City & Guilds Unit 506: Resource Development and Use Report

This report, submitted by a student, explores the crucial role of resources in teaching and learning within a specialist area, focusing on business education. It delves into the purpose and effectiveness of various resources, analyzing principles of resource design, and examining sources that inform resource development. The report also investigates inclusive curriculum design, adaptation of resources for inclusivity, and strategies to engage learners with diverse needs. It covers resource classification, sharing methods, legal requirements, intellectual property rights, and copyright implications. The student evaluates their own practices, identifies strengths and areas for improvement, and outlines plans to enhance their skills in resource development and utilization. The report emphasizes the importance of effective resource management in creating an inclusive and engaging learning environment, highlighting the significance of adapting resources to meet individual learner needs and ensuring adherence to legal and ethical guidelines.

Developing using and
organising resources in
a specialist area

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK A ..........................................................................................................................................1
1.1) Explain the purpose of resources in teaching and learning.............................................1
1.2) Evaluate the effectiveness of specific resources.............................................................2
2.1) an analysis of the principles of resource design..............................................................2
2.2)Examination of sources that inform about the resource development.............................3
2.3) Analysis on how theories, principles and models of inclusive curriculum design in the
organisation. ..........................................................................................................................4
2.4) Analysing ways in which resources that can be adapted to enable an inclusive approach..4
2.5) Design the resources to engage and meet individual needs of learners..........................5
2.6) Employ resources to engage and meet the individual needs of learners.........................5
3.1) explain ways in which resources can be classified and stored........................................6
3.2) review ways of sharing resources...................................................................................6
4.1) review legal requirements and responsibilities...............................................................7
4.2) analyse the implications of intellectual property rights and copyright...........................8
5.1 Evaluate the effectiveness of own practice in relation to development and use of resources
................................................................................................................................................8
5.2 Identify own strengths and areas for improvement in relation to development and use of
resources in own specialist area.............................................................................................9
5.3 Plan opportunities to improve own skills in development and use of resources in own
specialist area..........................................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................13
Books and Journals:..............................................................................................................13

INTRODUCTION
In today's environment teaching and learning has important role which becomes crucial;
for teacher and students to acquire effective knowledge. The teacher in organisation is required
to ensure effectiveness of resources which are used that helps in attaining goals & objectives in
department of teaching & learning. The use of resources helps in improving job quality with
successful utilization of resources leads to generating of better results within workplace
(Albiladi, and Alshareef, 2019) . The business is considered as specialism area of this report. The
report will cover several aspects in relation to teaching and learning along with resources which
are used, develop and organise in own area of specialism. It is also ensure by the teacher that all
resources used in classroom needs be collected and developed in effective way so that inclusive
learning environment can be created by teacher. Furthermore, the report will cover inclusive
practices and discusses arrangements needed by inclusive practice.
TASK A
1.1) Explain the purpose of resources in teaching and learning
The sources of learning experience is provided through resources which is bridge
between teacher & learner. The relationship is develop between teacher and learner while
making use of resources in teaching. The increase of interaction helps teachers in understanding
students problem and several solutions are provided to solve problem. The resources act as tool
that provides experience to learners regarding several topics. Being teacher of business it is
important to use wide range of teaching and learning resources for providing in-depth knowledge
about topic so that student can create interest in class and focus can be on learning. The skills
and attitude is develop through resources which is foundation of learning (Butler, Burns, and
Robson,2021). Presentation is provided by teachers in class as teacher take use of several tools
which leads to giving various knowledge to students. For teachers resource are supporting tool in
order to improve studying patters of students. To make learners engage in classroom latest
resources are use by business teacher which helps in performing task effectively by teaching
them in effective way. The learning resources involves to engage with different learning styles,
reinforcing of learning, supporting and motivating individual learning. In learning and teaching
the purpose of utilising resources assist learners to passively engage in activity of learning as
tasks are provided which enables learners in development of its skills and knowledge as to
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achieve learning in fruitful manner. The teacher of business make use of effectual teaching
methods it assist students in increasing more knowledge by securing that all students have good
understanding of lessons. The resources which are used is books, electronics instrument, internet
and visual prompts. The use of resources in learning and teaching process are effective as
students & teachers have flexibility to get access of knowledge & information without any
supervisory support or guidance.
