I provide resources ranging from full lessons to full unit bundles for BTEC Business Studies alongside GCSE Computing. I currently work as a Further Education Business Lecturer, Standards Verifier and Examiner for a large awarding body.
I provide resources ranging from full lessons to full unit bundles for BTEC Business Studies alongside GCSE Computing. I currently work as a Further Education Business Lecturer, Standards Verifier and Examiner for a large awarding body.
This bundle of 4 complete lessons fully covers Learning Aim B of Unit 3: Personal and Business Finance.
The lessons contain a variety of activities, links to useful media and extensive exam preparation.
This resource contains a PowerPoint Presnetation and handout that has 9 different mini-case studies. These can be used for class activities (such as deciding what course of action the business and the employee can take to resolve the issues).
This resource can be used for a variety of contexts, including teaching and training.
This full lesson covers C1 of the NQF Unit 3: Personal and Business Finance Unit. Topics covered include;
Recording transactions
Management of the business
Compliance
Measuring performance
Control
Lesson includes exam question practice, group activities and links to external media.
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This full lesson covers B2 of Learning Aim B of Unit 8: Recruitment and Selection Process. This lesson is mostly practical, with learners designing interview questions, completing their CV, covering letters and application forms for a Sales Executive Role and carrying out an interview role play.
Learners are required to complete peer assessments in the form of interview observation forms and a self-evaluation which is linked to Skills/Knowledge/Behavior.
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This full lesson, with supporting worksheet covers how to;
Work out a percentage of an amount
Working out an amount as a percentage of another amount
Increasing/decreasing an amount by a percentage
The worksheet includes 28 questions that are peer assessed, including 5 challenging questions at the end for higher level learners. This lesson has been created to support learners working to Grade 3 on the 1-9 Grading system, but can be adapted for a variety of purposes.
This lesson covers the The Hawthorne Effect and the work of Elton Mayo. This session includes archive footage and an activity to recreate the Hawthorne Experiments.
This full lesson covers McGregor’s Theory X and Y Management theory. The lesson includes several video clips and a large practical group task to engage learners.
This resource provides a practice exam scenario for learners studying to undertake the Unit 7: Business Decision Making examination. The subject of the case study is a horticulture business facing a choice between EU and UK suppliers following the Brexit vote. Learners must produce a report and presentation based on key data provided. Learners will be required to calculate Gross/Net Profit and margins and ROCE.
I am an examiner for this unit and have created this scenario based on my knowledge of the assessment’s marking criteria.
This full lesson covers the all content for Learning Aim D for Unit 3: Personal and Business Finance, including;
Retained profit
New current assets
Sale of assets
Owner’s capital
Loans
Crowd funding
Mortgages
Venture capital
Debt factoring
Hire purchase
Leasing
Trade credit
Grants
Donations
Peer-to-peer lending
Invoice discounting
The lesson contains tasks, examples and links to external media.
Images removed for copywrite reasons, you will need to add your own images e.g. business logos.
This bundle covers Learning Aim E for Unit 3: Personal and Business Finance and includes;
Cash Flow Forecasts
Break Even Analysis
The lessons are highly interactive, as learners have to create their own Cash Flow Forecasts and Break Even charts/calculations to establish their skills from learning.
This full lesson covers the following areas of Learning Aim B:
The purpose of market research
Rationales
Identifying target markets
Identifying size, structure and trends
Identifying competition
Learners will be able to demonstrate their knowledge and skills through a series of tasks. The lesson focuses on application of theory to real-life situations.
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This lesson with accompanying case study activity covers the extended marketing mix, covering;
Price
Product
Promotion
Place
People
Physical Environment
Processes
The lesson contains several tasks, discussions and links to external media.
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This full lesson, with accompanying handouts and templates, covers B.3 of Learning Aim B of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. The lesson covers;
Mean/Mode/Median
Using software to interpret raw data
Drawing conclusions
Standard Deviation
Typical uses of data analysis for businesses
Calculations
The lesson contains links to external media, worked examples and templates to make key calculations.
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This bundle of lessons fully covers Learning Aim B of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. The bundle includes 5 PowerPoints with a variety of tasks and supporting handouts.
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This full lesson, including several tasks and links to external media, covers C3 of Learning Aim C for Unit 7: Business Decision Making. Areas covered;
Economic trends
Market trends
Social trends
Evaluation of importance of trends when making decisions
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This full lesson, with supporting case study handout, covers Situational Analysis as part of Learning Aim C of Unit 2: Developing a Marketing Campaign. Areas covered includes;
SWOT analysis
PESTLE analysis
Identifying competitors
Learners will have to apply their knowledge to a given case study and will explore each area of SWOT and PESTLE in detail. The lesson contains several tasks and links to external media.
Images removed for copywrite reasons, you will need to add your own images e.g. business logos.
This bundle covers Learning Aim H of Unit 7: Business Decision Making, including;
H1 - Business Skills
H2 - IT to produce business documentation
The lessons contain several practical tasks to prepare learners for the unit’s external examination.
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This bundle fully covers Learning Aim C of Unit 17: Digital Marketing. This includes;
C1 - Marketing Planning Process
C2 Integration in the Wider Marketing Mix
The lessons are highly practical and interactive to engage your learners.