Work Preparation Scope and Sequence 2016 Essential Skills - Reading and Writing

Maths - ICT
Work Preparation
Overview

Course Delivery
Essential Skills
Syllabus

Work Preparation is designed to support learners to become work ready and develop the skills and capabilities required for successful transition into the workplace
beyond Grade 12. In Work Preparation students complete a range of learning tasks that build evidence towards achievement in the Essential Skills Reading and Writing,
Maths and ICT courses as indicated in the Assessment Criteria. Students will have the opportunity to explore pathways options for the future with the guidance of their
teacher. Work Preparation aims to build students employability skills through collaborative learning tasks, personal reflection and independent work.
Course Delivery is flexible to meet the needs of learners. Ongoing elements of Work Preparation include: communication skills, team work, problem solving, negotiating,
time management and personal reflection.
Essential Skills Reading and Writing
ERW210114
Support with reading and writing skills
Write a range of texts, especially texts
appropriate to the workplace

Course Overview

Focus on routine texts (routine texts

that are straightforward and used in
everyday situations)
Focus on writing conventions such as
sentence structure, spelling,
punctuation
Reflect on own reading and writing
development

Essential Skills ICT Using

Computers and the Internet
ESC205114

Essential Skills Maths MTN210114

Basic calculations with whole
numbers

Frequently embedded in other

learning tasks

Problem Solving

Using ICT to create products and

original work

Budgeting and calculating with

money
Understanding fractions, decimals
and percent as they apply to real
world problems
Estimate, measure and calculate

Using ICT to communicate

effectively
Using ICT for research purposes

Work Readiness

Exploration of personal pathways

Development of a work readiness
folio
Development of Employability
Skills
Exposure to pathways options
and community links

Using Applications and Software

File Storage and organization

Read maps and draw and construct

2D and 3D shapes
Interpret tables, graphs and charts

Examples of 6 short written texts

Possible writing tasks include:

Work Requirements

Texts to assist Job hunting

(Resume, Cover Letter,
Personal Statement)
Creative Response (poem,
story, song, description)

Newspaper Article, Website,

short Visual text, Multimodal,
Young Adult Fiction texts, Film
text, Letter, Positions Vacant

Speaking and Listening tasks

Numeracy tasks will focus on

developing skills and on applying
what is learnt to real life
problems that students may
encounter now or in the future.

ICT will be embedded throughout

the course and students can
utilize ICT to support their
learning and to complete the
work requirements of the course

Research Task -job

investigation

Power Point Presentation/

Multimodal Work Place Safety

Reflection on Learning

Examples of reading for meaning

(comprehension tasks)

Students will be required to

participate in a range of learning
tasks to develop understanding in
the 5 strands of numeracy.

Interview skills group tasks

cooperative learning,
teacher/student discussion on
class texts and on learning

Creating a product using an

ICT application

Using email and file storage

Work Readiness Folio

Resume

Personal Statement

Cover Letter

Enterprise Project
Mock Interview

TERM 1
Week 1

Essential Skills Reading and

Writing

Essential Skills Maths

ICT

Work Readiness

Relationships and Trust We learn best when we feel safe and connected
Focus Week 1 and 2: Establishing a safe work environment, building positive relationships. Getting to know each other. Establishing
classroom routines.
Class Games and Ice Breakers

Week 2

Number games (checklist 1)

Basic calculations with whole
numbers accessible to all
working together

6 Pics About Me
(checklist 1)

Career Voyager (library and library

tour)
Multiple Intelligences Quiz

Week 3

Focus Week 3 and 4: Understanding the learner, what are my strengths and likes? What are areas I would like to improve on? Work focus,
reasons for doing the course, personal pathways and aspirations. Literacy and Numeracy Evaluation Where am I currently at and where
do I want to be?

Week 4

Diagnostic Tool/ IEP/ Data Review/

observations
Reading Resumes Comprehension
(checklist 1, 2 and 3) Writing a
Resume

Week 5

Diagnostic Tool/ IEP/Data review/

observations
Problem Solving Activities
Aspects of Numeracy Kits

Email and setting up a file storage

system
(checklist 1)

Focus Week 5, 6 , 7 and 8:

Development of a Work Folio and introductory work readiness activities scaffolded, supported and self -paced learning. Continued
focus on Interpersonal and social skills through cooperative games. Introductory Numeracy Unit: Money, Rent and Food.

Week 6

Money and Budgeting (checklist 3)

Careers research

Budgeting and calculating with

money
Week 7

Thinking about Employability

Skills
Personal Skills and Attributes
Interests

Writing a Personal Statement

Living Independently Assignment

(checklist 3 and 4)

(checklist 1 and 3)

Week 8

Living independently cont.

Job Investigation Assignment

(ICT checklist 1 and 2)

Work Place Safety Assignment

(checklist 1, 2 and 3)

Week 9

Week 9 and 10 - Media Viewing / Listening and forming an opinion on current youth issues (current affairs Insight, Four Corners, 60
minutes) Sharing opinions in informal settings
Personal Reflection on Term so far
BBC Skills - Literacy and Numeracy Skills development (as appropriate)

Week 10

Viewing Media Literacy/

Comprehension (checklist 2 and 5)

COMMUNITY LINKS

Living independently cont.