1.2) Evaluate the effectiveness of specific resources
In the specialism area of business teacher take use of several resource that gives deeper
knowledge to topic. The practical and theoretical knowledge is provided by teachers to students
that connect to value and understanding of relevant topic. Students gets vast knowledge of
management tools which an organisation make use such as planning, organising, staffing etc. the
use of presentation as resource in classroom gives the better learning. By use of this resources
students behaviour is changed & effective teaching is provided by teachers (Cornbleth, 2018). It
is required by business teacher to have understanding of particular students needs and using
resources which helps in serving those needs. The effectual usage of resources in business is
crucial for students growth and development. In education there is utilization of various
resources to better the course of study in inclusive manner, among these are feedbacks, peers,
standardization meetings. The organisation curriculum is design by business teacher in such
manner as to develop skills by matching with abilities of learners in order to meet individual
learners needs. The business teacher will set suitable level of challenges for enabling students to
seek business practices & management as to adopt skills which supports in coping with situations
in manageable way. The feedback practice provides complete information & students learning by
knowing perspective of learner in teaching process. The peer-review resource is effective in
offering accurate and precise information to students that supports students in understanding
concept of information.
2.1) an analysis of the principles of resource design
The price design helps business teacher in evaluating learning of students and good
knowledge is provided as per the topic. The principles of resources design helps business teacher
in creating interesting classroom (Hermann, and Bossle, 2020). The knowledge is provided to
students about learning objective which is necessary tool for student learning need in principle of
resource design. Learning cycle is considered as principle of resource design as business teacher
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uses cycle in which each step is followed. The information is given in process form which can be
forget by students. For this teacher links every topic with the previous one as to increase learning
of students and new information is imparted(Fu and Satrianawati, 2020). Internal motivation is
principle of resource design as interest in classroom is created by teacher by teaching and giving
effective knowledge in respect to business that leads to increase of motivation. This helps
students in learning several concepts by knowing new information as to increase students
knowledge. Before starting any lesson business teacher is need to execute and make resource
design with effective plan that will help in making learning more effective and brings out best
from students (Martin, Sun, and Westine, 2020). Meeting learning needs on time is principle of
resource design when offering lessons tom learners by categorising as per their capacity.
Updated technologies are used by business teachers which helps in conducting classes in
effective way. The usage of user-friendly resources is principle of resources design as they are
made use for teach and acquire knowledge to utilise resources in simple and hassle-free for
learners and teachers. The teacher is required to be familiar with subject of business(Abbas, et.al,
2021).
2.2)Examination of sources that inform about the resource development
There are two types of sources that can be used in the development of the resource. These
two sources are the formal and the informal sources. Moreover, I have used both the source
while delivering the lectures to the students. The informal developmental resources are the
practices in relation to the colleagues and peers, networking with reference to a specific subject.
The internet is one of the best way to develop the resource. As a instructor, I advise the students
to use the internet in order to research on the specific topic. Moreover, I have also given various
other options to research to the students such as reading books by going to library, etc. These
students has to give more chance to grow and develop their personality by doing research in the
respective subject matter. There is also the another option that is called as the peer learning in
order to learn the subject matter by the pupil in the class. The peer learning means when two
colleagues or friends sit altogether in order to learn on the specific topic. This would increase the
learning of both the individuals in less time. Moreover, the pupil would get the solutions to their
question by this method(Horner, et.al, 2020).
The formal sources are those sources of which is being published by the publisher such as
the journals, books, etc. These are being used by the students in the learning process. It helps in
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increasing the learning process of the individuals. It has also provided the authentic information
to the respective pupil. This is because it is being written and designed by the educational
professions of the country. These resources aid the student while increasing their learning in the
organisation. It would also aid the students in its overall personality development. Moreover, the
teacher is also confirmed by the use of the formal resources. This is because there is very less
chances of wrong content in the formal source of information as it has been checked at various
levels before getting it published in the market(Dohlman, et.al, 2019).
