Lesson Plans, Schemes of Work and Learning Materials Design –

How to guides - Information Pack

Pack Contents
This ‘How to Guide Pack’ has three components:

1. Lesson / Session Plan, how to guide.

2. Scheme of Work, how to guide.
3. Learning Materials, how to guide.

Context
There is increasing realisation in the sector that a
significant factor in the quality of teaching and
training delivery, is the design of learning.

Understanding what an effective session plan and scheme of work looks like, and
what well designed learning materials look like, is essential. It is essential so that
tutors know if they are designing effective courses sessions and materials. It is also
essential that staff, such as Curriculum Managers or others with a Quality Audit
Role, and those staff who coach and or guide tutors, have clear understanding the
characteristics of effective session plans, schemes of work and learning materials.

Benefits
This How to Guide Pack is a concise reminder of good practice and simple
reference point. It is not a detailed tome on the production of lesson plans etc. The
guide is based on very well established good practice, and ensures that staff have
the essential tools to monitor and support tutors. The specific benefits of the pack
include:

 Clear and concise specifications of:

o what an effective session plan should contain

o what an effective scheme of work should contain

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 o the characteristics of well designed learning materials and resources

Product Details
Lesson / Session Plan - How to Guide.

The guide helps the reader to identify the essential contents and structure of an
effective session / lesson plan. It illustrates two types
of lesson plan. The first is the more traditional
session where learners learn as a whole group. The
second is a plan for a session where the learners are
often all working on different topics, or even different
subjects, or in situations such as an IT workshop.
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The guide contains 15 detailed criteria which
concisely define the essential characteristics of an
effective lesson / session plan. The criteria refer to
things such as:

 session objectives
 the sections a plan should have and what
should be in each section
 skills sequencing
 extension activities
 language, literacy etc integration
 health and safety / hygiene.

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Scheme of Work - How to Guide.

The guide helps the reader to identify the essential contents and structure of an
effective scheme of work. It illustrates two types of scheme. The first is the more
traditional session based scheme of work. The
second is a scheme divided into a series of topics. It
has no reference to a time base or number of
sessions.

The guide contains 12 detailed criteria which

concisely define the essential characteristics of an
effective scheme of work. The criteria refer to things
such as:

 rationale for scheme design

 learning outcomes
 links to qualifications
 the sections of the different types of scheme
 health and safety / hygiene arrangements
 promotion of equality and diversity

Learning Materials and Resources - How to Guide.

The guide helps the reader to identify the essential

characteristics of well designed learning materials
and resources. It includes reference to text based
learning materials and computer based learning
materials.

The guide contains 25 detailed criteria which

concisely define the essential characteristics of
effectively designed learning resources. The criteria
refer to things such as:

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  use of white space and text fonts
 information sequencing
 resource navigation issues
 stereotyping
 availability in different formats
 use of graphics and sound.

The guide will provide a simple reference source both for tutors and the staff, such
as Curriculum Managers, charged with auditing the quality of schemes of work,
lesson plans and learning resources.

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