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link to specification

Links to prior learning (to be made explicit and tested)

  • References to Technology with regards to idea creation – Links to DT
  • Calculations and formulas – Linked to Maths
  • Ensure sentence starters and historical skills learned at KS3 are maintained.
  • Location of businesses will be discussed at length – LInked to Geography
  • References to right and wrong, risks, community and the impact of society – LInked to LAB Learner and Citizenship

Core declarative knowledge: What should students know?

  • Understand how businesses differ, analysing how their products or services might make them succeed or fail.
  • Comparing real life businesses; Apple, Google, Kodak, Blackberry, Myspace, Woolworths, Toys’R’us etc looking if they are successful or not, if so, what has impacted them?
  • Discussion around what makes a business succeed or fail
  • Why new business ideas come about:
  • Changes in technology
  • Changes in what customers want
  • Products and services being obsolete
  • How new business ideas come about:
  • Original ideas
  • Adapting existing products/services/ideas
  • The role of business enterprise and the purpose of business activity:
  • To produce goods or services.
  • To meet customer needs.
  • To add value: convenience, branding, quality, design, unique selling points.
  • The role of entrepreneurship:
  • An entrepreneur: organises resources, makes business decisions, takes risks.
  • The impact of risk and reward on business activity:
  • Reward: business success, profit, independence
  • The impact of risk and reward on business activity:
  • Risk: business failure, financial loss, lack of security

Core procedural knowledge: What should students be able to do?

  • Can I explain the difference between products and services?
  • Can I identify the different changes in technology and how it has impacted the nature of businesses
  • Can I evaluate the different changes of the nature of businesses
  • Students will be able to express their understanding of the fundamentals of business survival through entrepreneurship, risks and rewards and idea creation by their explanations and explorations
  • Student will be able to confidently answer exam questions
  • All students will be able to use the correct terminologies for the topics covered
  • Can I assess the role of entrepreneurship and how it can impact an enterprise?
  • Can I confidently explain the purpose of different businesses’ activities?
  • Can I evaluate the different means to which new business ideas come about?
  • Can I evaluate how businesses’ activities link to their success or failure?

Links to prior learning (to be made explicit and tested)

  • Calculations and formulas – Linked to Maths
  • Ensure sentence starters and historical skills learned at KS3 are maintained.
  • Reference to business activities
  • Reference to the purpose of businesses

Core declarative knowledge: What should students know?

  • Identifying and understanding customer needs:
  • What customer needs are: price, quality, choice, convenience
  • The importance of identifying and understanding customers: generating sales, business survival.
  • Application of Customer needs and seeing why it is important.
  • Understanding the difference between identifying customer needs and anticipating customers
  • The purpose of market research:
  • To identify and understand customer needs
  • To identify gaps in the market
  • To reduce risk
  • To inform business decisions
  • Methods of market research:
  • Primary research: survey, questionnaire, focus group, observation
  • Secondary research: internet, market reports, government reports
  • The use of qualitative and quantitative market research data
  • The use of data in market research:
  • Qualitative and quantitative data
  • The role of social media in collecting market research data
  • The importance of the reliability of market research data
  • How businesses use market segmentation to target customers:
  • Identifying market segments: location, demographics, lifestyle, income, age
  • Market mapping to identify a gap in the market and the competition
  • Understanding the competitive environment:
  • Strengths and weaknesses of competitors based on price, quality, location, product range and customer service
  • The impact of competition on business decision making

Core procedural knowledge: What should students be able to do?

  • All students will be able to confidently use key terminologies and understand their meaning
  • Students will understand the importance of market research for business success
  • Students will be able to effectively assess the different types of market research and market segmentation that businesses use to accurately target potential customers
  • All students will be able to confidently answer exam style questions relating to the topics covered above
  • Can I evaluate the importance of market research for businesses
  • Can I explain the difference between wants and needs
  • Can I confidently explain the difference between primary and secondary market research and market data?
  • Can I explain what is meant by the competitive environment?
  • Can I explain what market mapping is and confidently apply it to businesses?
  • Can I explain what the different market segments are?
  • Can I explain what qualitative and quantitative data is?
  • Can I evaluate the importance of the reliability of market data?
  • Can I confidently explain what the purpose of market research is?
  • Can I explain what customer needs and wants are, and how to meet them successfully?