2.3) Analysis on how theories, principles and models of inclusive curriculum design in the
organisation.
I have developed my resources according to the theories, models, and principles that are
being utilised in its inclusive curriculum. I have used the theory of Maslow hierarchy which
would aid the students in learning procedure. This theory is basically based on the needs of the
individuals. It explains that the needs of the individuals are designed in a hierarchy. This
hierarchy has five levels as per the needs of the people. More over, I have too addressed the
bloom taxonomy that would also heighten the learning of the student. Further more, each step
would help the individual in the procedure of learning(Mc Guire, 2021).
The bloom taxonomy aids the pupil to evolve a good mind. Hence, it can solve different
problems on its own basis. The learning quality becomes the chance for the students in the
present scenario. It could also create possibility for its life. In addition to this, I would introduce
the internet in the learning area that would provide with the knowledge to the students. In
addition to this, the students could also use the internet while creating the project. Moreover,
these type of resources too helps n developing the student's learning power while increasing the
will of the pupil in the classroom(Mc Candless and Hoerger, 2022).
2.4) Analysing ways in which resources that can be adapted to enable an inclusive approach.
The understanding of the inclusive teaching and learning plays an important role in the
learning procedure. The inclusive approach is very useful in the process of learning. The paper
based activities are majorly used in the classrooms in order to make the cognition process of
learning more effective in the classroom. This theory aids the individual in order to learn
different things. Moreover, I have promoted various resources that would develop the cognitive
power of the pupil. As a teacher, I could acknowledge the various level of student learning in
order to utilise the different methods that would heighten the student cognitive power. Moreover,
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the flexible resources would aid the student in increasing the learning power. Moreover, the
paper is widely used in this process of learning. This can also be seen that the use of pictures and
diagrams also aid in the learning process. The instructor has used various learning procedure
under this theory. Moreover, the colour paper adds to the effectual learning step of the pupil in
the classroom. All this would attract the pupil in the process of gaining knowledge from the
instructor in the class(Tavoosy and Jelveh, 2019).
2.5) Design the resources to engage and meet individual needs of learners
Designing resources is a crucial process for the teachers as it is required to include the
needs of the educate along with the requirements that should be utilised while meeting them in
the class. This is the only step where the design would become necessary for the development of
the student. There are various resources that must be avail be in the class in order to deliver an
effectual lecture in the class. These resources involves the use of black board, pen , chalk,
technology, videos, power point presentations, etc. Moreover, by the use of these resources the
teacher can actually explain the clear concept of the subject matter in the class room to the
respective students. It would also increase the level of education along with its quality that can
be seen in the learner of the respective organisation(Palacios, 2019).
2.6) Employ resources to engage and meet the individual needs of learners
As a teacher, I use different sources of learning in order to meet the requirements of the students.
It is important for a teacher to ensure the availability of resources in learning process. It is a
responsibility of a teacher to realise the necessity of students by acquiring information regarding
their needs. There are various techniques that are used by educators in order to make learners
understand the complex or rigid concepts in a simplified manner. They are required to provide
with essential handouts of the subject notes and must render the details related to the books
which the learners required to refer for their further studies. Educators can make use of practical
approach while addressing lectures(Coppell, 2020). It will help in maintaining interest among the
students to learn something new. All time mugging up techniques is not needed. It is important
that a teacher should make out the problems from the questions asked by learners. A teacher
plays a vital role in a student's life. They posses a greater responsibility to shape the character of
a student whether personal or professional than any body else. Educators could also use the
method of giving assignments to the learners. This would help them to apply their cognitive
minds for doing research in a particular area. They can also use the techniques such as group
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discussions, brainstorming and quizzes. It would help in making their memories sharp. These
activities needs proper attention and focus. Such activities should follow with certain rewards
which helps in encouraging the students to take part in these type of brain exercises. It is very
crucial to provide feedback to the learners(Biasin and Evans, 2019).
