Curriculum Intent

The business curriculum encourages balanced and considered decision making. It allows pupils to consider the needs of others in the modern world of work. The curriculum intends to provide for all by ensuring that in mixed ability classes the work is accessible for all but challenging at the higher end.

Curriculum Features

There is a clear pathway into Level 2 learning through the content covered and the skills that are developed. The lessons are modelled on GCSE lessons to allow pupils to make informed pathway choices for Year 10. The course develops cultural capital and readiness for work for all. Real life case studies are used in lessons and pupils are encouraged to apply and analyse their learning through online research to show their understanding. All pupils will work in a business when they are adults and this course gives them the understanding of how to set up a business and what is it like to work in industry.

Curriculum Overview

Y9:

 

Autumn

Spring

Summer

Area of study:

WHAT IS BUSINESS

PUTTING A BUSINESS IDEA INTO PRACTICE

SHOWING ENTERPRISE

MAKING THE START UP EFFECTIVE

FINANCE

EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT

What should they know?

What is a business

Purpose of business

Adding value

Business activity

Aims and objectives

competition

Business ownership: sole traders, partnerships, private limited company and public limited company and franchises.

Customer satisfaction

Customer service

Marketing mix

Market research

Taxation

Employment disputes

Employment law

Recruitment

 

Revenue

Costs

Profit

Sources of finance

Interest rates

Business cycle

Exchange rates

Ethics

Festival synoptic project

 

What should they be able to do?

Describe different types of business and their purpose. How a business adds value

The aims and objectives of business

How competition affects a business

Identify and describe the best ownership status a business should operate under with their key features.

Identify the needs and wants of customers. Explain the benefits of customer loyalty, how to satisfy customers, all four elements of the marketing mix, methods of market research

Identify different types of taxation a business has to pay. What is employment and the laws surrounding employment. What a dispute is and how it is resolved. The methods of recruiting employees

How to calculate revenue and methods of how to increase it. Identify costs that need to be paid by a business. How to calculate profit and ways to increase it. The sources of finance available to a business. What is an interest rate and how it affects a business

The sections of a business cycle, how the business cycle affects a business, what an exchange rate is and how to calculate one currency into another, what are ethics and how a business can be ethical.

To participate in a group activity to plan a summer festival

Key vocabulary

Primary, secondary and tertiary

Adding value

Aims and objectives

competition

Sole trader, partnership, franchise, private limited company, public limited company, unlimited and limited liability, deed of partnership, corporation tax

Customers, Customer satisfaction

Customer service

Marketing mix

Primary & secondary market research

Quantitative and qualitative data

 

Revenue

Fixes, variable costs

Profit

Loan, trade credit, overdraft, credit card, debit card

Interest rate

Boom, recession, bust, decline, recovery

Exchange rate, currency

Ethics

Assessment

Mcq, short answer and longer answer exam style questions

Mcq, short answer and longer answer exam style questions

Mcq, short answer and longer answer exam style questions

Mcq, short answer and longer answer exam style questions

Mcq, short answer and longer answer exam style questions

Mcq, short answer and longer answer exam style questions

GCSE Exam Information: Exam Board, papers and topics (weighting and length of paper):

In Year 10 pupils can choose business as one of their options and they will study for the NCFE National Vocational Certificate in Enterprise and Business. Assessment is a 90 minute exam and an externally assessed

 

Useful links:

https://nationalcareers.service.gov.uk/job-categories/business-and-finance

https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/business-careers

https://targetapprenticeships.co.uk/advice/careers-in-business

 

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