Links to prior learning (to be made explicit and tested)

  • Calculations and formulas – Linked to Maths
  • Ensure sentence starters and historical skills learned at KS3 are maintained.
  • Reference to business activities
  • Reference to the purpose of businesses
  • Reference to business aims and objectives
  • Reference to risk and reward

Core declarative knowledge: What should students know?

  • What business aims and business objectives are
  • Business aims and objectives when starting up:
  • Financial aims and objectives: survival, profit, sales, market share, financial security
  • Non-financial aims and objectives: social objectives, personal satisfaction, challenge, independence and control
  • Why business aims and objectives differ between businesses
  • The concept and calculation of: Revenue, Fixed and variable costs, Total costs, Profit and loss, Interest, Breakeven level of output, Margin of safety
  • Interpretation of breakeven diagrams:
  • The impact of changes in revenue and costs
  • Breakeven level of output
  • Margin of safety
  • Profit and loss
  • The importance of cash to a business:
  • To pay suppliers, overheads and employees
  • To prevent business failure (insolvency)
  • The difference between cash and profit
  • Calculation and interpretation of cash-flow forecasts:
  • Cash inflows
  • Cash outflows
  • Net cash flow
  • Opening and closing balances
  • Sources of finance for a start-up or established small business:
  • Short-term sources: overdraft and trade credit
  • Long-term sources: personal savings, venture capital, share capital, loans, retained profit and crowdfunding

Core procedural knowledge: What should students be able to do?

  • All students will be able to confidently use the correct terminology in the correct context
  • Students will be able to accurately calculate and complete financial documents
  • Can I explain the significance of aims and objectives to businesses?
  • Can I explain the difference between aims and objectives?
  • Can I explain the difference between financial and non-financial objectives?
  • Can I confidently explain and calculate the different concepts of: Revenue, Fixed and variable costs, total costs, profit and loss, interest, breakeven level of output and margin of safety?
  • Can I confidently explain and interpret the breakeven diagrams?
  • Can I explain the significance of cash to a business?
  • Can I calculate and interpret cash flow-flow forecasts?
  • Can I explain and evaluate the different types of sources of finance for a start-up or established business?

Links to prior learning (to be made explicit and tested)

  • Reference to business activities
  • Reference to the purpose of businesses
  • Reference to business aims and objectives
  • Reference to risk and reward

Core declarative knowledge: What should students know?

  • The concept of limited liability:
  • Limited and unlimited liability
  • The implications for the business owner(s) of limited and unlimited liability
  • The types of business ownership for start-ups:
  • Sole trader, partnership, private limited company
  • The advantages and disadvantages of each type of business ownership
  • The option of starting up and running a franchise operation:
  • The advantages and disadvantages of franchising
  • Factors influencing business location:
  • Proximity to: market, labour, materials and competitors
  • Nature of the business activity
  • The impact of the Internet on location decisions: e-commerce and/or fixed premises
  • What the marketing mix is and the importance of each element:
  • Price, product, promotion, place
  • How the elements of the marketing mix work together
  • How the elements of the marketing mix work together:
  • Balancing the marketing mix based on the competitive environment
  • The impact of changing consumer needs on the marketing mix
  • The impact of technology on the marketing mix: e-commerce, digital communication
  • The role and importance of a business plan:
  • To identify: the business idea; business aims and objectives; target market (market research); forecast revenue, cost and profit; cash-flow forecast; sources of finance; location; marketing mix
  • The purpose of planning business activity:
  • The role and importance of a business plan in minimising risk and obtaining finance

Core procedural knowledge: What should students be able to do?

