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 covers A.1 on Unit 7: Business Decision Making. Areas covered include;
Business Ideas (Gap in the market, competitors, current trends, likely demand)
Developing Business (changes in the economic environment, trends, competition forcing diversification)
The session includes videos and tasks to keep learners engaged.
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This case study for a toy manufacturer covers how to link market research to a marketing strategy using the Marketing Mix. Learners will work in teams to create a market research strategy which they will then have to link to the marketing mix. This case study can be used for a number of different qualifications, from GCSE to BTEC.
This full lesson covers the following areas of Learning Aim B of Unit 2: Developing a Marketing Campaign;
Developing the rationale
Interpretation, analysis and use of data
Identification of further sources of information
Evaluation of the reliability and validity of the information gathered
The product life cycle
The lesson has links to Knowledge, Skills and Behaviour and external media to help engage learners. There are a wide range of tasks involved in this lesson to allow your learners to consolidate their learning.
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This case study for SWOT and PESTLE is designed using a gay married couple as the business owners who are setting up a business specialising in LGBT events.
This case study is a great way to embed equality and diversity in the classroom while your learners use their knowledge in a practical way.
Learners must produce a SWOT and PESTLE analysis for the business and then create a visual representation of the strategy for the business owners.
This case study is suitable for GCSE, A Level and BTEC as well as any other business related courses.
This full lesson covers appropriateness of a marketing campaign, including;
Marketing mix
reinforcing brand values
sustainability of the campaign
flexibility of the campaign
relevance to organisational goals
appropriateness to target market
legal and ethical considerations
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This bundle fully covers Learning Aim C of Unit 2: Developing a Marketing Campaign. The lessons contain several tasks and links to external media such as videos and news articles to engage learners.
This full lesson covers A2 of Learning Aim A of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. The lesson contains links to external media, group tasks and more for engagement of learners.
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This full lesson covers B1 of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. The lesson covers;
Primary sources
Secondary sources
Storage and security
Analysis, comparison and evaluation of data
Alternatives and solutions
The lesson contains several tasks and links to external media to engage learners.
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This full lesson, with companion case study, covers B1 of Learning Aim B of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. The lesson covers;
Porter’s Five Forces
5C Analysis
Ansoff Matrix
Boston Matrix
The lesson contains tasks, links to external media and a case study project activity that summerises the theory learned in the lesson.
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This full lesson, with companion data set, covers B4 of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. The lesson covers;
Importance of using graphs
Line Graph
Pie Chart
Bar Charts
Histogram
Scatter Graph
Reports to aid in making decisions
The session includes links to external media, group and individual tasks (creating each type of graphs).
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This full lesson covers C.1 of Learning Aim C of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. Areas covered;
Purpose of research
Primary research
Secondary research
Task (using research to make key business decisions)
Task (evaluation of primary and secondary research)
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This full lesson, including several tasks and links to external media, covers C3 of Learning Aim C for Unit 7: Business Decision Making. Areas covered;
Economic trends
Market trends
Social trends
Evaluation of importance of trends when making decisions
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This lesson covers H2 of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. Areas covered include;
Production of professional business reports
Creating effective business presentations
Manipulating financial data using software
Learners are given several large scale tasks to practise their skills for the upcoming examination.
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This bundle covers Learning Aim A of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. The lessons contain many tasks and links to external media such as YouTube clips.
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This full lesson covers A3 of Unit 17: Digital Marketing. The lesson includes;
Personal computers
Smartphones
Tablets
Games consoles
Learners will explore how these devices deliver digital communication to their target audience, the pros and cons of each and more. The lesson contains several tasks and links to external media to engage learners. The lesson concludes with a large group task where learners have to devise a strategy for a new Batman movie.
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This bundle of lessons completely covers Learning Aim B of Unit 17: Digital Marketing, including;
B1 - Digital Marketing Objectives
B2 - Digital Strategies to Meet Target Objectives
B3 - Return on Investment Compensation Models
B4 - Benefits and Concerns of Online Advertising
The lessons contain several links to external media and tasks to engage learners.
This full lesson covers B4 of Unit 17: Digital Marketing. Areas covered include;
Benefits of online advertising;
Cost
Measurability
Formatting
Targeting
Coverage
Speed
Concerns of online advertising;
Banner blindness
Illegal activity
Display variations
Ad blocking
Data security
Consumer location tracking
Spam
The lesson contains links to external media and several tasks to engage learners.
This full lesson covers C1 of Unit 17: Digital Marketing. The lesson is highly practical and is centered around a new fitness clothing brand. Areas covered include;
Setting objectives
Target segment
Brand persona
Competition
Resource identification
Implementation planning and testing
Measurement against targets
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This full lesson covers C2 of Unit 17: Digital Marketing. Areas covered include;
Marketing objectives
Integration into the marketing and promotional mixes
Anticipated returns
The lesson is highly practical and revolves around a brand new fitness brand.
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This full lesson covers A2 of Learning Aim A of Unit 17: Digital Marketing. The lesson (how digital communications are delivered) includes;
Types of digital marketing (digital advertising, pop-ups, banners, text ads, floating ads, interstitial ads)
Search engine marketing
Search engine optimisation (SEO)
Sponsored/paid search results
Email marketing
Social media marketing
The lesson contains several tasks and links to external media to engage learners.
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