england
14-16: England
General
Topics: All
Curriculum links
QCA Criteria for GCSE D&T
GCSE specifications must require students to demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of:
- the relationship between business activity and the changing environment within which it takes place;
- the structure, organisation and control of the main forms of business;
- business management in a competitive environment;
- objectives and the business environment and criteria for judging success;
- people in organisations;
- accounting and finance;
- marketing;
- production.
Human Resources
Topics: Introduction, Staff development, Appraisals, The 360 system, Activity: Data-gathering, Exam question
Curriculum links
GCSE Business Studies
AQA:
People in Organisations (Centre-Assessed Component: Human Resources)
Edexcel:
Human Resources
OCR:
(A) Business Structure, Organisation and Control, People in Organisations
(B) Units 1 and 2 Business Organisation, Unit 4 Business Processes
GCSE Applied Business
AQA, Edexcel and OCR:
Unit 1 Investigating Business, Unit 2 People and Business (functional areas within a business, rights and responsibilities of employers and employees, working arrangements, recruitment and training, personal job applications)
Finance
Topics: Introduction, Profitability, Ratio analysis, Activity: Recommendation report, Exam question
Curriculum links
GCSE Business Studies
AQA:
Business Structure, Control and Organisation, Organising to Achieve Objectives – Accounting and Finance (Centre-Assessed Component: Business and Change)
Edexcel:
Business activity and the changing environment, Human Resources, Accounting and Finance
OCR:
(A) Business Structure, Organisation and Control, Business and Change
(B) Units 1 and 2 Business Organisation
GCSE Applied Business
AQA, Edexcel and OCR:
Unit 1 Investigating Business, Unit 3 Business Finance (functional areas within a business)
Product development
Topics: Introductions, Benefits, The Cadbury Melts story, Activity: Know your market, Exam question
Curriculum links
GCSE Business Studies
AQA:
The Business Environment, Organising to Achieve Objectives – Production (Centre-Assessed Component: Production, Enterprise)
Edexcel:
Business activity and the changing environment, Production
OCR:
(A) Business Behaviour
(B) Units 1 and 2 Business Organisation
GCSE Applied Business
AQA, Edexcel and OCR:
Unit 1 Investigating Business, Unit 2 People and Business (functional areas within a business)
Production
Topics: Introduction, Production at Cadbury, Production facts, Activity: Test yourself!, Exam question
Curriculum links
GCSE Business Studies
AQA:
The Business Environment, Organising to Achieve Objectives – Production (Centre-Assessed Component: Production)
Edexcel:
Human Resources, Production
OCR:
(A) Business Behaviour
(B) Units 1 and 2 Business Organisation
GCSE Applied Business
AQA, Edexcel and OCR:
Unit 1 Investigating Business (functional areas within a business)
Stakeholders
Topics: Introduction, Local community, Employees, Customers, Suppliers, Shareholders, Government, Finance Companies, Activity: Knowledge check, Exam question
Curriculum links
GCSE Business Studies
AQA:
The Business Environment, Business Structure, Control and Organisation, People in Organisations (Centre-Assessed Component: Business and Change)
Edexcel:
Business activity and the changing environment,
OCR:
(A) External Environment of the Business
(B) Units 1 and 2 Business Organisation, Unit 3 The Business in its Environment
GCSE Applied Business
AQA, Edexcel and OCR:
Unit 1 Investigating Business, Unit 2 People and Business (functional areas within a business, stakeholders)
Marketing
Topics: Introduction, Place, Product Price, Promotion, Activity: The 4 Ps, Exam question
Curriculum links
GCSE Business Studies
AQA:
Organising to Achieve Objectives – Marketing (Centre-Assessed Component: Enterprise)
Edexcel:
Production, Marketing
OCR:
(A) Business Behaviour
(B) Units 1 and 2 Business Organisation
GCSE Applied Business
AQA, Edexcel and OCR:
Unit 1 Investigating Business (functional areas within a business)
The enterprise challenge
Topics: Brainstorm, Product facts, Your campaign, Rating tool, The real campaign, Careers at Cadbury
Curriculum links
GCSE Business Studies
AQA:
Organising to Achieve Objectives – Marketing (Centre-Assessed Component: Enterprise)
Edexcel:
Business activity and the changing environment
OCR:
(A) Business Behaviour, Business Communication and Marketing
Work-related Learning and Enterprise
There is a statutory requirement that schools include work-related learning, of which Enterprise is a key part, within the curriculum for all students at key stage 4. Links to the following points from the non-statutory guidelines:
1). Students recognise, develop and apply their skills for enterprise and employability.
