This document contains information about completing a SWOT analysis for the Welsh Baccalaureate, including: - An overview of the lesson which involves introducing SWOT analysis, completing an analysis, and peer reviewing. - Homework expectations which are for students to understand how to use and the benefits of SWOT analysis. - Examples of using SWOT analysis for an individual objective of buying a new phone. - Instructions for students to complete their own SWOT analysis of a problem solving activity and write a personal review.

1. KS 4 Welsh Baccalaureate

2. Key Words
SWOT
Targets
What went well..
Even better if…
Nod y Wers:
To understand how to use a
SWOT analysis
Today’s Lesson Overview
Starter – Introduction to
SWOT analysis
Main :Complete a SWOT
analysis
Review: Peer assessment
Sgiliau: Literacy and Critical thinking.
Dydd Llun 01 Medi 2015
Homework:

3. All: Will understand how to use a
SWOT analysis
Most: Will understand the benefits of
using a SWOT analysis
Some: Will be able to set realistic
future targets from their SWOT
analysis and apply these to different
learning environments.
What are our objectives?

4. What went well
with your
project?
How could you
improve
your
work?
What do
You think
Could have
gone better?
What were
the main
barriers to progress?

5. SWOT ANALYSIS
Strengths
(Internal)
What you or
the team are
good at that
may help
Weaknesses
(Internal)
What you or
the team are
bad at that
may harm
You have control over
INTERNAL factors
Internal factors

6. Opportunities
(External)
Factors that
you can’t
control but
may help
you or the
team
Threats
(External)
Factors that
you can’t
control but
may harm
you or the
team
You have NO control
over EXTERNAL factors
External factors

7. • To help you or the team/company/business to set
objectives
• To identify the strategies that will help achieve these
objectives
• To observe positive and negative factors that affect
success
• To predict the change in trends and help in the
decision-making process
Why complete a SWOT analysis?

8. Objective: You want to buy a new phone
• Strength: I am hard working
Reward: I can earn more tips towards my phone
• Weakness: I spend too much on clothes
Risk: This will reduce how much I can save
• Opportunity: Minimum wage is rising
Reward: I can save more money
• Threat: The coffee shop I work in isn’t doing well and
may reduce my hours
Risk: I will have less money coming in
A SWOT example…

9. A major part of completing any project or investigation is reviewing or
evaluating the process. A SWOT analysis can be used as part of this
process.
Task:
Complete your own SWOT analysis of your problem solving activity on
page 18 of your booklet.
Identify the strength and weakness of your investigation as well as the
possible opportunities and threats that may be encountered when
trying to identify and suggest ways to make your school more
sustainable.

10. Task
Use your SWOT analysis and follow the bullet points below to help
you write a personal review of your challenge.
• What skills did you use in this project to help you solve your problem?
• What were your main strengths?
• What were your main weaknesses?
• What were the opportunities or threats?
• What other methods could you have use to help you solve the problem?
• What other methods could you have used to identify the environmental
problems around the school?
• What would you do to improve upon your weaknesses in the future
when problem solving?
Write your personal review on page 19 of your booklet.

11. Now swop with a partner.
Use the task instructions at the top of the page as a checklist of what
has been included. Tick off each bullet point if you can find it in their
review.
Don’t forget to look out for spelling, punctuation and correct
grammar!
Can you set them a target to improve?