Bobby Police Checks and Employment

Dr Jane Medicals and Employment

Easter Chocolate Enterprise

TERM 2

Essential Skills Reading and

Writing

Essential Skills Maths

ICT

Work Readiness

The focus for Term 2 is working with learners towards developing evidence towards the tick requirements. Small units of learning with supporting
tasks assist the teacher and student work towards the Essential Skills literacy, numeracy and ICT checklists. Mid Year Assessment Week provides further
assessment opportunities.
Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Text Study The Simple Gift Reading

Comprehension
(checklist 1, 2 and 5)

Maps (Checklist 6)

Text Study The Simple Gift

Reading Comprehension
(checklist 1, 2 and 5 )

Reading and interpreting maps cont.

Healthy body Healthy mind

Look for integration opportunities with
Numeracy

Text Study The Simple Gift Text

Review

Costing an Aquarium

Data collecting/ reading Maps, Tables

and Graphs. Getting students out of
the classroom for hands on tasks, data
collection

Reading and interpreting maps

Google Earth
Street View
(checklist 1, 2 and 3)

(checklist 1 and 3)

The Simple Gift Writing Task

(checklist 3 and 4)
Week 4

Week 5

Current Events Local, National

International News

Interpreting Data (data in the

media)

(checklist 1 and 2)

Interpret tables, graphs and charts

(checklist 6)

Current Events Local, National

International News

Interpreting Data
Country Profile Data Task

Week 6

Fractions, Decimals & Percent

(checklist 2)
Understanding fractions, decimals
and percent as they apply to real
world problems

Week 7

Personal Reading

What is the best buy?

Week 8

Personal Reading Summary\

Cooking using fractions and

Measurement

(checklist 1 and 2)

Making a chocolate cake

Week 9

Tuning in to Cold Dark Place

Creative

Improve Intro numeracy

Improve Intro Literacy

(checklist 1, 2, 3 and 4)

MID YEAR ASSESSMENT WEEK

Week 10
Cold Dark Place Creative
Week 11
COMMUNITY LINKS

Improve Literacy and Numeracy Online Assessment

Week 11 Students Publish their Creatives/ Term Reflection

5)
Ex Student visits exploring pathways, challenges and successes

Feedback Cycle on learning and future focus (checklist

Visits form industry

TERM 3

Essential Skills Reading and

Writing

Essential Skills Maths

ICT

Work Readiness

The focus for Term 3 is developing learning around students future focus goals from mid -year in relation to their progress (and evidence) in Essential
Skills literacy, numeracy and ICT. Students will utilise their personal competencies and employability skills through engaging in a work readiness enterprise
project Make a Buck.
Week 1

Applying for jobs How to?

Positions vacant
Measurement Tuning in (checklist 4)

Week 2

Writing a Cover Letter

(checklist 3 and 4)

Estimate, measure and calculate

Digital Story telling Create a digital

Story
Photo story
Comic Creator/ Go Animate
(checklist 1, 2 and 3)

Cover Letters

Week 3

Week 4

Occupation/ Personal Pathways

Measurement House Plans

Research Task

(checklist 1, 2 and 3)
Week 5

Stay safe in online environments

(checklist 5)

Week 6

Space and Shape (checklist 5)

draw and construct 2D and 3D shapes
(Create a model of your house plan)

Week 7

Space Enlarge an Image Create an

artwork

Week 8

MAKE A BUCK Collaborative Enterprise Project

MAKE A BUCK

Week 9

Week 10
COMMUNITY LINKS

Tuning in to Make a Buck Enterprise

Make a Buck Closing Deadline

TAFE Tasmania Visit

TERM 4

Essential Skills Reading and

Writing

Essential Skills Maths

ICT

Work Readiness

The focus for Term 4 is finalising evidence towards Essential Skills literacy, numeracy and ICT. Students final task is the participation in (and feedback
on) a Mock Interview. The year concludes with recognition of achievement and celebration of individual and collective successes.
Week 1

Film Study Freedom Writers Study Tasks

(checklist 3, 4 and 5)

Completing tick requirements

Completing tick requirements

Week 2

Completing tick requirements

Completing tick requirements

Completing tick requirements

Finalising Work Prep Folios

Evidence of learning
Finalising Work Prep Folios Evidence
of learning

Week 3

Preparation for Mock Interviews

Week 4

MOCK INTERVIEWS
Week 5

Celebrate Success

Assessment
For
Learning

LITERACY CHECKLISTS

NUMERACY CHECKLISTS

ICT CHECKLISTS

Checklist 1
Read a range of routine texts
Checklist 2
Read to locate and interpret
information
Checklist 3
Write a range of texts
Checklist 4
Spelling, punctuation and
grammar
Checklist 5
Reflect on my own reading and
writing skills

Checklist 1
Basic Number
Checklist 2
Fractions, Decimals and
Percentages
Checklist 3
Money and Budgeting
Checklist 4
Measurement
Checklist 5
Space and Shape
Checklist 6
Maps, Tables, Graphs and Charts

Checklist 1
Identify and use ICT tools for
routine tasks
Checklist 2
Interpret and use digital
information from a range of
sources
Checklist 3
Follow ICT procedures and review
performance
Checklist 4
Use ICT effectively and safely

Pedagogy Techniques
Bank
Assessment For Learning
Strategies
Clarifying and sharing learning
intentions
Generating classroom
discussions and questioning
Feedback that moves the
learner forward
Activating peers as
instructional resources for one
another
Activating self as owners of
own Learning