Business Studies
KS4
Year group
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Term 1a |
Term 1b |
Term 2a |
Term 2b |
Term 3a |
Term 3b |
10
Edexcel BTEC Tech Award Enterprise
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Unit 2: Create a realistic Business Plan for a business based on research and evaluation |
Unit 2: Prepare for and Pitch an idea for a Business Plan
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Unit 2: Pitch Business Plan to obtain funding Unit 1: Part A: Explore 2 contrasting local small to medium sized businesses |
Unit 1: Part A: Explore 2 contrasting local small to medium sized businesses |
Unit 1: Part B: Explore how market research helps enterprises to meet customer needs and understand competitor behaviour |
Unit 1 : Part C: Explain ways in which internal and external factors are important for business success. |
11
Edexcel BTEC Tech Award Enterprise
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Unit 2: BUILD BACK BETTER Part A: Create a realistic Business Plan for a business based on research and evaluation Part B: Prepare for and Pitch a business idea |
Unit 3: Promotion and Finance for Enterprise
External Exam 01/02/2021 PM |
Unit 3: Promotion and Finance for Enterprise External Exam 01/02/2021 PM UNIT 1: BUILD BACK BETTER Part B: Explore how market research helps enterprises to meet customer needs and understand competitor behaviour |
Unit 1: Part B: Explore how market research helps enterprises to meet customer needs and understand competitor behaviour |
Unit 1 : Part C: Explain ways in which internal and external factors are important for business success.
RESIT OPPORTUNITY: Unit 3: Promotion and Finance for Enterprise External Exam
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RESIT OPPORTUNITY: Unit 3: Promotion and Finance for Enterprise External Exam
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REVISED: Y10 BTEC TECH SPEC ENTERPRISE LEVEL 1 / 2
FROM MON 1st FEB 2021 WEEK 20
UNIT 3 EXTERNAL EXAM JANUARY 2022 |
Unit Content |
Suggested Activities |
RESOURCES |
20 |
B Financial records Learners will complete, interpret and check the information on financial documents and statements. B1 Financial documents
statement of account.
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RETRIEVAL ACTIVITIES: Learn PODGIRCS mnemonic
PRACTICE EXAM STYLE QUESTIONS |
Powerpoint Lesson
Revision booklet – including mnemonics and practice calculation work sheet
Knowledge test |
21 |
B6 Statement of financial position Learners will complete and interpret a statement of financial position using given figures, and suggest appropriate actions.
in time.
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RETRIEVAL ACTIVITIES
PRACTICE EXAM STYLE QUESTIONS |
Powerpoint Lesson
Practice calculations work sheets
Revision booklet – including key questions
Knowledge organiser |
22 |
C Financial planning and forecasting Learners will complete cash flow forecasts, and investigate the effects of positive and negative cash flow on an enterprise. C1 Using cash flow data
flowing out of the business (outflows), positive and negative liquidity.
outflows (such as raw materials, wages) per month over a period of time. C2 Financial forecasting
o to identify money coming in (inflows) and going out (outflows) of the enterprise over time o to determine net current asset requirements and make business decisions.
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RETRIEVAL ACTIVITIES
5 KEY QUESTIONS
PRACTICE EXAM STYLE QUESTIONS |
Powerpoint Lesson
Practice calculations work sheets
Revision booklet – including mnemonics and 5 key questions
Knowledge organiser |
22 |
C3 Suggesting improvements to cash flow problems
period and how this affects the enterprise, considering differences between predicted and actual cash flow.
o increasing revenue o selling off unused assets o selling off inventory o chasing debtors for monies owed o cutting costs o delaying payment to suppliers o reducing credit period offered to customers o cutting back or delaying expansion plans. |
RETRIEVAL ACTIVITIES
5 KEY QUESTIONS
PRACTICE EXAM STYLE QUESTIONS |
Powerpoint Lesson
Practice calculations work sheets
Revision booklet – including mnemonics and 5 key questions
Knowledge organiser |
23 |
C4 Break-even analysis and break-even point
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RETRIEVAL ACTIVITIES
5 KEY QUESTIONS
PRACTICE EXAM STYLE QUESTIONS |
Powerpoint Lesson
Practice calculations work sheets
Revision booklet – including mnemonics and 5 key questions
Knowledge organiser |
24 |
B3 Sources of revenue and costs
B4 Terminology in financial statements
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RETRIEVAL ACTIVITIES
5 KEY QUESTIONS
PRACTICE EXAM STYLE QUESTIONS |
Powerpoint Lesson
Practice calculations work sheets
Revision booklet – including mnemonics
Knowledge organiser |
25 |
B5 Statement of comprehensive income Learners will complete and interpret a statement of comprehensive income using given figures, and suggest appropriate actions.
