Key Stage 3
Year 9 Introduction to key concepts for enterprise covering the following topics:
- Exploring enterprise
- Entrepreneurs
- Market research
- Internal and external influences on business
- Marketing
Business Studies Learning Journeys (KS3)
Key Stage 4
Pearson BTEC TECH Award in Enterprise Level 1 and 2
The course is divided into 3 component units to be delivered over the course. All students are required to complete all units to gain the qualification.
- Component 1: Exploring Enterprises (internally assessed unit)
A – Examine the characteristics of enterprises
B – Explore how market research helps enterprises to meet customer needs and understand competitor behaviour
C – Investigate the factors that contribute to the success of an enterprise.
- Component 2: Planning and Pitching an Enterprise Activity (internally assessed unit)
A – Explore ideas and plan for a micro-enterprise activity
B – Pitch a micro-enterprise activity
C – Review own pitch for a micro-enterprise activity
- Component: Promotion and Finance for Enterprise (externally assessed unit)
A – Promotion
B – Financial records
C – Financial planning and forecasting
Business Studies Learning Journey (KS4)
Key Stage 5
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Business
Business is a two-year course leading to a single (equivalent to one A Level) qualification. The BTEC Extended Certificate provides opportunity for students to develop skills demanded for by employers.
The qualification offers student the opportunity to:
- Prepare for further learning or training
- Develop essential knowledge, transferable skills and personal skills in a subject area that interests them with an aim of enhancing their employability
- Move into different areas of employment
- Achieve a nationally recognised vocational qualification with UCAS points.
The course is divided into 3 mandatory units and 1 optional unit:
- Unit 1 Exploring Business (Mandatory Internal Assessment)
A – Explore the features of different business and what makes them successful
B – Investigate how businesses are organised
C – Examine the environment in which businesses operate
D – Examine business markets
E – Investigate the role and contribution of innovation and enterprise to business success
- Unit 2 Developing a Marketing Campaign (Mandatory and Synoptic External Assessment)
A – Introduction to the principles and purposes of marketing that underpin the creation of a rationale for a marketing campaign
B – Using information to develop a rationale for a marketing campaign
C – Planning and developing a marketing campaign
- Unit 3 Personal and Business Finance (Mandatory External Assessment)
A – Understand the importance of managing personal finance
B – Explore the personal finance sector
C – Understand the purpose of accounting
D – Breakeven and cash flow forecasts
E – Complete statements of comprehensive income and financial position and evaluate a business’s performance
- Unit 22 Market Research (Optional Internal Assessment)
A – Examine the market research used by a business
B – Plan and implement a market research activity to meet a specific marketing objective
C – Analyse and present market research findings and recommend process improvements
Business Studies Learning Journey (KS5)