Our Assessment plan for 2017-18 for the Level 1 / 2 BTEC first Award in Business Learners have 4 hours a week Units chosen are: Unit 1 - Enterprise in the Business World Unit 2 - Finance for Business -External Exam unit Unit 7 - Providing Business Support Unit 8 - Recruitment, Selection and Employment First year delivering Level 2 after a break of 2 years - might deliver unit 1 and 7 together at the end as unit 1 is synoptic.

A PowerPoint, Worksheet and Answer sheet for GCSE Edexcel - Spotting a business Opportunity - Customer Needs

Branding - its importance and dimensions Lesson Resources Powerpoint worksheet worksheet answers Specification BTEC First Business Unit 9 Principles of Marketing Topic A.3 Principles of branding ● Understand the importance of branding for a business in creating a distinctive offering for a chosen market ● Understand the different dimensions of a distinctive brand, including the use of logos, colours, symbols, images and celebrity endorsements

A lesson or revision activity on the first topic of Unit 9 Principles of Marketing BTEC First Business Resource contains a powerpoint with activities including: pair activity - define terms guess the brand activity class discussion based on images of unsuccessful products There is a supporting worksheet along with an answer sheet The lesson covers the following learning aim for Unit 9 Principles of Marketing Topic A.1 Principles of marketing ● Definition of marketing ● Why marketing is important to businesses, including how it is used to gain market share, develop brand awareness, encourage customer loyalty ● How businesses use marketing, including: o to understand customer needs o to keep ahead of competitors o to communicate effectively with the public o to increase sales and profitability

Specification Unit 9 Principles of Marketing Topic A.3 Principles of branding Understand the benefits to a business of building brands, including extensions, value and personality Resource Includes PowerPoint Worksheet Worksheet Answers

Lesson / Revision for Corporate Objectives and SMART Objectives Linked to BTEC Business Unit 9 Principles of Marketing Learning Aim A.1 Principles of marketing Contains PowerPoint with notes and links to work sheet Answer sheet provided

A lesson on Business Orientation for Unit 9 Principles of Marketing - BTEC First Market-Orientated Businesses Product-Orientated Businesses Resource includes PowerPoint Worksheet Answers to Worksheet Topic A.2 What is a market? Understand how orientation of a business affects its choice of marketing, sales or advertising model

Lesson on Other Types of Markets for BTEC First Business - Unit 9 Principles of Marketing Topic covers Goods and Services Markets Capital and Consumer Goods Markets Niche and Mass Markets Consumers and customers Resource Contains Lesson power Worksheet Worksheet answers Links to Specification for BTEC First Business -Unit 9 Principles of Marketing Topic A.2 What is a market? Understand the difference between: customer and consumer goods and services markets capital and consumer goods markets Be able to identify and define: niche and mass markets market and product orientated businesses

A lesson and worksheet resource for B2B and B2C Markets - BTEC first - Unit 9 Principles of Marketing Covers Topic A.2 What is a market? Be able to identify types of market, including Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Consumer (B2C) Resource includes Powerpoint Worksheet Answer

Lesson explaining the 3 different business models The Sales Model The Advertising Model The Marketing Model Qualification For Unit 9 Principles of Marketing - BTEC First Business Topic A.2 What is a market? Understand different types of business model including marketing, sales and advertising Resource Contains: PowerPoint Worksheet Worksheet Answers

Specification Unit 9 Principles of Marketing - BTEC First Topic B.1 Researching the market Types and sources of data, including: primary and secondary quantitative and qualitative Resources PowerPoint Worksheet Answers to Worksheet

Teaching Materials for UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION TO ESPORTS Learning aim A: Understand the organisation of Esports and traditional sports industries in the UK and globally A1 Organisation and structure of Esports in the UK Includes Powerpoint containing notes and class activities for Definition of esports and its classification under UK law. Involvement of the UK Government, e.g. Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS). British Esports Association. Esports and the wider video game industry. The Association for UK Interactive Entertainment (Ukie). The National University Esports League (NUEL). National Student Esports (NSE). Commercial versus not-for-profit organisations. Tournament organisers, e.g. ESL, Gfinity, epic.LAN, GAME/Insomnia.

