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, with companion activity, covers F2 of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. The lesson includes;
The purpose of cash flow forecasts
Inflows and outflows
Opening and closing balances
Interpreting a cash flow forecast
Learners will be provided with a data set to create a cash flow forecast using Excel/Google Sheets. Learners will then make a key business decision based on the forecast.
This bundle fully covers Learning Aim C of Unit 8: Recruitment and Selection Process. This bundle is highly practical, with learners having to complete several evaluations of performance and self assessment in the form of a SWOT analysis.
This full lesson covers A1 of Unit 17: Digital Marketing. Areas covered include;
What is digital marketing?
Digital marketing and objectives
Digital marketing as an extension of the marketing/promotional mix
Current trends in digital marketing
Targeting specific market segments
Development of customer databases
Lead generation
The lesson contains several tasks and links to external media to engage learners and to bring theory to life.
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This full lesson covers A2 Functions of Management and Leadership of Unit 6: Principles of Management. Areas covered include;
Functions of Management
Functions of Leadership
Finding the most effective path to success
The lesson contains several tasks and links to external media to engage learners.
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A SOW for Unit 7: Business Decision Making.
Link to unit resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/btec-level-3-business-unit-7-business-decision-making-full-unit-12360487
This lesson covers B2 Management and Leadership Skills for Unit 6: Principles of Management. The lesson includes;
Setting objectives.
• Motivating.
• Decision making.
• Team building.
• Leading by example.
• Consulting.
• Problem solving.
• Valuing and supporting others.
• Managing conflict.
• Building positive interpersonal relationships.
• Using emotional intelligence.
• Communicating.
• Giving feedback
A scheme of work for Unit 2: Developing a Marketing Campaign
Unit resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/btec-level-3-business-unit-2-developing-a-marketing-campaign-full-unit-12343584
This full lessons covers C2 of Unit 6: Principles of Management and explores human resource planning. Topics covered include;
The nature of the work and the characteristics required to perform work roles.
• Skill levels.
• Experience.
• Educational level.
• Aptitude.
• Need for flexibility in the workforce.
• Core versus peripheral workers.
• Full-time versus part-time workers.
• Sub-contracting.
• Zero hours contracts.
• Temporary staff.
• Agency staff.
• Management actions to address human resource issues at an operational level.
• Labour turnover
• Productivity.
• Skill shortages.
• Workplace stress.
• Absenteeism
• Motivation.
• Engagement with business culture.
• Employee satisfaction.
This bundle of resources covers Learning Aim G of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. Areas covered;
Ratio analysis (liquidity, profitability, performance)
Threats and ‘What If’ scenarios
SWOT and PESTLE analysis
Contingency Planning
The lessons contain several tasks and companion handouts for practical application of learning.
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This full lesson covers Learning Aim E of Unit 6: Principles of Management. Content includes;
The need to manage change for business survival and success.
• Factors influencing change:
o internal
o external.
• Stakeholders who influence change:
o owners
o managers
o customers
o regulators
o financial institutions
o government
o employees.
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This full lesson covers BTEC Level 3 Business Unit 14: Investigating Customer Service A2 Customer Expectations/Satisfaction
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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 bundle fully covers Learning Aim A of Unit 14: Investigating Customer Service for the Level 3 BTEC programme. This pack contains four detailed PowerPoints that are filled with tasks and links to external media, such as videos and articles.
This full lesson, with supporting handouts, covers C1 of Unit 1; Exploring Business.
Areas covered;
Political factors
Economic factors
Social factors
Technological factors
Legal factors
Environmental factors
This lesson has several group activities and class discussions, concluding with a case study in which learners must apply a PESTLE analysis to a small business.
This full lesson covers E1 of Learning AIm E for Unit 1: Exploring Business. Areas covered include;
Innovation (including; creative process, exploiting new ideas and increasing efficiency)
Enterprise (Lateral, Blue Sky thinking, intuition, serendipity, chance)
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This bundle of resources covers Learning Aim E of Unit 1: Exploring Business fully. Take the stress out of planning by downloading this bundle!
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This bundle fully covers Unit 1: Exploring Business for Level 3 Business.
This bundle contains;
Learning Aim A
Learning Aim B
Learning Aim C
Learning Aim D
Learning Aim E
This bundle of resources fully covers Learning Aim A of Unit 3: Personal and Business Finance. These lessons contain a wide variety of tasks, exam preparation questions and links to external media such as news articles, videos and other useful websites.
This PowerPoint contains 50+ slides that fully covers A.1 and A.2 for Unit 3: Personal and Business finance. The lesson contains a variety of tasks, theory delivery, exam questions taken from past papers and links to external media such as news articles, financial calculators and YouTube videos.
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