3). Students learn about the way business enterprises operate, working roles and conditions, and rights and responsibilities in the workplace.
5). Students relate their own abilities, attributes and achievements to career intentions and make informed choices based on an understanding of the alternatives.
6). Students undertake tasks and activities set in work contexts.
9). Students engage with ideas, challenges and applications from the business world.
GENERAL LINKS
Links to the Key Skills of Application of number, Communication, Working with others, Information Technology, Improving own learning and performance, Problem solving
There are links to Work-related Learning and Enterprise (especially points 3 and 9 from the non-statutory guidelines).
16+: England
Human Resources
Topics: Introduction, Staff development, Appraisals, The 360 system, Activity: Data-gathering, Exam question
Curriculum links
AS Business Studies
AQA:
Module 2 – People and Operations Management
Edexcel:
Unit 1 – Business Structures, Objectives and External Influences
OCR:
Business Functions
A2 Business Studies
AQA:
Module 5 – People and Operations Management
OCR:
People in Organisations
AS Applied Business
AQA:
Unit 2 – People in Business, Unit 7 – Career Planning
Edexcel:
Unit 1 – Investigating People at Work
OCR:
Recruitment in the workplace
A2 Applied Business
Edexcel:
Unit 9 – Managing and Developing People
OCR:
Training and Development
Finance
Topics: Introduction, Profitability, Ratio analysis, Activity: Recommendation report, Exam question
Curriculum links
AS Business Studies
AQA:
Module 1 – Marketing and Accounting and Finance
Edexcel:
Unit 3 – Financial Management
OCR:
Business Functions
A2 Business Studies
AQA:
Module 4 – Marketing and Accounting and Finance
Edexcel:
Unit 4 – Analysis and Decision-making
OCR:
Accounting
AS Applied Business
AQA:
Unit 3 – Financial Planning and Monitoring
Edexcel:
Unit 2 – Investigating Businesses
A2 Applied Business
Edexcel:
Unit 8 – Business Development, Unit 11 – Impact of Finance on Business Decision
Product development
Topics: Introduction, Benefits, The Cadbury Melts story, Activity: Know your market, Exam question
Curriculum links
AS Business Studies
AQA:
Module 3 – External Influences and Objectives and Strategy
Edexcel:
Unit 2 – Marketing and Production
OCR:
Business Functions
A2 Business Studies
AQA:
Module 6 – External Influences and Objectives and Strategy
OCR:
Business Production
AS Applied Business
AQA:
Unit 1 – Investigating Business, Unit 6 – Developing a Product
Edexcel:
Unit 2 – Investigating Businesses, Unit 3 – Investigating Marketing
A2 Applied Business
Edexcel:
Unit 8 – Business Development, Unit 10 – Marketing Decisions
Production
Topics: Introduction, Production at Cadbury, Production facts, Activity: Production Processes, Exam question
Curriculum links
AS Business Studies
AQA:
Module 2 – People and Operations Management
Edexcel:
Unit 2 – Marketing and Production
OCR:
Business Functions
A2 Business Studies
AQA:
Module 5 – People and Operations Management
OCR:
Business Production
AS Applied Business
AQA:
Unit 6 – Developing a Product
Edexcel:
Unit 2 – Investigating Businesses
OCR:
Understanding Production in Business
A2 Applied Business
Edexcel:
Unit 8 – Business Development
Stakeholders
Topics: Introduction, Local community, Employees, Customers, Suppliers, Shareholders, Government, Finance Companies, Activity: Knowledge check, Exam question
Curriculum links
AS Business Studies
AQA:
Module 1 – Marketing and Accounting and Finance, Module 2 – People and Operations Management, Module 3 – External Influences and Strategy
Edexcel:
Unit 1 – Business Structures, Objectives and External Influences
OCR:
An Introduction to Business
A2 Business Studies
AQA:
Module 4 – Marketing and Accounting and Finance, Module 5 – People and Operations Management, Module 6 – External Influences and Strategy
OCR:
Accounting, People in Organisations, Strategic Management
AS Applied Business
AQA:
Unit 1 – Investigating Business
Edexcel:
Unit 2 – Investigating Businesses
OCR:
Understanding the Business Environment
A2 Applied Business
Edexcel:
Unit 8 – Business Development, