Leisure and Tourism

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GCSE 2009 - Delivering the new specification in
September 2009

• Leisure and Tourism

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Aim of Event

• During the course of the day delegates will
• learn about the total package and how it will
  help you achieve better results
• be taken through the impact of the changes to the
  new specification
• develop a full understanding of controlled
  assessment and how Edexcel will support this
  aspect
• understand the assessment implications of the new
  specification
• have the opportunity to explore delivery
  strategies applicable to the new specification.

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The Structure of the Qualification

• The Edexcel GCSE in Leisure and Tourism
  specification consists of 4 units
• Unit 1 The Leisure and Tourism Industry
• Unit 2 - Sales, Promotion and Operations in
  Leisure and Tourism
• Unit 3 The Leisure and Tourism Environment
• Unit 4 Customers and Employment in Leisure and
  Tourism

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Structure of the Qualification

• The GCSE in Leisure and Tourism consists of Unit
  1 and then either Unit 2 or Unit 4
• The GCSE in Leisure and Tourism Double Award
  consists of units 1, 2, 3 and 4.
• The qualification will be assessed in the
  following way
• Units 1 and 3 externally assessed
• Units 2 and 4 internally assessed by controlled
  assessment

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Qualification Assessment Objectives

• Candidates will be assessed under 3 main
  objectives
• AO1 Recall, select and communicate their
  knowledge and understanding of a range of leisure
  and tourism contexts
• AO2 Apply skills, knowledge and understanding in
  a variety of leisure and tourism contexts and in
  planning and carrying out investigations and
  tasks
• AO3 Analyse and evaluate information, sources
  and evidence, make reasoned judgements and
  present conclusions

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Terminal Rule in GCSE 2009

• QCA has a Terminal Rule for unitised
  qualifications. Unitised qualifications offer
  individual unit assessment.
• Candidates are able to resit each unit once.
• The rule states that
• at least 40 of the assessment must be taken in
  the final exam session
• the final exam session is the session in which
  candidates are claiming their award.
• the results from these terminal attempts must be
  used for the calculation of the final grade.

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Relationship of Objectives to units
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Assessment Opportunities for each unit
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• Internal Assessment

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Pre-Release

• QCA requirement in creating greater rigour to the
  qualification
• Controlled assessment adds integrity to the
  qualification
• Edexcel set task
• Number of scenarios from which the student can
  choose from
• Tasks will be reviewed every year in accordance
  with QCA regulations
• PLEASE NOTE any students wanting to retake the
  controlled assessment unit will need to use the
  one available for the session in which are
  retaking they can not submit their original as
  the scenario will probably have changed.

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Controlled Assessment

• In controlled assessment, control levels are set
  for three processes
• TASK SETTING
• TASK TAKING
• TASK MARKING
• The control levels are set for each process so
  that the overall levels of control secure
  validity and reliability

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Controlled Assessment

• Summary of Conditions
• Preparation and writing of the observation
  reports must take place under controlled
  conditions
• Students will be allowed time to write their
  reports in a lesson supervised by the teacher
• The write up will take place over several lessons
• Materials will be collected at the end of each
  class and handed back at the beginning of the
  next class
• Work must be produced individually

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Controlled Assessment

• Task Setting Tasks to be set by Edexcel but
  centres will choose the organisations they study.
  This will be reviewed each year in accordance
  with QCA.
• Task Taking Work completed under supervision by
  teacher which will be recorded on the Controlled
  Assessment Sheet. Both teacher and student to
  sign Authenticity
• Task Marking Marking to be carried out by
  teacher. Moderation will be carried out by
  Edexcel.

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Authenticity

• All students must sign an Authentication
  Statement. Statements relating to work not
  sampled should be held securely in your centre.
• Those which relate to sampled students must be
  attached to the work and sent to the moderator.
• Any student unable to provide an Authentication
  Statement will receive zero credit for the
  component.
• Where credit has been given by a centre assessor
  without the accompanying authentication
  statement, the Moderator will inform Edexcel and
  the mark adjusted to zero.

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Unit 2 Sales, Promotion and Operations in Leisure
and Tourism

• THIS UNIT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING FOUR TOPICS
• Sales in Leisure and Tourism Contexts
• Promotion in Leisure and Tourism Contexts
• Promotional Techniques and Materials in leisure
  and Tourism
• Operations used in Leisure and Tourism
  Organisations

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Unit 2 Sales, Promotions and Operations in
Leisure and Tourism

• OVERVIEW OF ASSESSMENT
• This unit is internally assessed through an
  Edexcel-set task to be completed under controlled
  conditions
• It will be internally assessed and externally
  moderated
• Marked out of 60
• First assessment June 2010

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• Activity 1

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Unit 4 Customers and Employment in Leisure and
Tourism

• THIS UNIT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING FOUR TOPICS
• Visitor Attractions, Leisure Facilities and
  Tourist Destinations
• Customer Choice
• Providing Service for Differing Customer Types
  and Needs
• Employment Opportunities in Leisure and Tourism

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Unit 4 Customers and Employment in Leisure and
Tourism

• OVERVIEW OF ASSESSMENT
• This unit is internally assessed through an
  Edexcel set task to be completed under controlled
  conditions
• It will be internally assessed and externally
  moderated
• Marked out of 60
• First assessed June 2010

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• Activity 2

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• Questions and Answers Session

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• External Assessment

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Paper Format

• Each externally assessed unit is assessed through
  a 1 hour written examination paper
• Each paper is marked out of 50
• Both Unit 1 and Unit 3 papers will consist of
  multiple choice, short answer and extended
  writing style questions covering all the unit
  topics

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Unit 1 The Leisure and Tourism Industry

• THIS UNIT CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING FOUR TOPICS
• The Nature of the Leisure and Tourism Industry
• Introduction to Business Operations in leisure
  and Tourism
• Factors influencing Customer Choice
• Introduction to Destinations, Impacts and
  Sustainability

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• Activity 3

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Unit 3 The Leisure and Tourism Environment

• THIS UNIT CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING FOUR TOPICS
• A Dynamic Industry
• UK Tourist Destinations
• The Impacts of Tourism
• The Issue of Sustainability

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• Activity 4

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• Questions and Answer Session

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Entering Students for Assessment

• Details of how to enter students for this
  qualification can be found in Edexcels
  information manual, a copy is sent to all
  examinations officers. The information can also
  be found on Edexcels website www.edexcel.com

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Interested in Becoming an Examiner/Moderator for
Edexcel?
We are now looking for new applicants to examine
academic qualifications in summer 2009

• Subjects that we are recruiting for
• Citizenship
• Economics
• English
• General Studies
• History
• Modern Languages
• Religious Studies

• Your benefits as an Examiner
• Insight into the examination process and the
• standards required
• Improvement of your knowledge of the subject
• and qualification areas
• Meeting other colleagues
• Being paid for the work and the training you
• undertake

• Examination Process
• Before you start examining, you will take
• part in a standardisation activity. This is
  either
• completed online, or you may be asked to
• attend standardisation meeting.
• You will be given a date on your contract
• when your examining should be completed.
• Average allocation takes around 40 45
• hours to complete.

HOW TO APPLY For more details
and to complete the online application form
please visit www.edexcel.com/aa-recruitment
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