  • Students will be able to effectively assess the different methods of marketing and how to use the marketing mix
  • All students will be able to confidently identify and explain the different types of business ownership and their features
  • Students will also be able to confidently complete, in detail, a business plan and see how start-ups are formed
  • Can I explain the difference between limited and unlimited liability?
  • Can I explain the different types of business ownership for start-ups?
  • Can I confidently explain what a franchise operation is?
  • Can I explain the significance of business location?
  • Can I confidently evaluate the factors influencing business location?
  • Can I explain what the marketing mix is and confidently apply it to businesses?
  • Can I explain the significance of the marketing mix to the success of businesses and how they work together?
  • Can I explain how technology is used within the marketing mix?
  • Can I explain the significance of business planning?
  • Can I explain the purpose of planning business activity and how it can minimise risk and failure?

Links to prior learning (to be made explicit and tested)

  • Reference to business activities
  • Reference to the purpose of businesses
  • Reference to business aims and objectives
  • Reference to risk and reward
  • Reference to business location
  • Reference to technology
  • Reference to stakeholders

Core declarative knowledge: What should students know?

  • Who business stakeholders are and their different objectives:
  • Shareholders (owners), employees, customers, managers, suppliers, local community, pressure groups, the government
  • Stakeholders and businesses:
  • How stakeholders are affected by business activity
  • How stakeholders impact business activity
  • Possible conflicts between stakeholder groups
  • Different types of technology used by business:
  • e-commerce
  • Social media
  • Digital communication
  • Payment systems
  • How technology influences business activity in terms of:
  • Sales
  • Costs
  • Marketing mix
  • The purpose of legislation:
  • Principles of consumer law: quality and consumer rights
  • Principles of employment law: recruitment, pay, discrimination, and health and safety
  • The impact of legislation on businesses:
  • Cost
  • Consequences of meeting and not meeting these obligations
  • The impact of the economic climate on businesses:
  • unemployment, changing levels of consumer income, inflation, changes in interest rates, government taxation, changes in exchange rates
  • The importance of external influences on business:
  • Possible responses by the business to changes in: technology, legislation, the economic climate
  • Assess PESTLE impact on businesses and apply external influences on real life businesses to allow deeper understanding

Core procedural knowledge: What should students be able to do?

  • All students will be able to identify and assess the different external factors that can impact a business
  • Students will be able to confidently explain how the business economy can affect the success of business
  • Can I explain the significance of the economic climate on businesses?
  • Can I explain the significance of the different external factors impact on businesses?
  • Can I explain the different possible responses by businesses due to the impact of the external environment?
  • Can I confidently explain what the difference is between stakeholders and shareholders?
  • Can I evaluate the different objectives of stakeholders?
  • Can I explain how stakeholders are impacted by business activities?
  • Can I explain how conflict may arise between stakeholders?
  • Can I confidently explain the different types of technology used by businesses and in what remit?
  • Can I explain how technology impacts different business activities?
  • Can I confidently explain the importance of legislation for businesses?
  • Can I explain the principles of consumer law?
  • Can I explain the principles of employment law?
  • Can I explain the significance of meeting and not meeting legislative obligations?

Links to prior learning (to be made explicit and tested)

  • Reference to business activities
  • Reference to the purpose of businesses
  • Reference to business aims and objectives
  • Reference to technology
  • Reference to stakeholders
  • Reference to external factors
  • Reference to the business environment
  • Reference to business growth

Core declarative knowledge: What should students know?

