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 full lesson covers C1 Statistical Analysis and Interpretation of Primary/Secondary Research, including;
Data analysis/interpretation:
arithmetic mean, mode, median
range and interquartile range
standard deviation
time series
scatter diagrams and trends.
Interpretation of secondary research.
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This full lesson covers an introduction to policies and procedures in a healthcare setting. The pack includes an extensive health and safety policy task. This was created to be used with NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Working in Health and Social Care but can be adapted for other curriculums.
This full lesson covers the Role of Regulatory Bodies for Level 2 Health and Social Care. This was prepared for the NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding in Working in the Health Sector but can be adapted for any specification. Areas covered include;
The Care Quality Commission (CQC)
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
The General Medical Council (GMC)
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
This full lesson covers the implications of not meeting quality standards. The lesson contains many tasks and an extensive quiz activity. The lesson was created for the NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Working in Health and Social Care but can be adapted to any curriculum.
This full lesson covers B1 Management and Leadership Styles of Unit 6: Principles of Management, including;
Autocratic.
• Democratic/participative.
• Paternalistic.
• Laissez-faire.
• Transactional.
• Transformational.
• Charismatic
The lesson includes links to external media and several tasks, including case study activities.
This full lesson covers A1 Customer Service in Business for Unit 14: Investigating Customer Service, including;
• Definition of customer service.
• Customer service roles and importance of teamwork.
• Importance of following organisational rules and procedures.
• Different approaches to customer service across industries need different skills and
knowledge, such as:
o retail shops selling tangible goods, need for detailed product knowledge and effective
selling skills
o offices, such as those offering a non-tangible service, either face-to-face with
customers, online, written or telephone customer contact
o contact centres with telephone contact with customers, time limitations
o hospitality industry, such as serving skills for food or drinks
Underlined sections of the slides are links to media such as videos.
This full lesson covers C1 Customer Service Skills and Behaviours for Unit 14: Investigating Customer Service, including;
• Communication skills:
o face-to-face, written, email or other electronic media, telephone
o verbal, e.g. pitch and tone of voice, open and closed questions, using the telephone
o non-verbal, e.g. sign and body language, listening skills
o barriers to communication.
• Interpersonal skills:
o personal presentation approach, e.g. attitude, behaviour, hygiene, personality,
conversation skills, giving a consistent and reliable response.
• Behaviours, e.g. being positive, offering assistance, showing respect.
This full lesson covers BTEC Level 3 Business Unit 14: Investigating Customer Service C3 Skills Audit and Development Plan, including;
Skills audit of customer service skills.
• Personal SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis to assess any gaps
• Set objectives to meet skills development goals for a specified customer services role by:
o identifying resources and available support needed to meet the objectives
o setting review dates
o monitoring the plan to assess progress against targets.
This full lesson, with handout, provides an introduction to quality standards, linked to the NHS and CQC. The lesson was planned for NCFE Level 2 Health and Social Care (Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Working in Health and Social Care) but can be adapted to any specification.
This full lesson covers C1 of Unit 6: Principles of Management on the BTEC Level 3 Business programme. Areas covered include;
Human resources as a factor of production.
• Labour market analyses.
• Forecasting labour demand.
• Sources of information available to conduct labour market analyses.
• The link between business planning and human resources.
• The impact of globalisation on human resource planning.
This full lesson covers BTEC Level 3 Business Unit 14: Investigating Customer Service A4 Customer Legislation and Regulation, including;
Industry and sector-specific codes of practice, ethical issues and standards.
• Implications for the business of not meeting all legal and regulatory requirements,
including consumer protection, distance selling, sale of goods, health and safety,
data protection, equal opportunities.
This full lesson covers C2 Customer Service Requests and Complaints for BTEC Level 3 Business Unit 14: Investigating Customer Service, including;
providing information, products or services, promoting additional products and
services, giving advice, taking and relaying messages
o limitations of role and authority, keeping records
o dealing with problems, handling complaints, remedial measures, emergency
situations, organisational policy.
This full lesson covers C2 of Unit 17: Digital Marketing. Areas covered include;
Marketing objectives
Integration into the marketing and promotional mixes
Anticipated returns
The lesson is highly practical and revolves around a brand new fitness brand.
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This full lesson covers D4 of Unit 6: Principles of Management, including the following areas;
Purpose of performance appraisal:
o to set individual and group targets
o to assess individual and group performance
o to provide employee feedback
o to identify training needs.
• Types of appraisal:
o self-assessment
o management by objectives
o ratings scales
o 360° appraisal.
• Impact of performance appraisal
This full lesson covers A3 of Unit 17: Digital Marketing. The lesson includes;
Personal computers
Smartphones
Tablets
Games consoles
Learners will explore how these devices deliver digital communication to their target audience, the pros and cons of each and more. The lesson contains several tasks and links to external media to engage learners. The lesson concludes with a large group task where learners have to devise a strategy for a new Batman movie.
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This full lesson covers A2 of Unit 22: Market Research. The lesson explores;
Qualitative and Quantitative data
Primary research
Secondary research
Internal sources of information
External sources of information
The lesson contains several links to external media and tasks to engage learners.
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This full lesson covers C1 of Unit 17: Digital Marketing. The lesson is highly practical and is centered around a new fitness clothing brand. Areas covered include;
Setting objectives
Target segment
Brand persona
Competition
Resource identification
Implementation planning and testing
Measurement against targets
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This full lesson covers B3 of Unit 17: Digital Marketing. Areas covered include;
Cost per Mile/1000 (CPM)
Cost per Click (CPC)
Cost per Engagement (CPE)
Cost per View (CPV)
Fixed Cost
The lesson contains links to external media and several tasks to engage learning.
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This lesson covers A1 Purpose of Market Research for Unit 22: Market Research. The lesson covers the following;
Understanding customer behaviour
Determining buying trends
Investigating brand/advertising awareness
Aiding new product development
Investigating feasibility of entry into new markets
The lesson contains links to external media and several tasks to engage learners.
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This full lesson covers D3 of Unit 6: Principles of Management. Areas covered include;
• The purpose of training needs analysis.
• Types of training:
o internal/external
o on-the-job/off-the-job
o mentoring
o coaching.
• Effectiveness of training.