Business (Key Stage 4)
Year 10
Focus
| Autumn | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|
| Theme 1 – 1.1 Enterprise and entrepreneurship. Students are introduced to the dynamic nature of business in relation to how and why business ideas come about. They also explore the impact of risk and reward on business activity and the role of entrepreneurship. Topic 1.2 Spotting a business opportunity. Students will explore how new and small businesses identify opportunities through understanding customer needs and conducting market research. They will also focus on understanding the competition. Students will learn how to apply their knowledge and understanding, as well as produce contextualised responses, which is a key business skill. | 1.3 Putting a business idea into practice. This topic focuses on making a business idea happen through identifying aims and objectives and concentrating on the financial aspects of business. 1.4 Making the business effective. Students will explore a range of factors that impact on the success of the business, including location, the marketing mix and the business plan. Students will learn how to analyse and evaluate business information and issues to demonstrate understanding of business activity, make judgements and draw conclusions. | 1.5 Understanding external influences on business. Students are introduced to a range of factors, many of which are outside of the immediate control of the business, such as stakeholders, technology, legislation and the economy. Students will explore how businesses respond to these influences. Theme 2 – 2.1 Growing the business. Students are introduced to methods of growth and how and why business aims and objectives change as businesses evolve. The impact of globalisation and the ethical and environmental questions facing businesses are explored. |
Year 11
Focus
| Autumn | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|
| 2.2 Making marketing decisions Students will explore how each element of the marketing mix is managed and used to inform and make business decisions in a competitive marketplace. 2.3 Making operational decisions. This topic focuses on meeting customer needs through the design, supply, quality and sales decisions a business makes. | 2.4 Making financial decisions. Students will explore the tools a business has to support financial decision making, including ratio analysis and the use and limitation of a range of financial information. 2.5 Making human resource decisions. Growing a business means that decisions relating to organisational structure, recruitment, training and motivation need to be made to influence business activity. | Revision and retrieval |
Exam Board
Paper One: 1 hour 45 minutes – Investigating small business
Paper Two: 1 hour 45 minutes – Building a business
Revision Guides
- GCSE Business Revision Guide
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