  • Methods of business growth and their impact:
    • Internal (organic) growth: new products (innovation, research and development), new markets (through changing the marketing mix or taking advantage of technology and/or expanding overseas)
    • External (inorganic) growth: merger, takeover
    • The types of business ownership for growing businesses:
    • Public limited company (plc)
    • Sources of finance for growing and established businesses:
  • Internal sources: retained profit, selling assets
  • External sources: loan capital, share capital including stock market flotation (public limited companies)
  • Why business aims and objectives change as businesses evolve:
    • In response to: market conditions, technology, performance, legislation, internal reasons
    • How business aims and objectives change as businesses evolve:
  • Focus on survival or growth
  • Entering or exiting markets
  • Growing or reducing the workforce
  • Increasing or decreasing product range
  • The impact of globalisation on businesses:
    • Imports: competition from overseas, buying from overseas
    • Exports: selling to overseas markets
  • Changing business locations
  • Multinationals
  • Barriers to international trade:
    • Tariffs
    • trade blocs
  • How businesses compete internationally:
    • The use of the Internet and e-commerce
    • Changing the marketing mix to compete internationally
  • The impact of ethical and environmental considerations on businesses:
    • How ethical considerations influence business activity: possible trade-offs between ethics and profit
  • How environmental considerations influence business activity: possible trade-offs between the environment, sustainability and profit
  • The potential impact of pressure group activity on the marketing mix
  • The impact of ethical and environmental considerations on businesses:
  • How ethical considerations influence business activity: possible trade-offs between ethics and profit
  • How environmental considerations influence business activity: possible trade-offs between the environment, sustainability and profit
  • The potential impact of pressure group activity on the marketing mix

Core procedural knowledge: What should students be able to do?

  • Students will be able to confidently assess the different methods of growth, both internal and external
  • All students will be able to identify and evaluate the different external factors that can impact a business’s growth and success
  • Students will be able to explain the different ways in which businesses can be ethical and impact their business activities and purpose in a positive way
  • Can I define internal and external growth?
  • Can I identify and explain how business can grow internally and externally?
  • Can I explain the benefits and costs of forward / backward integration and diversification?
  • Can I identify the reasons for business growth including; increase profit, improve market share, reduce competition, diversification, spreading risk and the benefits of internal economies of scale?
  • Can I explain how businesses benefit from the above reasons for growth?
  • Can I define internal economies of scale including; purchasing, marketing, technical, financial and administrative?
  • Can I Identify and explain the reasons why some businesses remain small including; market size limitations (including niche markets), availability of capital and the desire of the entrepreneur / owners?
  • Can I Define and evaluate the internal and external sources of finance. Internal sources; owner’s capital (start up or additional capital), retained profits, sale of assets, debt collection. External sources; family and friends, bank loan and overdraft, additional partners or share issue, leasing, hire purchase, trade credit, government grants, venture capitalists and business angels?
  • Can I Identify and explain the most appropriate source of finance to be used in particular circumstances?
  • Can I assess why businesses change their aims and objectives?
  • Can I identify and explain with clear rationale as to why businesses change their aims and objectives?
  • Can I explain and outline the changes in business aims and objectives based on business growth?
  • Can I distinguish between imports and exports?
  • Can I identify and explain advantages and disadvantages of international trade.
  • Can I define the term multinational?
  • Can I explain the reasons why businesses wish to become multinational including; increasing market share, cheaper production costs, economies of scale, avoiding trade barriers, government grants etc.?
  • Can I explain the positive and negative impact of multinationals on the UK such as job creation and exploitation of labour?
  • Can I outline the concept of Trading blocs; the European Union and European Single Market in terms of providing; free trade, free movement of labour and standardised regulations affecting businesses with the European Union?
  • Can I assess the usage of tariffs ?
  • Can Identify and explain how businesses compete internationally through internet and e-commerce and marketing mix?
  • Can I identify and describe the key features or functions of different legislation in relation to marketing activities such as Health and Safety, ASA, copyright and patents?
  • Can I define the term business ethics?
  • Can Identify and explain the types of ethical issues that impact on business activity?
  • Can I evaluate the implementation of adopting ethical policies on business and its stakeholders?
  • Can I identify the environmental costs of business activity?
  • Can I define the term sustainability?
  • Can I identify and explain how businesses can respond to environmental issues?
  • Can I confidently evaluate the implementation of environmental policies on businesses and their stakeholders?

