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, with two companion handouts, covers Break-Even analysis for Learning Aim E for Unit 3: Personal and Business Finance. The lesson covers:
Calculating break-even using contribution per unit
Drawing a break-even chart (stage by stage)
Understanding the limitations and benefits of using break-even
A practice exam question for learners to prepare for assessment.
This full lesson covers the following areas of Learning Aim B:
The purpose of market research
Rationales
Identifying target markets
Identifying size, structure and trends
Identifying competition
Learners will be able to demonstrate their knowledge and skills through a series of tasks. The lesson focuses on application of theory to real-life situations.
Images removed for copywrite reasons, you will need to add your own images e.g. business logos.
This bundle covers Learning Aim E of Unit 7: Business Decision Making. This includes;
E1 - Human Resources
E2 - Physical Resources
E3 - Financial Resources
Images removed for copywrite reasons, you will need to add your own images e.g. business logos.
This full lesson covers A3 Building Customer Relationships for BTEC Level 3 Business Unit 14: Investigating Customer Service, including;
Enhanced reputation of the business
Repeat business
Customer confidence in the business
Job satisfaction of employees
This full lesson covers C1 Customer Service Skills and Behaviours for Unit 14: Investigating Customer Service, including;
• Communication skills:
o face-to-face, written, email or other electronic media, telephone
o verbal, e.g. pitch and tone of voice, open and closed questions, using the telephone
o non-verbal, e.g. sign and body language, listening skills
o barriers to communication.
• Interpersonal skills:
o personal presentation approach, e.g. attitude, behaviour, hygiene, personality,
conversation skills, giving a consistent and reliable response.
• Behaviours, e.g. being positive, offering assistance, showing respect.
This full lesson, with supporting handouts, covers C1 of Unit 1; Exploring Business.
Areas covered;
Political factors
Economic factors
Social factors
Technological factors
Legal factors
Environmental factors
This lesson has several group activities and class discussions, concluding with a case study in which learners must apply a PESTLE analysis to a small business.
This full lesson covers E1 of Learning AIm E for Unit 1: Exploring Business. Areas covered include;
Innovation (including; creative process, exploiting new ideas and increasing efficiency)
Enterprise (Lateral, Blue Sky thinking, intuition, serendipity, chance)
Images removed for copywrite reasons, you will need to add your own images e.g. business logos.
This full lesson, with supporting handouts, covers the following areas;
A PESTLE recap activity
SWOT analysis
5C Analysis
Porter’s Five Forces
This lesson is supported with links to video clips, handouts and group activities.
Images removed for copywrite reasons, you will need to add your own images e.g. business logos.
This full lesson covers B.1 - Features of Financial Institutions for Unit 3: Personal and Business Finance. The lesson contains links to external media and activities to engage learners.
Images removed for copywrite reasons, you will need to add your own images e.g. business logos.
This full lesson covers McGregor’s Theory X and Y Management theory. The lesson includes several video clips and a large practical group task to engage learners.
This full lesson covers the all content for Learning Aim D for Unit 3: Personal and Business Finance, including;
Retained profit
New current assets
Sale of assets
Owner’s capital
Loans
Crowd funding
Mortgages
Venture capital
Debt factoring
Hire purchase
Leasing
Trade credit
Grants
Donations
Peer-to-peer lending
Invoice discounting
The lesson contains tasks, examples and links to external media.
Images removed for copywrite reasons, you will need to add your own images e.g. business logos.
This practice exam scenario is to be used to prepare learners for the Unit 7: Business Decision Making exam. The scenario centers around a new Streaming service and learners must analyse two options for growth, taking into account key market and financial information. Suggested time alloted for activity: 3 hours.
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.
Images removed for copywrite reasons, you will need to add your own images e.g. business logos.
This full lesson covers A1 of Unit 17: Digital Marketing. Areas covered include;
What is digital marketing?
Digital marketing and objectives
Digital marketing as an extension of the marketing/promotional mix
Current trends in digital marketing
Targeting specific market segments
Development of customer databases
Lead generation
The lesson contains several tasks and links to external media to engage learners and to bring theory to life.
Images removed for copywrite reasons, you will need to add your own images e.g. business logos.
This lesson covers A1 Purpose of Market Research for Unit 22: Market Research. The lesson covers the following;
Understanding customer behaviour
Determining buying trends
Investigating brand/advertising awareness
Aiding new product development
Investigating feasibility of entry into new markets
The lesson contains links to external media and several tasks to engage learners.
Images removed for copywrite reasons, you will need to add your own images e.g. business logos.
This bundle fully covers Learning Aim C of Unit 22: Market Research. This includes;
C1 Statistical Analysis and Interpretation
C2 Presentation of Research Results
C3 Value of the Information
A SOW for Unit 7: Business Decision Making.
Link to unit resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/btec-level-3-business-unit-7-business-decision-making-full-unit-12360487