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 lesson covers H2 of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. Areas covered include;
Production of professional business reports
Creating effective business presentations
Manipulating financial data using software
Learners are given several large scale tasks to practise their skills for the upcoming examination.
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This full lesson, with companion activity, covers D1 of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. Areas covered include;
Relevant industry regulation (Task)
Health and safety at work
Employment rights/law
Data protection
Consumer rights
Summative group research task
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This full lesson covers E3 of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. Areas covered include;
Sources of finance
Start-up costs
Running costs
A case study group task to consolidate learning
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This full lesson with companion worksheet covers F4 of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. Areas covered include;
Statements of Comprehensive Income
Calculating Gross profit
Calculating profit/loss
Income statements
Using statements to make decisions
This full lesson, with companion case study, covers H1 of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. The lesson covers;
The key skills needed in business (problem solving, innovation, creativity, communication, thinking, teamwork)
Considering alternative approaches (includes role play task)
Consideration of risk (legal, reputation, financial, with case study group task)
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This full lesson covers C3 Production Techniques and Processes for BTEC Level 3 eSports Unit 7: Producing an eSports Brand, including;
• Media:
o digital, e.g. images, colours, typography, videos, graphics, sound
o physical associated merchandise fabric, design, ready-made objects.
• Methods of creation:
o design software, e.g. InDesign®, Photoshop®, vector images, Raptor
o multimedia software: video, interaction
o printing processes
o media and material manipulation.
• Design and brand protection, e.g. copyright, trademarks, registration.
• Produce branded mock-ups of digital content:
o apply principles of branding and style guide to produce digital branding for your
defined audience
o consider logo placement and positioning.
• Design associated branded merchandise:
o appeal to target market
o consider logo placement and positioning.
• Self-reflection and feedback from target market and whether this has met objectives,
market and team needs
This full lesson covers B4 of Unit 17: Digital Marketing. Areas covered include;
Benefits of online advertising;
Cost
Measurability
Formatting
Targeting
Coverage
Speed
Concerns of online advertising;
Banner blindness
Illegal activity
Display variations
Ad blocking
Data security
Consumer location tracking
Spam
The lesson contains links to external media and several tasks to engage learners.
This full lesson, with two companion handouts, covers Break-Even analysis for Learning Aim E for Unit 3: Personal and Business Finance. The lesson covers:
Calculating break-even using contribution per unit
Drawing a break-even chart (stage by stage)
Understanding the limitations and benefits of using break-even
A practice exam question for learners to prepare for assessment.
This full lesson, consisting of 22 slides, covers A.2 for Unit 3: Personal and Business Finance. Topics covered include;
Cash
Debit Cards
Credit Cards
Cheque
Electronic Transfer
Direct Debits
Standing Orders
Pre-Paid Credit Cards
Contactless
Charge Cards
Store Cards
BACS, CHAPS, FPS.
The lesson contains several activities, including exam questions taken from past papers. There are also links to news articles, websites and videos to assist in understanding.
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This full lesson, with companion worksheet, covers Measuring Liquidity for Unit 3: Personal and Business Finance. The lesson covers;
Current Ratio (purpose, formula and examples)
Liquid Capital/Acid Test Ratio (purpose, formula and examples)
Limitations of Ratio analysis.
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This full lesson, with Excel templates, business information and a teacher’s copy of the completed Cash Flow Forecast, covers how to interpret and create a cash flow forecast as stated in Learning Aim E for Unit 3: Personal and Business Finance.
This full lesson, with two companion spreadsheets (two examples of Balance Sheets) covers Statements of Financial Position for Learning Aim F. The session includes an interactive group task which involves analysing two different statements of financial position. Learners will then have the opportunity to create their own Statement of Financial Position.
Please note, Adjustments are only briefly mentioned in this lesson as I have created separate lessons for; prepayments/accruals/depreciation. You will need to supplement this section with your own material or purchase these additional sessions from my TES shop. These are separate lessons due to the amount of time required to cover Adjustments.
This lesson covers A.3 - Current Accounts for Learning Aim A of Unit 3, Personal and Business Finance. Topics covered includes;
Current Accounts
Basic Accounts
Premium/Packaged accounts
Student Accounts
A group activity that involves research, analysis and peer assessment.
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This full lesson with supporting handouts, covers measuring profitability within Learning Aim F of Unit 3: Personal and Business Finance. Areas covered include;
Measuring profitability
Gross profit margin
Mark-up
Net profit margin
Return on capital employed (ROCE)
Trade Receivable Days
Trade Payable Days
Inventory Turnover
This full lesson, with tasks and links to external media covers;
Capital expenditure (Non-current assets, goodwill, patents, trademarks, brand name)
Revenue Expenditure (Inventory, rent, rates, utilities, insurance, administration, salaries, wages, marketing, bank charges, interest paid, depreciation, discount allowed).
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.
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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, with supporting handout, covers Statements of Comprehensive Income. Areas covered include;
Definitions of key terms
Calculating Gross Profit
Calculating Profit/Loss
Transfer of Profit to a Statement of Comprehensive Income
This full lesson, with excel file, covers prepayments and accruals. This lesson also features how to interpret, analyse and evaluate a statement of financial income. I have provided two example statements that can be compared side-by-side.
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