Links to prior learning (to be made explicit and tested)

  • Reference to business activities
  • Reference to the purpose of businesses
  • Reference to business aims and objectives
  • Reference to technology
  • Reference to stakeholders
  • Reference to external factors
  • Reference to the business environment
  • Reference to business growth
  • Reference to business finance
  • Reference to business success and failure

Core declarative knowledge: What should students know?

  • Product – The design mix: 
    • function, aesthetics, cost.
  • The product life cycle:
    • the phases of the product life cycle
    • extension strategies.
  • Price:
    • pricing strategies
    • influences on pricing strategies: technology, competition, market segments, product life cycle.
  • Promotion:
    • appropriate promotion strategies for different market segments: advertising, sponsorship, product trials, special offers, branding
    • the use of technology in promotion: targeted advertising online, viral advertising via social media, e-newsletters.
  • Place:
    • methods of distribution: retailers and e-tailers (e-commerce).
  • The importance to a business of differentiating a product/ service.
  • Using the marketing mix to make business decisions.
  • How each element of the marketing mix can influence other elements.
  • Using the marketing mix to build competitive advantage.
  • How an integrated marketing mix can influence competitive advantage

Core procedural knowledge: What should students be able to do?

  • Can I explain what the different marketing decisions are?
  • Can I explain what factors may influence the marketing decisions?
  • Can I explain what is meant by the design mix?
  • Can I provide wider business examples of the design mix and marketing decisions?
  • Can I confidently explain what is meant by the marketing mix?
  • Can I explain what the different elements of the marketing mix are?
  • Can I identify and explain the importance of the design and the design mix?
  • Can I confidently explain how ‘product’ fits in to the marketing mix?
  • Can I explain the importance to a business of differentiating their product/service?
  • Can I confidently explain what the product life cycle is?
  • Can I confidently analyse the use of the product life cycle?
  • Can I explain how businesses may use different strategies to extend the a products life cycle and provide examples?
  • Can I confidently explain how ‘price’ fits into the marketing mix?
  • Can I explain what the different types of pricing strategies are?
  • Can I explain why businesses may use different pricing strategies for different market segments?
  • Can I explain what a niche market is?
  • Can I explain how technology influences pricing strategies?
  • Can I explain how pricing strategies at different stages of the product life cycle may impact a business?
  • Can I confidently outline each stage of the product life cycle?
  • Can I explain what profit margins are?
  • Can I confidently explain what the promotional strategy is?
  • Can I explain how ‘promotion’ fits into the marketing mix?
  • Can I provide real life examples of promotional strategies that have been used by businesses?
  • Can I analyse the use of technology in promotion?
  • Can I confidently explain what branding is?
  • Can I confidently explain what sponsorship is?
  • Can I confidently explain how ‘place’ fits into the marketing mix?
  • Can I confidently explain what the 3 main distribution channels are?
  • Can I explain the methods of retail distribution?
  • Can I explain what e-commerce is?
  • Can I analyse the importance of place / location for business success?
  • Can I analyse and explain how each element of the marketing mix can influence other elements?
  • Can I explain how the marketing mix can influence business decisions?
  • Can I explain how the marketing mix can be used to implement business decisions?

Links to prior learning (to be made explicit and tested)

  • Reference to business activities
  • Reference to the purpose of businesses
  • Reference to business aims and objectives
  • Reference to technology
  • Reference to stakeholders
  • Reference to external factors
  • Reference to the business environment
  • Reference to business growth
  • Reference to business finance
  • Reference to business success and failure

Core declarative knowledge: What should students know?

