Departmental Intent | |
The Business curriculum will ensure pupils gain a coherent knowledge and understanding of the world of Business and that of the wider world so students know their place in it.
The curriculum will equip students to be prepared for employment by giving them a day to day understanding of moving from school to the world of work and the impact that the economy would have on their finances and workplace.
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Year 8 | |
Term 1 | Unit(s) Title: Enterprise and entrepreneurship
Topics Include: · What are the impacts to a business of operating in a competitive environment. · What are the different types of business organisations?
Unit(s) Title: Finance
Topics Include: · Investigating the flow of financial documents and the Importance of financial documents in a business.
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Term 2 | Unit(s) Title: Marketing
Topics Include: · Why do businesses need to consider marketing to be successful? What marketing tools should they use and why would they need to use market research, marketing mix and market segmentation.
Unit(s) Title: Recruitment and Selection
Topics Include: · What is the recruitment and selection process and why do businesses use them? What is the recruitment and selection process and why do businesses use them?
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Term 3 | Unit(s) Title: The Economy
Topics Include: · PEST & Outline ways in which the economic climate might impact business including stakeholders, technology, legislation and the economy
Unit(s) Title: Production Methods and Quality Control
Topics Include: · The concept of quality and its importance in the production of goods and the provision of services: quality control and quality assurance
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Year 10 | |
Term 1 | Unit(s) Title: 1.1 Enterprise and entrepreneurship
Topics Include: · What are the impacts to a business of operating in a competitive environment? · What is enterprise and entrepreneurship.
Unit(s) Title: Spotting a business opportunity
Topics Include: · Why do businesses need to consider customer needs and market research in order to be successful
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Term 2 | Unit(s) Title: Putting a business idea into practice
Topics Include: · How do you make a business idea happen? and what financial aspects should a business know and use.
Unit(s) Title: Making the business effective
Topics Include: · How likely is the business idea is going to be a success? Why do businesses need to consider location factors, marketing mix and business plans to be successful?
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Term 3 | Unit(s) Title: Understanding external influences on businesses
Topics Include: · Outline ways in which the economic climate might impact business including stakeholders, technology, legislation and the economy.
Unit(s) Title: Revision end of year exam
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Year 11 | |
Term 1 | Unit(s) Title: Growing the business
Topics Include: · What are the methods of growth and how and why business aims and objectives change as businesses evolve? · What is the impact of globalisation and the ethical and environmental issues facing businesses.
Unit(s) Title: Making marketing decisions
Topics Include: · How is the marketing mix managed and used to inform and make business decisions in a competitive market place?
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Term 2 | Unit(s) Title: Making operational decisions
Topics Include: · The purpose of business operations and different types. · The impact of different types of production process and the Impacts of technology on production.
Unit(s) Title: 2.4 Making financial decisions
Topics Include: · How do businesses meet customer needs through the design, supply, quality and sales decisions?
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Term 3 | Unit(s) Title: Making human resource decisions
Topics Include: · When growing a business what organisational structure, recruitment, training and motivation decisions need to be made?
Unit(s) Title: Revision and final exams
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KS4 Qualification Information | |
Course Title: GCSE
Exam Board: Edexcel Theme 1: Investigating small business – Content overview ● Topic 1.1 Enterprise and entrepreneurship ● Topic 1.2 Spotting a business opportunity ● Topic 1.3 Putting a business idea into practice ● Topic 1.4 Making the business effective ● Topic 1.5 Understanding external influences on business
Theme 2: Building a business – Content overview ● Topic 2.1 Growing the business ● Topic 2.2 Making marketing decisions ● Topic 2.3 Making operational decisions ● Topic 2.4 Making financial decisions ● Topic 2.5 Making human resource decisions
Examination Description: Exam 100%.
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