In the run up to completing the Programming Project (NEA) for OCR GCSE Computer Science, it is sometimes difficult to track and monitor progress. Students often don’t take suitable notes or keep detailed comments on their previous code to serve as an aide memoire in future programming. This learning diary facilitates student reflection and evaluation of their learning within a lesson and allows progress to be tracked across a series of lessons. It could also be used to support tracking the progress of students within NEA lessons, perhaps as part of a homework.
A mat to give tips and hints on writing an extended answer question in GCSE Computer Science - useful for explaining how to get the top marks in a 6 mark question
A set of 7 PowerPoint presentations which take students through the “model” exam answers to a series of questions relating to the topic of Architecture, Memory and Storage.
A series of 4 case studies covering Edexcel A Level business 1.1.3 Market positioning including:
a) Market mapping
b) Competitive advantage of a product or service
c) The purpose of product differentiation
d) Adding value to products/services
Companies covered are:
Rolls Royce
Samsung
Ikea
Lush
Each case study contains key points to consider and key discussion points along with a mark scheme and answer structure guidance following the PeCAN-PiE and AJIM models.
A series of 5 case studies for Edexcel A Level Business studies 1.1.2 Market research covering:
a) Product and market orientation
b) Primary and secondary market research data (quantitative and qualitative) used to:
o identify and anticipate customer needs and wants
o quantify likely demand
o gain insight into consumer behaviour
c) Limitations of market research, sample size and bias
d) Use of ICT to support market research:
o websites
o social networking
o databases
e) Market segmentation
Businesses included are:
Unilever
McDonald’s
Coca-Cola
Nike
Apple
Case studies include key points for discussion, markscheme and answer structure following the PeCAN-PiE and AJIM models.
A series of 6 case studies for Edexcel A Level Business studies, topic 1.1.1 The market covering:
a) Mass markets and niche markets:
characteristics
market size and market share
brands
b) Dynamic markets:
online retailing
how markets change
innovation and market growth
adapting to change
c) How competition affects the market
d) The difference between risk and uncertainty
Case studies on the following relevant businesses :
Apple
ASOS
Nike
Netflix
Amazon
Tesla
All case studies include content guidance, markscheme and answer structure guidance based on PeCAn-PiE and AJIM models.
A set of 5 case studies covering Edexcel A Level Business 1.4.2 Recruitment and Selection, including:
Recruitment and selection process:
o internal versus external recruitment
b) Costs of recruitment, selection and training
c) Types of training:
o induction
o on-the-job
o off-the-job
Each case study contains key points to consider and key discussion points along with a mark scheme and answer structure guidance following the PeCAN-PiE and AJIM models.
A set of 9 case studies for Edexcel A Level Business Studies on 1.4.3 Organisational Design including:
a) Structure:
o hierarchy
o chain of command
o span of control
o centralised and decentralised
b) Types of structure:
o tall
o flat
o matrix
c) Impact of different organisational structures on business efficiency and motivation
Each case study contains key points to consider and key discussion points along with a mark scheme and answer structure guidance following the PeCAN-PiE and AJIM models.
A series of 8 case studies covering Edexcel A Level business case studies covering
a) Staff as an asset; staff as a cost
b) Flexible workforce:
o multi-skilling
o part-time and temporary
o flexible hours and home working
o outsourcing
c) Distinction between dismissal and redundancy
d) Employer/employee relationships
o individual approach
o collective bargaining
Each case study contains key points to consider and key discussion points along with a mark scheme and answer structure guidance following the PeCAN-PiE and AJIM models.
All 42 case studies for 1.3 Marketing mix and strategy:
1.3.1 Product/service design
1.3.2 Branding and promotion
1.3.3 Pricing strategies
1.3.4 Distribution
1.3.5 Marketing strategy
A series of 10 case studies for Edexcel A Level Business Studies 1.3.5 Marketing Strategy including:
a) The product life cycle
b) Extension strategies:
o product
o promotion
c) Boston Matrix and the product portfolio
d) Marketing strategies appropriate for different types of market:
o mass markets
o niche markets
o business to business (B2B) and business to consumer (B2C) marketing
e) Consumer behaviour – how businesses develop customer loyalty
Each case study contains key points to consider and key discussion points along with a mark scheme and answer structure guidance following the PeCAN-PiE and AJIM models.
A series of 5case studies covering Edexcel A Level business 1.2.2 Supply including:
Factors leading to a change in supply:
o changes in the costs of production
o introduction of new technology
o indirect taxes
o government subsidies
o external shocks
Each case study contains key points to consider and key discussion points along with a mark scheme and answer structure guidance following the PeCAN-PiE and AJIM models.
A series of 5 case studies covering 1.2.3 Markets, 1.2.4 Price elasticity of demand and 1.2.5 Income elasticity of demand including:
The interaction of supply and demand
The factors influencing price elasticity of demand
The significance of price elasticity of demand to businesses in terms of implications for pricing
The factors influencing income elasticity of demand
The significance of income elasticity of demand to businesses
Each case study contains key points to consider and key discussion points along with a mark scheme and answer structure guidance following the PeCAN-PiE and AJIM models.
All 17 case studies for Edexcel A Level Business Studies, Theme 1, Topic 1.2 Market needs including all subtopics on demand, supply, markets, price and income elasticity of demand.
A set of 3 case studies on 1.3.1 Product/service design covering:
a) Design mix:
o function
o aesthetics
o cost
b) Changes in the elements of the design mix to reflect social trends:
o concern over resource depletion: designing for waste minimisation, re-use and recycling
o ethical sourcing
Each case study contains key points to consider and key discussion points along with a mark scheme and answer structure guidance following the PeCAN-PiE and AJIM models.