downloadable teaching and learning resources from Business Education south Yorkshire

Thorpe Park
‘FREE’ downloadable student pack from Thorpe Park theme park

American Adventure
‘FREE’ downloadable student pack from American Adventure theme park

National Maritime Museum
National Maritime Museum – ‘FREE’ teaching and learning resources to download

The National Learning Network
The National Learning Network – ‘FREE’ interactive materials – user name and password needed, but registration is ‘FREE’

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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).
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.
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.
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.

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 Leisure and Tourism Websites Cartlon Park Hotel Magna Science Adventure Centre Channel 4 Learning GCSE in Leisure & Tourism (Double Award) (2346) Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum

Useful CourseLinks
www.ks4flexibility.co.uk Case studies: National Football Museum, Preston. The Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre, Liverpool. Blackpool Pleasure Beach. You can download these for ‘FREE’.
National Railway Museum ‘FREE’ downloadable teaching and learning resources provided by the National Railway Museum (York)
Work Related Learning North East Work related learning North East - ‘FREE’ downloadable resources including schemes of work, lesson plans, assignments, student worksheets, revision materials – EXCELLENT SITE!
Birmingham International Airport Birmingham Airport - ‘FREE’ downloadable teaching and learning resources and a virtual airport tour.
Vocational Learning Support programme ‘FREE’ downloadable teaching and learning resources and support for the planning and delivery of the qualification
Business & Education together across South Yorkshire ‘FREE’ downloadable teaching and learning resources from Business Education south Yorkshire
Thorpe Park ‘FREE’ downloadable student pack from Thorpe Park theme park
American Adventure ‘FREE’ downloadable student pack from American Adventure theme park
National Maritime Museum National Maritime Museum – ‘FREE’ teaching and learning resources to download
The National Learning Network The National Learning Network – ‘FREE’ interactive materials – user name and password needed, but registration is ‘FREE’

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