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KS4
TRAVEL AND TOURISM BTEC
A BTEC in Travel and Tourism is a nationally recognised work-related qualification. The double award qualification is equal to two GCSEs but the fast track system is taught in half the time but is still equivalent to two GCSEs and is made up of three units:
Unit 1- Investigating Travel and Tourism – assessed via an examination mid-way through Year 11
This unit will help you to understand the important part leisure and tourism plays in today’s society. You will learn about the components of the industries and their changes over time, employment opportunities and the impact leisure and tourism has on the environment amongst other things.
Unit 2 – Marketing in Travel and Tourism – assessed via a large piece of coursework, which will take place during Year 10
There are many different leisure and tourism organisations trying to sell their goods to customers. In this unit you will learn the techniques behind these selling methods. You will study promotional material and will be given the opportunity to produce your own marketing campaign. This also involves a visit to a Leisure and Tourism organisation.
Unit 3 – Customer Service in Travel and Tourism – assessed via a large piece of coursework and is delivered throughout Year 10, encompassing work experience. Year 10 placements must therefore be within the leisure and tourism industries to ensure evidence can be gained for the assignment.
Travel and tourism organisations rely on customers. Throughout this unit you will discover how important customers are, how businesses keep customers and attract new ones. You will also be taught how to provide good customer service especially when dealing with complaints and handling difficult customers. This also involves a visit to a Leisure and Tourism organisation.
KS5
TRAVEL AND TOURISM BTEC LEVEL 2 DIPLOMA (1 YEAR COURSE)
Awarding body - Edexcel
Preferred Previous Studies
At least 2 GCSEs at grades D or above.
Course Content
Unit 1: The UK Travel and Tourism Sector
Examine the development and changes in Travel and Tourism and look at the roles of the various organisations together with the impact of legislation.
Unit 2: Exploring Customer Service
The importance of providing excellent customer service in a people oriented industry and investigating the different needs of customers and how these can be catered for.
Unit 3: Understanding the Nature and Effects of World Travel
Gaining an understanding of the world from the perspective of the worldwide traveller.
Unit 5: Developing Customer Service Skills in Travel and Tourism
Develop customer service skills through role-play and work experience.
Unit 6: UK Travel and Tourism Destinations
Identifying the location of significant UK tourism gateways and destinations and analysing the appeal of certain destinations to particular groups.
Unit 7: European Holiday Destinations
Identifying the location of major European receiving countries for UK visitors and planning suitable vacations for particular holiday-makers with specific needs.
Unit 8: Worldwide Holiday Destinations
Identifying the location of major worldwide receiving countries for UK visitors and planning suitable vacations for particular holiday-makers with specific needs.
Unit 10: Exploring Marketing in Travel and Tourism
Investigating the marketing process and examining how the principles are used to retain customers and remain competitive. Focus will also include how products and services meet the needs of specific target markets.
Unit 19: Planning a Trip to a Visitor Attraction
A practical unit that explores the variety of information needed to plan and organise a visit. An actual visit will take place and students need to work together to ensure the visit is successful with effective evaluation.
All units are assessed by submitting coursework. There are no written examinations.
General Comments
This course allows students to gain the equivalent of four GCSEs at Grade C or above and aims to introduce the student to the travel and tourism industry – one on the biggest and fastest growing industries in the UK. Throughout the course, students will investigate a variety of subject areas which will be assessed by the completion of coursework/projects. Students may also have the opportunity to partake in day trips to tourist attractions such as Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Experiencing Travel and Tourism first hand gives the student great insight into the different organisations that have evolved through the development of the industry and how these organisations work successfully together.
Progression
This qualification supports progression onto the A Level Travel and Tourism and other AS courses providing an overall Merit grade is achieved. Students are also well prepared for employment within the Travel and Tourism industry and service sector.
TRAVEL AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT
(SINGLE & DOUBLE A LEVEL)
Preferred Previous Studies
At least 5 GCSEs at grades A* - C
This qualification can be studied either as a Single 1A Level equivalent at AS/A2 or Double 2A Level equivalent at AS/A2 Level.
