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Business Curriculum Overview

Business KS4 Curriculum Topics

 

Autumn
Term 1

Autumn
Term 2

Spring
Term 1

Spring
Term 2

Summer
Term 1

Summer
Term 2

Year
10

Business activity

The role of business enterprise and

Entrepreneurship

Business planning

Business ownership

Business activity

Stakeholders in business

Business growth

Marketing

The role of marketing

Market research

Market segmentation

Marketing

The marketing mix

People

The role of human resources

Organisational structures

Communication in business

People

Recruitment and selection

Motivation and retention

Training and development

Employment law

People

Employment law

Operations

Production processes

Quality of goods and services

Operations

The sales process and customer service

Consumer law

Business location

Working with suppliers

Year
11

Finance

The role of the finance function

Sources of finance

Revenues, costs, profit, and loss

Finance

Break-even

Cash and cash-flow

Influences on business

Ethical and environmental considerations

The economic climate

Influences on business

Globalisation

The interdependent nature of business

Revision

Revision

N/A