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Staff Handbook & Student 'Activity & Task' Pack for PLTS

Student-centred activities, games, tasks, homework and practical exercises:

  • Introductory Unit
  • Targeted at level 3, easily adaptable for all levels!
  • Appropriate contexts throughout

Tasks for every group of skills: Independent enquirers, creative thinkers, reflective learners, team workers, self-managers, effective participators

It provides everything... but gives them the opportunity to think for themselves... I just love the 'real' world activities... It is absolutely brilliant!

S Crawte, Teacher & Peer Reviewer

Students learn and practise many valuable, transferable skills, such as:

Accessible, interesting and would save tutors a lot of time

C Brennan, Teacher & Peer Reviewer
  • Organising themselves — writing a study timetable & revision timetable, organising their notes
  • Study skills — delivering presentations, gathering data, writing reports, revision & exam technique
  • Communication in the workplace — making phone calls, arranging meetings, taking minutes, interviews
  • Knowledge & skills for the workplace — knowing the health & safety signs, completing a risk assessment

It covers the requirements in an easy to follow, logical sequence that can be imparted at any time during the academic year… Really useful... easy to read - would suit any level

J Higgs, Teacher & Peer Reviewer

All worksheets and all the required exemplar material and pro-forma documents included & can be copied!

What do teachers say about this resource? (3155)

This resource is so clear, easy to follow and I just love it! It provides everything to guide the student through the PLTs — but gives them the opportunity to think for themselves... I just love the 'real' world activities... There is actually so much that I want to say about this resource that I could write a book on it! It is absolutely brilliant!

S Crawte, Teacher & Peer Reviewer

It covers the requirements in an easy to follow, logical sequence that can be imparted at any time during the academic year… Really useful... easy to read - would suit any level.

J Higgs, Teacher & Peer Reviewer

It was broken down very well, very clear and simple to use. It would save many hours of preparation for a teacher ... I also liked the use of checklists throughout the resources to help the students to monitor their progress. I liked the fact that materials were provided for skills such as note taking, as that saves preparation time for the teacher ... It gives plenty of opportunity for reflection which is vital and the range of activities (particularly in the communication section) would prevent lessons from becoming dull

N Worgan, Lecturer, Peer Reviewer

Concise, logical ... It is a very good match for the specification and is logically and accurately cross referenced.

P Usher, Director of Learning, Peer Reviewer

Comprehensive

R Lucas, Teacher & Peer Reviewer

There are some extremely good tasks and activities in this resource and it is organised clearly. The mix & match nature of the different tasks means that the teacher could use this resource as a bank of ideas to draw from when needed.

S Smith, PLTS author & Peer Reviewer

a very useful resource to use throughout the duration of the course. It contains some good induction exercises to help students to ensure they are properly prepared for the course, many progress review exercises and some useful exercises aimed at preparation for moving on. ... The exercises are easily related to the skill they are aimed at. Each exercise addresses at least one skill and some skills are covered a number of times in a number of different ways.

K Scott, Teacher & Peer Reviewer

Good resources that students would find accessible, interesting and would save tutors a lot of time... This resource could be used as part of the induction period but could also be used by form tutors as study skills for GCSE students

C Brennan, Teacher & Peer Reviewer

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