Course Content
We offer the Level 3 OCR Applied A Level in Travel & Tourism. This course offers specialist units that focus on particular aspects of employment within the Travel industry.
The courses allow the opportunity to broaden your study in Tourist Destinations, Customer Service, and Working Overseas as a Resort Representative amongst others. They are mix of academic study together with practical elements such as Residential Visits.
What are the aims of the course?
To equip learners with the tools needed for higher study or getting a job. The courses that we offer will prepare you for further study at university or we offer can assist in your preparation for work in the travel industry.
How will I be assessed?
The course is assessed by producing coursework in the form of mini-projects for 2 thirds of the course and exams for one third.
What are lessons like?
Theory lessons are generally teacher and student led through discussion or presentations. Learners are expected to complete class tasks that may be part of their assessment.
Progression
This qualification supports progression into Higher Education and training for employment. Higher Education degrees can include Tourism Management, International Tourism, Marketing, Events Management, Human Resources and Hospitality. It also supports progression to employment such as The Hotel Industry, Leisure and Tourism Attractions, Travel Agents, Air Cabin Crew and general careers in the Travel and Tourism industry.
General Comments
The travel and tourism industry is one of the biggest and fastest growing industries in the UK. This course will facilitate an understanding of this growth and provide the opportunities the students will need to follow a career in this ever-expanding industry. In the first year, learners should develop an understanding of the characteristics of the travel and tourism industry and its individual sectors and the skills required to operate effectively therein. This will take place through research work, examination, UK day trips and overnight visits. Through the second year, students should develop a more critical understanding of the travel and tourism industry and the connections between different parts of the industry. Students have experienced the Travel and Tourism industry by attending very successful trips to London, Paris, Spain and Prague.
TRAVEL AND TOURISM BTEC LEVEL 2 DIPLOMA (1 YEAR COURSE)
Awarding body - Edexcel
Preferred Previous Studies
At least 2 GCSEs at grades D or above.
Course Content
Unit 1: The UK Travel and Tourism Sector
Examine the development and changes in Travel and Tourism and look at the roles of the various organisations together with the impact of legislation.
Unit 2: Exploring Customer Service
The importance of providing excellent customer service in a people oriented industry and investigating the different needs of customers and how these can be catered for.
Unit 3: Understanding the Nature and Effects of World Travel
Gaining an understanding of the world from the perspective of the worldwide traveller.
Unit 5: Developing Customer Service Skills in Travel and Tourism
Develop customer service skills through role plays and work experience.
Unit 6: UK Travel and Tourism Destinations
Identifying the location of significant UK tourism gateways and destinations and analysing the appeal of certain destinations to particular groups.
Unit 7: European Holiday Destinations
Identifying the location of major European receiving countries for UK visitors and planning suitable vacations for particular holiday-makers with specific needs.
Unit 8: Worldwide Holiday Destinations
Identifying the location of major worldwide receiving countries for UK visitors and planning suitable vacations for particular holiday-makers with specific needs.
Unit 10: Exploring Marketing in Travel and Tourism
Investigating the marketing process and examine how the principles are used to retain customers and remain competitive. Focus will also include how products and services meet the needs of specific target markets.
Unit 19: Planning a Trip to a Visitor Attraction
A practical unit that explores the variety of information needed to plan and organise a visit. An actual visit will take place and students need to work together to ensure the visit is successful with effective evaluation.
All units are assessed by submitting coursework. There are no written examinations.
General Comments
This course allows students to gain the equivalent of four GCSEs at Grade C or above and aims to introduce the student to the travel and tourism industry – one of the biggest and fastest growing industries in the UK. Throughout the course students will investigate a variety of subject areas which will be assessed by the completion of coursework/projects. Students may also have the opportunity to partake in day trips to tourist attractions such as Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Experiencing travel and tourism first hand gives the student great insight into the different organisations that have evolved through the development of the industry and how these organisations work successfully together.
