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Application Form Activity Workbook with Lesson Plan
A comprehensive 9 page workbook on Application Forms and resources which contains activities and information on the following :
1. The Employers Perspective-Student put themselves in the position of the employer and decide who they would want to interview based on application forms
2. Key things to remember when completing application forms-room for student notes
3. Student checklist
4. How employers look through application forms e.g. searching questions
5. Transferable Skills Information
6. Transferable Skills Review Activity
7. Student Reflection/Evaluation
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Job Application Process
This bundle includes session plans, lesson resources and handouts to cover:
Interviews
Application Forms
Employment Letter writing
Alcohol and Drug Awareness Tutorial
This Tutorial features an activity on the 'Say No To Drugs campaign', an embedded maths activity on what alcohol data is showing amongst other discussion and research style activities.
By the end of the session, students will be more knowledgeable on the dangers of alcohol and drugs.
Interviews
This is is a full lesson with activities which goes over in detail interview preparation, how to prepare for 'killer' questions and interview techniques to name but a few. The PowerPoint lesson resource has detailed notes in the notes field to help with delivery. There is a session plan included which can be adapted to suit your organisations paperwork.
Aims and Objectives:
To identify what an interview is for
To identify some common questions
To know how to deal with a “Killer Question”
To identify why people aren’t successful at interview.
Full information handouts for students as well as a student self evaluation activity on interview skills have been provided also.
Ethics and Reflective Practice
Originally designed for Access to HE Health and Social Care but could easily be tailored to suit a range of other courses.
This is three lessons (3 hours in length each depending on pace and ability of the group) worth of activities and notes for teacher-led mini tutorials. Lessons plans included which can be tweaked and copied over to your organisations paper work.
The following objectives should be met via a range of research, debate, discussion and independent student activities which have been included:
Identify a main theme with regard to ethical issues (e.g. confidentiality, consent, self-determination) and discuss the underpinning theory
Identify and analyze how a relevant professional code of practice relates to and affects decision-making with regard to your chosen theme
Identify and analyze how the law relates to your theme
Explain, and use, a model of reflective practice in relation to your personal and professional development
To identify and utilise a reflective model of practice.
To identify examples of assignment headings and assignment ideas/Exams
Implement private study plans with regards to Community Health Assignment/Exams
E&D, Employability, ICT, Study Skills and English inherent throughout.
Multi-Disciplinary Team Work
Students will explore the following in relation to health and social care via a range of activities:
To Explain what is meant by the term ‘multi-disciplinary team’ (MDT)
To Evaluate multi-disciplinary team working within the Health and Social Care context
To Analyse the influence of a health care professional and their professional bodies
First Aid Awareness
This lesson aims to provide them with an awareness so they are able to answer theory questions. I then arranged for St John Ambulance to come in to deliver a basic first aid course to students to gain their certificate.
This could be amended to be delivered in tutorial or detail added to make it applicable to higher level BTEC or A-Level courses.
This PowerPoint contains activities on how to call 999 and what to say, DR ABC protocol, risk assessment, basic treatment of unconsciousness, burns, bleeding, fractures, anaphylaxis and choking.
Their are practical activities throughout with instructions which include scenarios.
You would benefit from basic first aid supplies e.g. gloves, bandages etc.
CPR is not included in the lesson content due to health and safety implications and not having access to a resuscitation mannequin at the time of delivery.
Teacher will need some basic prior knowledge to deliver this lesson.
End of Life Care Palliative Care
This is a whole lesson which was originally delivered over a 3 hour session but can be divided to make shorter sessions.
Students will explore a range of topics via research, discuss and debating activities.
Topics are as follows:
Euthanasia and the differences between the subtypes
Making Choices about end of life care
End of Life Policies
Community Care-Health and Social Care Provision
This lesson is aimed at developing students academic skills and giving them an overview into the various aspects of Community Care and why it is necessary considering the current state of the Health and Social Care system. This was originally delivered in two, 3 hour blocks, however can easily be adapted to work over several shorter lessons.
The lesson covers:
Overview of Community Care
Examples of Services
Primary and Intermediate Care
Real life examples with case studies
Day Centres
Home Care VS Hospital Care
Reducing Avoidable admissions
Self Management of Health Conditions
Tele-Health/Tele-Care
The activities which have been included for students are designed to prepare students for university e.g. writing literature reviews, investigative the effectiveness, evaluations, research and discussions.