  • Business operations The purpose of business operations:
    • to produce goods
    • to provide services.
  • Production processes:
    • different types: job, batch, flow
    • the impact of different types of production process: keeping productivity up and costs down and allowing for competitive prices.
  • Impacts of technology on production:
    • balancing cost, productivity, quality and flexibility.
    • Working with suppliers
  • Managing stock:
    • interpretation of bar gate stock graphs
    • the use of just in time (JIT) stock control.
  • The role of procurement:
    • relationships with suppliers: quality, delivery (cost, speed, reliability), availability, cost, trust
    • the impact of logistics and supply decisions on: costs, reputation, customer satisfaction.
  • Managing quality – The concept of quality and its importance in:
    • the production of goods and the provision of services: quality control and quality assurance
    • allowing a business to control costs and gain a competitive advantage.
  • The sales process:
    • product knowledge, speed and efficiency of service, customer engagement, responses to customer feedback, post-sales service.
  • The importance to businesses of providing good customer service

Core procedural knowledge: What should students be able to do?

  • Can I confidently explain what business operations means?
  • Can I explain what the purpose of business operations is?
  • Can I explain what the production processes are?
  • Can I explain what is meant by job production?
  • Can I explain what is meant by batch production?
  • Can I explain what is meant by flow production?
  • Can I analyse which method of production is best suited to particular businesses?
  • Can I explain how businesses can keep costs down via operations?
  • Can I explain how businesses can measure productivity?
  • Can I explain how the impact of productivity can lead to a competitive advantage?
  • Can I explain how competitive costs mean competitive prices?
  • Can I analyse the use of technology in production?
  • Can I explain what is meant by automation?
  • Can I explain what is meant by labour intense means?
  • Can I explain how businesses can effectively manage stock?
  • Can I explain what is meant by buffer stock?
  • Can I explain what the bar gate stock graph illustrates?
  • Can I explain what Just in time means?
  • Can I explain what is meant by procurement?
  • Can I explain why building a good relationship with suppliers is important?
  • Can I explain how logistics and supply decisions can impact a business?
  • Can I explain what is meant by logistics?
  • Can I explain what is meant by quality?
  • Can I explain what quality control is?
  • Can I explain the importance of quality assurance?
  • Can I explain what quality culture is?
  • Can I explain how quality, cost control can provide a competitive advantage?
  • Can I explain the sales process?
  • Can I explain why it is important to have product knowledge?
  • Can I explain the importance of speed and efficiency of service?
  • Can explain the importance of customer engagement and feedback?

Links to prior learning (to be made explicit and tested)

  • Reference to business activities
  • Reference to the purpose of businesses
  • Reference to business aims and objectives
  • Reference to technology
  • Reference to stakeholders
  • Reference to external factors
  • Reference to the business environment
  • Reference to business growth
  • Reference to business finance
  • Reference to business success and failure

Core declarative knowledge: What should students know?

  • Business calculations The concept and calculation of:
    • gross profit
    • net profit
  • Calculation and interpretation of:
    • gross profit margin
    • net profit margin
    • average rate of return.
  • Understanding business performance
  • The use and interpretation of quantitative business data to support, inform and justify business decisions:
    • information from graphs and charts
    • financial data
    • marketing data
    • market data.
  • The use and limitations of financial information in:
    • understanding business performance
    • making business decision

Core procedural knowledge: What should students be able to do?

  • All students will be able to confidently use the correct terminology in the correct context
  • Students will be able to accurately calculate and complete financial documents
  • Can I explain the significance of aims and objectives to businesses?
  • Can I explain the difference between aims and objectives?
  • Can I explain the difference between financial and non-financial objectives?
  • Can I confidently explain and calculate the different concepts of: Revenue, Fixed and variable costs, total costs, profit and loss, interest, breakeven level of output and margin of safety?
  • Can I confidently explain and interpret the breakeven diagrams?
  • Can I explain the significance of cash to a business?
  • Can I calculate and interpret cash flow-flow forecasts?
  • Can I explain and evaluate the different types of sources of finance for a start-up or established business?

Links to prior learning (to be made explicit and tested)

  • Reference to business activities
  • Reference to the purpose of businesses
  • Reference to business aims and objectives
  • Reference to technology
  • Reference to stakeholders
  • Reference to external factors
  • Reference to the business environment
  • Reference to business growth
  • Reference to business finance
  • Reference to business success and failure

Core declarative knowledge: What should students know?

