Important teaching documents.

Lends itself for the construction of the following.

Syllabus (by the cdc) – schemes of work (by the department) - lesson plans (by the teacher) – records
of work (by the teacher too)

Two types of the syllabi, that is teaching and examination syllabi, respectively.

Teaching syllabus list of topics and subtopics

Examination is based of which the exams questions can be raised.

Importance of the syllabus, its a guide on what is to be learned or studied on the specific subject.

Provide uniformity of material to be covered.

To teacher in the depth of treatment of the topic, also helped the teacher on the detailed notes.
Grocery of the terms and assessment objectives, scientific vocabulary used in the books. Makes it easier
for the teacher to intemperate into what is to be taught

Schemes of work (SOW) is an extract from the syllabus and also the beginning of the interpretation of
the syllabus in to teaching and learning programs, in the order of sequence in which the topics to be
taught in schools by the teacher, also time is well planed/allocated for the topic coverage (duration).

Can be for a term, two or so or even for the whole year (which farther becomes a year plan). Teaching
aids, material and so also to contain the specific time or day when test maybe give to the learners.

It may also take pupils ability level and past experience and the availability of the materials in schools.

Starting point for the schemes of work is the syllabus, material like text books, apparatus, and also the
rooms present (teaching work). To be done by the school in particular the head of department with the
teachers involved in such case, also called teaching scheme unity plan describe the work planed for
pupils. Shows the content to be covered and the timely flame and the required from a careful analysis
and interpretation of the syllabus

Components of the schemes of work

Basic general information depending on the school you are at. Like school, name of the teacher, term,
weeks number, topic or subtopic to be covered, teaching methods, aids practical or test to be given to
the learners, comments and other vital staff needed by a good teacher.

Simplest scheme of work contains; topic and its order of delivery time, referenced books.