Unit 3: Enterprise and Entrepreneurship in Esports Learning Aim – A1 Esports Enterprises and Purpose PowerPoint covering key information for Learning Aim A1 Covers material on : Different types of esports enterprise, including Playing Product Analytics Marketing Management Content Support Types of Enterprise Legal Formats Compliance Purpose of business Includes task to prepare for assignment on last slide. Images removed for copywrite reasons, you will need to add your own images e.g. business logos. Images used from pixabay.com are royalty free.

An example submission to discuss with students to help them structure their report and understand grading criteria. Example is for Assignment 1 Developing and Esports Idea Task 2 - Electronic Report on an Esports Enterprise Idea Contains a complete report with notes to the side to indicate where assessment criteria is potentially being met. Links to criteria B.P3 Interpret findings from the market research activities undertaken to meet the specific objectives for an esports enterprise idea. B.P4 Develop a credible esports enterprise idea through the use of primary and secondary research activities that meets selected objectives B.M1 Analyse the findings of the market research activities to meet the specific objectives for an esports enterprise idea. B.D2 Evaluate market research data to meet specific objectives by validating findings for an esports enterprise idea.

We are planning to deliver the Pearson's BTEC Level 1 Introductory qualification in Vocational Studies in 2017. This resource is therefore aimed at learners working at level 1. This resource contains: Our planned Assignment brief for Unit A1 Being Organised - Remember your internal verifier will need to verifier this assignment brief before use and you need to add your assessor's name and assessment dates. Also included are some worksheets to help with task 1 and task 2 Worksheets for task 1 relate to approaches to help with being organised and include: 1_3_5 Task list - setting tasks by priority (1 main task - 3 medium tasks and 5 small tasks A generic check list template worksheet A task Planner by day worksheet A task planner matching tasks with required energy levels A task planner dividing tasks by urgency A task planner by week There is also a template for task 2 where learners review the techniques they used in task 1. The template is in a table format and makes learners consider how useful the technique was and how they could use the technique in the future.

This resource is a revision booklet for BTEC Business Level 3 - Unit 3 Personal and Business Finance The booklet covers Learning aim B - Explore the personal finance sector. Features of Financial Institutions (B1) Communicating with customers (B2) Consumer Protection in relation to personal finance (B3) Information guidance and advice (B4) The student booklet contains revision activities and exam style questions. The teacher answer booklet contains answers to all the revision activities and mark schemes for the exam style questions. I am currently working on revision booklets for the other Learning Aims which focus on Business Finance.

This resource is a revision booklet for BTEC Business Level 3 - Unit 3 Personal and Business Finance The booklet covers Learning aim A - Personal Finance Functions and Role of Money (A1) Different ways to pay (A2) Current Accounts (A3) Managing Personal Finance (A4) The student booklet contains revision activities and exam style questions. The teacher answer booklet contains answers to all the revision activities and mark schemes for the exam style questions. I am currently working on a revision booklet for the other Learning Aims which focus on Business Finance.

This resource is a revision booklet for BTEC Business Level 3 - Unit 3 Personal and Business Finance The booklet covers Learning aim C - The Purpose of Accounting Purpose of Accounting (C1) Types of Income (C2) Types of Expenditure (C3) The student booklet contains revision activities and exam style questions. The teacher answer booklet contains answers to all the revision activities and mark schemes for the exam style questions. I am currently working on a revision booklet for the other Learning Aims and hope to upload them soon.

A Mock Exam for the new BTEC Business exam - Unit 3 Personal and Business Finance The answers are also included.

This resource is a revision booklet for BTEC Business Level 3 - Unit 3 Personal and Business Finance Learning Aim D: Select and evaluate different sources of business finance Sources of Finance (D1) The student booklet contains revision activities and exam style questions. The teacher answer booklet contains answers to all the revision activities and mark schemes for the exam style questions. I am currently working on a revision booklet for the other Learning Aims for this unit and hope to add them to my shop in the near future.