  • Organisational structures
  • Different organisational structures and when each are appropriate:
    • hierarchical and flat
    • centralised and decentralised.
  • The importance of effective communication:
    • the impact of insufficient or excessive communication on efficiency and motivation
    • barriers to effective communication.
  • Different ways of working:
    • part-time, full-time and flexible hours
    • permanent, temporary, and freelance contracts
    • the impact of technology on ways of working: efficiency, remote working.
  • Effective recruitment
  • Different job roles and responsibilities:
    • key job roles and their responsibilities: directors, senior managers, supervisors/team leaders, operational and support staff.
  • How businesses recruit people:
    • documents: person specification and job description, application form, CV
    • recruitment methods used to meet different business needs (internal and external recruitment).
  • Effective training and development
  • How businesses train and develop employees:
    • different ways of training and developing employees: formal and informal training, self-learning, ongoing training for all employees, use of target setting and performance reviews.
  • Why businesses train and develop employees:
    • the link between training, motivation and retention
    • retraining to use new technology.
  • Motivation
  • The importance of motivation in the workplace:
    • attracting employees, retaining employees, productivity.
  • How businesses motivate employees:
    • financial methods: remuneration, bonus, commission, promotion, fringe benefits
    • non-financial methods: job rotation, job enrichment, autonomy.

Core procedural knowledge: What should students be able to do?

  • Can I explain what is meant by human resources?
  • Can I explain what organisational structures are?
  • Can I confidently explain and outline the different types of organisational structures?
  • Can I confidently analyse the different types of organisational structures?
  • Can I explain what hierarchical and flat structures are?
  • Can I explain what centralised and decentralised organisations are?
  • Can I explain why it is important to have effective communication?
  • Can I explain what the purpose of communication is?
  • Can I outline what effective communication is?
  • Can I explain what the process of effective communication is?
  • Can I analyse the impact of insufficient communication could be/lead to?
  • Can I explain what the communication flow is?
  • Can I outline the impact of excessive communication is?
  • Can I explain what the barriers to communication could be?
  • Can I outline and explain what the different ways of working are?
  • Can I explain what is meant by flexible hours?
  • Can I explain what self-employment is?
  • Can I explain what permanent, temporary and freelance contracts are?
  • Can I explain how technology has impacted how we work?
  • Can I analyse the impact of technology on efficiency?
  • Can I explain what is remote working?
  • Can I explain what effective recruitment is?
  • Can I outline what the key job roles and responsibilities are in a big or SME?
  • Can I outline how businesses recruit people?
  • Can I outline the process of recruiting people?
  • Can I explain the difference between internal and external recruitment?
  • Can I explain the importance of having an effective training and development programme?
  • Can I explain what self-learning is?
  • Can I explain what ongoing training is? and provide examples?
  • Can I analyse the importance of using target-setting and performance reviews?
  • Can I explain why business train and develop employees?
  • Can I explain the importance of motivation?
  • Can I explain what business culture is?
  • Can I explain how business can motivate staff?
  • Can I explain what fringe benefits are?
  • Can I outline and explain what the non-financial methods to motivate employees are?
  • Can I explain what job rotation is?
  • Can I explain what job enrichment is?
  • Can I explain what autonomy is?

Links to prior learning (to be made explicit and tested)

  • Reference to Theme 2 Content

Core declarative knowledge: What should students know?

  • Revision

Core procedural knowledge: What should students be able to do?

  • Can I confidently and effectively answer the different ranges of questions posed in paper 1 and paper 2?
  • Can I confidently use the writing structures needed to attain a high mark?

Links to prior learning (to be made explicit and tested)

  • Reference to Theme 2 Content

Core declarative knowledge: What should students know?

  • Revision

Core procedural knowledge: What should students be able to do?

  • Can I confidently and effectively answer the different ranges of questions posed in paper 1 and paper 2?
  • Can I confidently use the writing structures needed to attain a high mark?