3.1) explain ways in which resources can be classified and stored
Teachers use to provide all the necessary resources to the learners so that they can understand the
difficult topics in an easy manner. But on the other hand, it is also important to manage these
resources so that it can be used in future also. It takes a lot of efforts and hard work to prepare
notes in this much quantity that it could be supplied to each and every student. So, they are
required to be managed in a proper condition by storing them in a suitable place. It is not easy to
store all the records and information as it is difficult for the teachers to find these sources when
urgently needed. Before storing the resources at the right place, it is important to classify or
categorize them according to the subjects in order to avoid any sort of confusion in future. The
resources could be stored in two ways, one is physical and another is digital. Physically the
resources such as books, notes, handouts, etc can be stored in the library, teacher's personal
lockers, class room cupboards(Dowie, 2022). Whereas, the other way to store the resources is in
digital form which includes personal computers, hard disks, pen drives, personal laptops, etc.
where all sort of details related to the subjects can be listed in terms of data, files, pdf's, etc. It is
not an easy task to manage all the information in physical as well as digital form. There is a risk
of losing the data from any of the digital platform may it be computers, laptops, pen drive, etc.
This method is also very costly for the institutions because they need to purchase various types
of software in order to save them from any kind of loss.
3.2) review ways of sharing resources
The resources that are being prepared by the educators are not meant for their personal use but it
is also require to share these resources with the other fellow teachers. As it is not important that
every teacher will get a chance to teach a particular subject throughout their lives. They have to
teach some other subjects also according to revision done in curriculum. For that reason teachers
are required to share the resources with the other educators so that it would be easy for them to
transfer the knowledge to students(Sommerauer and Müller, 2018). Every teacher put equal
efforts in preparing resources in order to provide quality education to students. That is why they
must share the resources with each other in order to enhance process of learning among the
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learners. Before sharing resources, educators are required to check the content thoroughly. This
could be possible only when teachers keeps a regular check on sources while sharing them with
fellow educators. This would helps in avoiding confusion among the teachers. The source must
be prepared in such a way that the students as well as other teachers can understand the content
present in the notes without any sort of difficulty. Along with this, the method through which the
source is being shared must be suitable so that the receiver should not face any problem while
accessing the source. For example- if a teacher has received any source in the form of a power
point presentation in order to teach the students on the smart board, and for the same, the
receiver opens its mail id to download the particular source from there. But after reaching to the
decided platform, no presentation is showing in inbox of the receiver. This would create a
problem for the teacher who has received the slides from other fellow educator(Orsmond, Merry
and Reiling, 2022).
4.1) review legal requirements and responsibilities
There are certain legal r5equirements attached with the transferring of sources from one teacher
to another. The resources are prepared by the teachers with full dedication and hard work. It
needs proper time to produce quality resources for students. In order to keep it safe and secure
from any kind of irregular activity such as, stealing and copying the sources and selling them to
other students in order to receive monetary benefits. Educators must know all the legal
responsibilities in order to stop such illegal activities. Intellectual property law protects the
original and genuine work in terms of writings from all such deviations. There are many cases in
which the middlemen or other students use to steal the sources in order to deliver them to other
students or teachers of other institutions. Intellectual property law provides protection in terms of
trademark, copyright and patents. The acts which are stated below are important for the
educators in terms of using the resources with full safety-
 Health and Safety at Work Act, 1974- this act ensures safety at the workplace from
any kind of harm. It also provides secure environment to all the resources that provide
support to the teachers of an institution so as to furnish required knowledge to the
students(Khalil, Abdel and Elkhider, 2018).
 Corporate Design and Patent Act 1988- this act preserves all sort of creators and
writers who produce their original work in terms of writing books, preparing notes, files
or pdf's. Creators can share their sources with other individuals if they wish to do so.
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 Equality act 2010- this act talks about equality which is to be provided in each area of
employment including the field of teaching. Every individual associated with particular
institution holds equal right to access the resources that are made available to
them(Schunk and Di Benedetto, 2020).