References and Data used throughout.
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Applying for Jobs
This bundle contrains lessons, handouts and activities which cover the following aspects of applying for jobs:
Career Planning and Personal Skills Reviews
Conflict Management and Coping with Setbacks
Stress Awareness
Employability Skills Workshop
Employment Letter Writing
Knowing Where to Look for Jobs
Research Project Preparation
Some detailed lessons and other student resources on research methods which were originally tailored for an Access to HE Course but will also be useful for students embarking on an EPQ or for A-Level students who are exploring research methods.
There are two versions of an interactive tutorial lesson, one aimed at health and another aimed at sociology research projects.
There are activities on questionnaire writing, interviews, data analysis, ethics and report writing structure. These resources would need to be delivered over a series of lessons.
They will need adjusting to suit learners needs.
Mental Health in Adolescence
Student Focused Investigation style lesson where students will be researching the prevalence and causation of mental health problems in Adolescents.
Atypical Psychology
A very detailed, heavy session which covers various aspects of Atypcial Psychology, including activities for students.
I would recommend re-formating to make slides more user friendly.
Originally designed for Access to Higher Education but can be tweaked to fit A-Level specifications.
Presentation Skills Workshop.
A two part workshop style lesson based on presentation skills which was delivered across two days. It uses a health context, however, this can be adapted to any other subject area.
The main lesson objectives are:
To recap prior learning.
To identify at least 3 poor presentation skills (starter activity).
To reflect on areas of self-improvement in relation to presentation skills (self-audit).
To utilize a strategy for planning an effective presentation.
To deliver a professional presentation which delivers a clear message.
The powerpoint contains student prompts for a carousel activity which will introduce them to the AMPM technique, and guidance on how to incorporate data into their presentations.
All resources have been included, however you will also need two pieces of flipchart paper to enable students to mindmap 'Medium' and 'Message'. There is also minimal cutting needed for the presenter card sort which has also been included. The worksheet entitled 'audience' has also been included which completes the carousel activity.
English, Maths, Employability and Equality & Diversity skills have been embedded throughout.
Job Searching
Lesson Objectives:
To identify the common places to look for jobs.
To identify the less common places to look for jobs.
To be able to provide their own evidence for jobsearch trackers.
Aimed at job searchers/seekers over the age of 16.
Comes with student and teacher handout. Would benefit from a powerpoint presentation to aid in delivery.
Forensic Psychology
Whole lesson covering what forensic psychology is and treatment of criminals. Student activities contained.
Models of Mental Illness
This session will need between 1-2 hours depending on the group. Students should be able to meet the following objectives:
-Identify the five main models of abnormality
-Discuss the implications for treatment of each model
-Evaluate the models of abnormality
They will be able to look in-depth at disorders and treatments which align with the main models. Several activities embedded throughout.
Health Promotion
This is about 4 hours worth of teacher-led tutorial and student activities on health promotion.
Students will cover the following:
Healthy/unhealthy/risk taking behaviours
Why health promotion is used
Organisations on a local and national level which seek to promote health
Health Targets
Models of Behaviour Change
Health Promotion Activities and Techniques
Students will build on their research and evaluation skills.
Safeguarding
This was originally delivered over 2, 3 hour lessons to Access to HE students.
There are activities including; types of abuse, accessible complaints procedures, serious case reviews and an activity where students have to design a new Health and Social Care Service compliant with safeguarding policy.
Please note that this lesson is aimed at adult learners who have some prior knowledge of safeguarding. Furthermore, learners are expected to work as independent learners in the same way that they will at university.
You will require computers for your students in order for them to do some independent research.
Impact of Multi-Disciplinary Approach and Professional Bodies
PowerPoint with some teacher prompts based on recent research and full of student activities. Students can be fairly self-sufficient during this session. This was originally written for Access to HE but will also be useful for A-Level.
Objectives are as follows:
To Recap prior learning
To Explain what is meant by the term ‘multi-disciplinary team’ (MDT)
To Evaluate multi-disciplinary team working within the Health and Social Care context
To Analyse the influence of a health care professional and their professional bodies