Pupils will learn about what business is, what entrepreneurs do and how businesses plan and organise their activities. Topics include production/operations, marketing, human resources, accounting and finance. Learn about the Business Studies curriculum and how homework is set below:
Year 10
Term 1
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Small Business Enterprise
- Purpose and nature of businesses
- Reasons for starting a business
- Basic functions and types of business sectors
- Setting business aims and objectives
- Stakeholders
- Business enterprise and entrepreneurship
- Business Planning
- Dynamic nature of business/Influences on business
- Changing business environment due to:
- Economic situation
- Environmental expectations
- Competitive environment
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| Homework: A number of short exam-related homework tasks are set throughout the term and there will be an exam questions on each individual topic area section. |
| How to help: Help your child by encouraging them to watch any business-like television programme, Dragon’s Den/The Apprentice/How it’s made to name a few and by making them aware of the businesses you use in daily life. GCSE BBC Bitesize and Tutor2u websites are great for extra online practice. |
Term 2
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- Business Ownership
- Sole traders
- Partnerships
- Private limited companies
- Public limited companies
- Not-for-profit organisations
- Business Expansion
- Methods of expansion/economies and diseconomies of scale
- Influences on Business
- Globalisation
- Ethical behaviour
- Technology
- Sustainability – global warming/scarce resources
- Business Operations
- Production processes
- Role of procurement
- Concept of quality
- Good customer service
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| Homework: A number of short exam-related homework tasks are set throughout the term and there will be the introduction of exam questions on each topic. |
| How to help: Help your child by encouraging them to watch any business-like television programme, Dragon’s Den/The Apprentice/How it’s made to name a few and by making them aware of the businesses you use in daily life. GCSE BBC Bitesize and Tutor2u websites are great for extra online practice. |
Term 3
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- Identifying and understanding customers
- Segmentation
- Purpose and methods of market research
- The elements of the marketing mix
- Exam technique will be developed throughout Y10 but expectations will be increased further in this term.
- Short answer technique
- Extended answer technique
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| Homework: Controlled Assessment – research |
| How to help: Encourage and help your child to extend their primary research portfolio by taking them to appropriate local businesses, where they can gather additional information from professionals. |
Year 11
Term 1
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- Human resources
- Organisational structures
- Recruitment and selection of employees
- Motivating employees
- Training
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| Homework: Controlled Assessment tasks. Past paper exam questions on each topic. |
| How to help: Encourage your child to complete all homework set and to prepare a serious revision study plan in preparation for mock examinations in December. Website revision sites (copy issued to all students) should be used at this time. |
Term 2
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- Finance
- Sources of finance
- Cash flow
- Financial terms and calculations
- Analysing the financial performance of a business
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| Homework: Past paper examination work. |
| How to help: Encourage your child to complete all homework set and to prepare a serious revision study plan in preparation for mock examinations in December. Website revision sites (copy issued to all students) should be used at this time. www.tutor2u.net and GCSE Bitesize |
Term 3
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• Exam technique and Exam revision
– Quizzes
– Online application question/answer practice
– Written question/answer practice
– Past paper practice |
| Homework: Past paper examination work. |
| How to help: Encourage your child to be prepared ahead of examinations – prepare study notes and question them about these to see if they understand. Keep them calm and relaxed before the examination. |
Last modified: 23rd February 2018