All these are important legislations that re required to be understood by the educators while
producing and sharing the sources with each other. It will help in regulating the irregular
activities such as stealing and copying of sources by the middlemen to receive personal benefits.
4.2) analyse the implications of intellectual property rights and copyright
When the educators use to develop the resources which is used by the other fellow teachers and
students, they must be adhere with all the rules and regulations that are mentioned under the
intellectual property law and copyright act(Kirshner and Whitson, 2021). This is important to
perform before storing any kind of information on digital as well as physical platform as it
provides safety to the resources from unlawful stealing and copying of the genuine work. It also
helps in avoiding any sort of legal consequences which includes certain penalties for not
complying with the legislations. That is why it is important for educators to include the above
laws while making and using the resources. Teachers are required to form necessary strategies in
order to assure that every single resource is stored according to the laws and regulations.
5.1 Evaluate the effectiveness of own practice in relation to development and use of resources
It is very essential for me to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of my own practice in
order to ensure my performance in terms of delivering lectures to students and providing them
with required resources. It helps me to ascertain the direction in which I am teaching. That the
manner of providing knowledge of business management is suitable or not. It is important that
students are able to understand the complex topics in a simplified way. I need to be efficient
enough in terms of solving the queries of students. I prefer to receive feedbacks from students as
well as from fellow educators. It helps to analyse my strong and weak areas. After evaluating the
weak areas, I will try to make necessary improvements in the same(Borg, 2019). And the
strengths will provide motivation in terms of enhancing my performance in an effective manner.
A teacher can get the idea that whether students are taking interest in their lectures by the way in
which they put all their queries in front of them.
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5.2 Identify own strengths and areas for improvement in relation to development and use of
resources in own specialist area
As a business teacher, this is important for me to focus on identify all weakness and
strengths in the style of teaching because student's future depends on this. This is my
responsibility as an tutor for focusing on student's career due to this, there are many areas which
identifies at the process of evaluation. Various essential strengths which were identified by me at
the time of analysis of effectiveness were good skills of communication, wide knowledge of
subjects, good numeracy and ICT skill, and many more. I found many areas for effectiveness
which I mentioned below:
 I get to know that I am not good in managing time because at the time of presentation I
skip some slides because of less availability of time. This makes confusion and this is
why I need to work on this area(White, 2021).
 This is more important for me to built confidence but I am not good when it comes to
built confidence and this results in negative impact on students. The student feels that I
am not a good teacher and they also think that I have less knowledge of subject, this is
because of less confidence. So, this is an area which I have to improve.
 I found that there are various students who are unable to understand presentation of
power point. I found that I am not good to find out student's learning preferences.
Because of this they do not take interest in my class.
5.3 Plan opportunities to improve own skills in development and use of resources in own
specialist area
This is essential for understand concept to prepare the plans for teachers. After found out
weakness and strength, this become crucial for me now to plan production. So, that I am able to
do work on my area improvement. This gives me direction as per handling all situations which
are related to improvement are:
Skills Importance Action Time
Time management Time management
plays essential role
in professional and
personal life. As a
teacher, I have to
responsibility to be
on time because this
In according to
working on skill of
time management, I
follows points
mentioned below:
 I focus on
determine
1.7 months
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show my nature in
classroom. This also
make an impact on
students
also(Crichton, 2021).
priority and I
will do this
with the
assistance of
using paper
and pen and
write down
all activities.
 I also have to
avoid doing
more work
on same
time, because
this enhance
chances of
error.
 I have to
avoid
distraction
obstacles
because this
increase time
wastage.
 By using
time
management
app, I am
able to
improve
skills of time
management
(Munro,
2018).
Confidence Confidence is most
essential to be
present in a teacher.
This is required to be
present in each
individual. This is
essential for
understand that
confidence is an skill
which assists to
show ability of an
teacher. This have to
be present in their
For building
confidence, I try to
face more problem
because in many
case this helps me
built my confidence.
I also works to
enhance my
knowledge of
subject so, this
definitely increase
my confidence.
2.2 months
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