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RETRIEVAL ACTIVITIES
5 KEY QUESTIONS
PRACTICE EXAM STYLE QUESTIONS |
Powerpoint Lesson
Practice calculations work sheets
Revision booklet – including mnemonics
Knowledge organiser |
26 |
B7 Profitability and liquidity Learners will interpret statements of comprehensive income and of financial position to calculate ratios.
o gross profit margin percentage (GPM): (gross profit/revenue) × 100 o net profit margin percentage (NPM): (net profit/revenue) × 100.
o current ratio: current assets/current liabilities o liquid capital ratio: (current assets – inventory)/current liabilities. |
RETRIEVAL ACTIVITIES
5 KEY QUESTIONS
PRACTICE EXAM STYLE QUESTIONS |
Powerpoint Lesson
Practice calculations work sheets
Revision booklet – including mnemonics
Knowledge organiser |
27 |
C5 Sources of business finance
purposes or at different stages and the relevance of each source.
o owner funds o retained profits o loans o credit cards o government grants o hire purchase and leasing o trade credit o venture capital o peer-to-peer lending.
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RETRIEVAL ACTIVITIES
5 KEY QUESTIONS
PRACTICE EXAM STYLE QUESTIONS |
Powerpoint Lesson
Revision booklet – including mnemonics and 5 key questions
Knowledge organiser |
EASTER |
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28 |
A Promotion A1 Elements of the promotional mix and their purposes Learners will explore the different methods of promotion used by enterprises, their suitability for different sizes of enterprise, including the factors they consider when choosing the most appropriate. The use of advertising to persuade and inform.
o the message: what the communication needs to say o the medium: how to get the message across.
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RETRIEVAL ACTIVITIES
5 KEY QUESTIONS
PRACTICE EXAM STYLE QUESTIONS |
Powerpoint Lesson 1
Revision booklet – including mnemonics and 5 key questions
Knowledge organiser Promotional Mix
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29 |
Methods of promotion
information about it in the media without paying for the time or media space directly: o methods: exhibitions, sponsorship, press releases.
the customer: o methods: direct mail (junk mail), mail order catalogues, magazines, telemarketing. |
RETRIEVAL ACTIVITIES
5 KEY QUESTIONS
PRACTICE EXAM STYLE QUESTIONS |
Powerpoint Lesson
Revision booklet – including mnemonics and 5 key questions
Knowledge organiser Promotional Mix
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30 |
Methods of advertising
discounts. |
RETRIEVAL ACTIVITIES
5 KEY QUESTIONS
PRACTICE EXAM STYLE QUESTIONS |
Powerpoint Lesson
Revision booklet – including mnemonics and 5 key questions
Knowledge organiser Promotional Mix
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A3 Factors influencing the choice of promotional methods Learners will consider the factors affecting the choice of promotional method for an enterprise.
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RETRIEVAL ACTIVITIES
5 KEY QUESTIONS
PRACTICE EXAM STYLE QUESTIONS |
Powerpoint Lesson
Revision booklet – including mnemonics and 5 key questions
Knowledge organiser |
32 |
A2 Targeting and segmenting the market Learners will consider why an enterprise targets its market, and the impact this has on promotion.
o demographics: age, race, religion, gender, family size, ethnicity, income, education level, socio-economic group o geographic: location o psychographic: social class, attitudes, lifestyle and personality characteristics o behavioural: spending, consumption, usage, loyalty status and desired benefits. |
RETRIEVAL ACTIVITIES
5 KEY QUESTIONS
PRACTICE EXAM STYLE QUESTIONS |
Powerpoint Lesson
Revision booklet – including mnemonics and 5 key questions
Knowledge organiser |
33 |
B2 Payment methods
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RETRIEVAL ACTIVITIES
5 KEY QUESTIONS
PRACTICE EXAM STYLE QUESTIONS |
Powerpoint Lesson
Revision booklet – including mnemonics and 5 key questions
Knowledge organiser |
Curriculum Overview
Please click on the links below to access an overview of the Business curriculum at Saint Edmund Arrowsmith:
GCSE Business Pupil and Parent Guide
GCSE Business Curriculum Map