! Year 11 – prepara)on for working life – revision support
! Past papers and mark schemes -‐ h0p://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/work-‐and-‐life-‐skills/aqa-‐cer>ficate/ prepara>on-‐for-‐working-‐life-‐short-‐course-‐4800/past-‐papers-‐and-‐mark-‐schemes This is a good way of gaining some understanding of the way ques>ons are set out and how they are marked. It also gives you a good understanding of the amount of detail needed for the different style of ques>on i.e. Sec>on A = one possible answer; Sec>on B = one or two sentences required in your answers; Sec>on C -‐ detailed answers requiring in depth answers that demonstrate a sound understanding
! Sec)on A All ques>ons in this sec>on require you to know the meanings of some technical terms/words. Below is a list of the most commonly occurring words in the last 4 years. Some you will know, some you will not. Learn as many as you can and it will be 10% of the paper in the bag! Get someone to test you. Keep your score and challenge a friend to beat you!
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Employee = worker
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Employer = boss
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In DRABC what do the le0ers stand for?
D = Danger R = Response A = Airways B= Breathing C = Circula>on •
Bonus = extra money paid for good work
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Mentoring = ge[ng support and advice at work from an experienced worker
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Superannua>on = pension benefits
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Gross Pay = earnings before stoppages
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Net Pay = earnings a]er stoppages
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P45 = a cer>ficate showing pay and tax details when a person leaves a job
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P60 = a cer>ficate showing pay and tax details at the end of the year
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CAM = Computer Aided Manufacture
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CAD = Computer Aided Design
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Tax Code = the amount you can earn before paying Income Tax
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The le0ers PAYE =
P = Pay A = As Y = You E = Earn •
Health and Safety Act was passed in = 1974
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Carbohydrates are needed for = energy supply
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Trades Unions = represent workers in a company
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Managing Director = person in overall control of a business organisa>on
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A referee = someone who writes in support of a person’s job applica>on
! ! ! Sec)on B Ques>ons in this sec>on require a bit more explana>on and thought. You should try and give as much detail as you are able. Below is a list of the most commonly occurring ques>ons in the last 4 years. Copy the ques>ons, try to answer them and check to see how well you got on – if in doubt come to the next revision session and check with me •
What does Net Pay mean?
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What does Gross Pay mean?
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Peter has a tax code of 303. What does this mean?
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Sally is made redundant. What does this mean?
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What do the le0ers PAYE stand for?
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Which Act of Parliament made everyone responsible for Health and Safety in the workplace?
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What do the le0ers CAD stand for?
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Give one advantage of a debit / credit card
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Give one disadvantage of a debit / credit card
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Give two different roles of trades unions
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Give two ways of adver>sing job vacancies
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To treat a worker differently because of their na>onality is best described as?
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What is the job >tle of the most senior person in a company?
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What is a P60 and what does it show?
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Give 3 examples of good body language at a job interview.
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Name the 4 aspects of Health
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What does bullying and discrimina>on in the workplace mean?
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What does the term ‘minimum wage’ mean?
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Give one advantage/disadvantage of having a new factory in a given area?
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! ! Sec)on C
On average, ques>ons in this sec>on are awarded about 9 marks so it is important that these ques>ons are answered well.
! Tip 1: Read the ques>on carefully – are you 100% sure that you know what you are being asked? Tip 2: Plan your answer BEFORE you write it down – have you included all the informa>on you know? Have you used any technical terms? Are you answering the ques>on? Common themes:
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Health and Safety – you will be given a sketch drawing showing a selec>on of poten>al hazards in a work place. You must iden>fy the hazard and then state what the risk is.
Do this ques>on well and you should pick up 12 marks
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Enterprise ac>vi>es – you will be given a descrip>on of how a couple of students either plan to sell something they have made or plan to organise an event of some kind
! What kind of things do they need to consider? ➢ Cost of materials ➢ Time it takes to make an item ➢ Who is their target audience? ➢ What is the cost of the final item? ➢ How is it to be adver>sed? ➢ How much profit will they make? ➢ Where/when/how will it be sold ➢ How will they assess how successful they have been
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What kind of skills and a[tudes will students in this team require?
! ➢ Good team work ➢ Good communica>on skills ➢ Good numeracy skills ➢ Posi>ve a[tudes ➢ Hard working ➢ Commi0ed ➢ Good sense of humour ➢ Conscien>ous ➢ Methodical ➢ Honest and reliable
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How can you impress at an interview?
! ➢ Arrive on >me ➢ Know the name of the person interviewing you ➢ Stress smartly
➢ Do not smell of smoke or look unclean ➢ Good body language – e.g. shake hands; make eye contact; do not chew; do not mumble; ➢ Consider your answers before you speak ➢ Look interested and enthusias>c
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How can employees improve their performance at work?
! ➢ Take part in regular training ➢ Work shadow – spend >me with an experienced/qualified member of staff and watch how they do the task ➢ Mentoring – have someone experienced you can turn to ask for help or advice ➢ Appraisal – regular mee>ngs with your line manager to get feedback on how well you are doing and what you can improve upon
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Explain why it is important to be able to budget for your future?
! ➢ Need to know exactly how much money you have each month so you don’t get into debt ➢ Plan your essen>al expenditure – e.g. rent; hea>ng; food etc ➢ Plan your non-‐essen>al expenditure – e.g. holidays; nights out; entertainment etc ➢ Start a savings account ➢ Think about a pension plan ➢ Look at areas you could make some cuts in what you spend
! ! If you take on board all of the above there is no guarantee that you will pass but you will put yourself in a very strong posi>on to do so. What will also put you in a strong posi>on is if you a0end all your Careers lessons and the revision sessions which will start in March. Good luck Mr Davies