Progression
This qualification supports progression onto the A Level Travel and Tourism and other AS courses, providing an overall Merit grade is achieved. Students are also well prepared for employment within the Travel and Tourism industry and service sector.
KS 5
BTEC EXTENDED DIPLOMA IN SPORT (DEVELOPMENT, COACHING AND FITNESS)
3 A Level Equivalent
Year on year, the sport and active leisure sector outperforms the rest of the UK economy; this has been a trend since the end of the economic recession of the late 1990s and researchers predict will continue to be the case for years to come, long after the sports legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Games.
The annual contribution of the sport sector to the UK economy is over £8 billion. This sector has more than 36,000 employers, creating work for more that 600,000 full-time and part-time employees, and 5 million plus volunteers. A significant proportion of the total volunteer workforce is volunteering in sport, with most of them involved in sports coaching or activity leadership.
This BTEC Extended Diploma in Sport provides an introduction to the sector for students who are looking to build a career in sport, within one of its occupational areas. It is equivalent to 3 A Levels and offers specialist units that leads to a variety of degree courses and focuses on particular aspects of employment within the sport industry.
Course content
There are no exams! This course is assessed entirely by coursework. You will be assessed by producing coursework via class tasks, residential and day visits, assignments, practical observations and work experience.
This course is the direct equivalent to 3 A levels.
Course Requirements
5 GCSEs at Grade C or above
YEAR 1
Students will study 9 units in Year 1 which will include:
Unit 1: Principals of anatomy and Physiology in Sport: This unit explores the structure and function of the skeletal, muscular, cardiovascular and respiratory system and also the different energy systems and the sports in which they are predominantly used.
Unit 2: The Physiology of Fitness: This unit provides an opportunity for learners to explore the body’s response to acute exercise and how the body adapts to long-term exercise participation.
Unit 3:.Assessing Risk in Sport: The aim of this unit is to make the learner explicitly aware of the vital nature of risk assessment and its management within the sports industry.
Unit 7: Fitness Testing for Sport and Exercise: Students will gain an understanding of fitness testing and the importance of health screening and health monitoring tests.
YEAR 2
Students will study a further 9 units which will include:
Unit 4: Fitness Training and Programming: Students will be able to plan fitness training sessions and design fitness training programmes.
Unit 10: Outdoor and Adventurous Activities: Students will participate in exciting activities in the outdoors, learning and applying practical skills and techniques, further developing their leadership skills and qualities.
Unit 13: Leadership in Sport: Students will examine the characteristics of effective sport or exercise leadership to give learners the opportunity to demonstrate their own planning and delivery of a sport or exercise session
Unit 14: Exercise, Health and Lifestyle: Students will assess the lifestyle of an individual and provide advice on lifestyle improvement.
What are the aims of the course?
This course will facilitate an understanding of the growth of Sport and provide the opportunities the students will need to follow a career in this ever-expanding industry. Students will be equipped with the tools needed for higher study or getting a job. The BTEC courses that we offer will prepare you for further study at university or assist in your preparation for work in the sports industry.
How much practical sport will I complete?
Lots! BTEC courses are practically based and require a lot of participation in sports, including sports coaching (especially working with children), fitness testing procedures and fitness training. Students will spend time volunteering at local events in the community, working with local primary school children, coaching football, multi-skills and cricket as well as completing nationally recognised sport qualifications.
How will I be assessed?
There are no exams! You will be assessed through assignments, class tasks, practical observations and work experience.
What are the lessons like?
Theory lessons are generally teacher and student led through discussion or presentation. Students are expected to complete class tasks that may be part of their assessment.
Progression
This qualification supports progression into higher education and training for employment. Appropriate higher education including degrees in Sports Coaching, Sport Management and Physical Education, and progression to employment such as Sports Coaching, Leisure Centre management and general careers in the sports industry.
Contact Information
All staff can be contaced by 'phone on (01748) 850111 or email admin@richmondschool.net:
Mrs J Reid - Head of Leisure & Tourism
Mrs C House
Mr K Allan