3 year plan for Travel and tourism as an option subject at Key Stage 4
Offers the opportunity to study a vocational subject with a massive range of employment opportunities as well as an assessment process that differs from the traditional GCSE qualifications. The qualification also offers the opportunity to complete 60% of the assessments in class during year 10 along side the development of numerous life skills throughout the course.
T&T organisations, how they work, how companies re owned as well as their financial and strategic aims. The use of technology in the industry. Explore difference visitor destinations, tourism activities looking which visitors these may appeal to and how visitors travel to their destinations. Recognising ways companies identify customers needs and preferences and how this research is used to identify industry trends. Differing customer needs and preferences as well as how companies adapt and develop their products and services to meet those needs. Knowledge of how transport companies have to offer 2 ranges of product and services to meet customer needs and preferences. Factors affecting global travel and tourism and how companies respond to those factors. Investigating both the positive and negative impacts of tourism, sociocultural, economic and environmental. Sustainable tourism. Government and partnership in destination management.
T&T organisations, how they work, how companies re owned as well as their financial and strategic aims. The use of technology in the industry. Explore difference visitor destinations, tourism activities looking which visitors these may appeal to and how visitors travel to their destinations. Recognising ways companies identify customers needs and preferences and how this research is used to identify industry trends. Differing customer needs and preferences as well as how companies adapt and develop their products and services to meet those needs. Knowledge of how transport companies have to offer 2 ranges of product and services to meet customer needs and preferences. Factors affecting global travel and tourism and how companies respond to those factors. Investigating both the positive and negative impacts of tourism, sociocultural, economic and environmental. Sustainable tourism. Government and partnership in destination management.
Normal lesson practice involves working on computer, developing a wide range of ICT and research skills.
Weekly afterschool intervention sessions for course work support and additional exam preparation.
Various trips, including Coventry city centre , numerous tourist attractions and travel and tourism organisations such as travel agent, hotel, theatre, airport.
Hoping to run a residential trip in the near future to allow the pupils to experience the whole customer journey from planning and booking to arriving home .
