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 A1 Enterprise and Purpose for Unit 3: Enterprise and Entrepreneurship in eSports. The lesson covers;
• Different types of esports enterprises, including:
o playing: individual gamers, teams, shoutcaster, host, coaches, admin and referees
o product: managers, developers, broadcasters and producers
o analytics: analysts, coaches
o marketing: PR executives, sales and partnership managers, social media managers,
community managers, event managers
o management: agents, teams, individuals
o content: creators, publishers, journalists, streamers, distributors
o support: solicitors, statisticians, finance, player ancillary services, team logistics.
• Types of enterprise: start-up, lifestyle, social enterprise, franchise, internet only.
• Legal formats for enterprise: sole trader, partnership, limited partnership, private limited
company (Ltd), public limited company (PLC).
• Compliance: preventing fraud, law and regulations, intellectual property, copyright, HMRC.
• Purpose, e.g. to make a profit, survive, expand, maximise sales, provide a service,
being ethical, increase followers/users or increase brand awareness.
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This full lesson covers A2 of Learning Aim A for Unit 3: Enterprise and Entrepreneurship in eSports. The lesson includes;
Entrepreneurship is the ability and motivation to:
o create, develop, organise, manage and grow a new enterprise, team or idea
o anticipate risks and uncertainty and show determination and bravery in the pursuit of
success and profit
o deal with all aspects of planning, running and growing an enterprise, e.g. finance,
marketing, legal aspects and production.
• Esports entrepreneurial skills, e.g. talented, experienced, aware of competition,
disciplined, persuasive, capacity to inspire others, good financial planning, team worker,
good communication, good work ethic, able to deal with pressure, self-confident,
aspirational, able to stand out, good work-life balance.
• Entrepreneurial behaviours, e.g. confident, positive, passionate, takes the initiative,
has self-belief, driven, adaptable, flexible, intuitive, imaginative, has a desire to succeed,
has a clear vision, focused, curious, has realistic expectations, resilient.
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This bundle of resources covers Component 2 for the 2018 Tech Award in Enterprise. The resources may need to be adapted for the 2021 updated specification.
This lesson, with companion case study activity, covers C4 of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. The lesson covers;
The 7Ps of the Marketing Mix
USP
Market segmentation
A large scale group task based on a case study
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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 D2 of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. Topics covered include;
Quality control
Quality assurance
Benchmarking
Quality circles
Self-checking/inspection
ISO 9000
Total quality management (TQM)
Large scale group task to consolidate learning
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This full lesson covers E1 of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. Areas covered include;
Staff requirements for efficiency
Wages and salaries
Full and part time staff
Recruitment process
Training requirements
Training costs
In-house vs External training
The lesson includes links to external media and several tasks to engage learners.
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This bundle covers Learning Aim D of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. The lessons contain links to external media and tasks to engage learners and bring theory to life.
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This full lesson covers E2 of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. Areas covered include;
Premises
Equipment needed
Vehicles
IT hardware and software
Suppliers and cost of equipment
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This bundle covers Learning Aim E of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. This includes;
E1 - Human Resources
E2 - Physical Resources
E3 - Financial Resources
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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 data set, covers F1 of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. The lesson explores the purpose of a sales forecast and learners must interpret an example of a sales forecast.
Learners must then progress to creating their own sales forecast using the data set provided. I have included the graphs within the slides for learners to check their work against. Learners mus then make recommendations to the owner of the business.
This full lesson covers F3 of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. Students will learn;
The purpose of break even
The information required to construct a break even chart
The break even formula
How to construct a break even chart step by step
How to interpret a break even chart
Advantages and disadvantages of break even
Limitations and business decision making
This lesson contains a set of practical tasks to engage learners and put learning into practice.
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 covers F5 of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. Areas covered include;
Statements of financial position
Non-current assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Net assets and liabilities
Working capital
Non-current liabilities
Net assets
Capital
Adjustments
Analysis of a SOFP
Tasks to facilitate learning and engage learners
This bundle of resources covers Learning Aim F of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. Lessons included;
Sales forecasts
Cash flow forecasts
Break even
Statements of Financial Position
Income and statements of comprehensive income
This full lesson, with companion case studies and handouts, covers G2 of Unit 7: Business Decision Making, including;
SWOT analysis
PESTLE analysis
What If scenarios
The lesson contains several practical tasks to engage learners.
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This full lesson, with companion handout, covers G3 of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. The lesson;
Covers what is meant by contingency planning
Provides 5 different case studies where learners have to explain how contingency planning can be used to prevent issues
Provides learners with a task where they must complete three different contingency plans and analyse the importance of having a plan in place for the business.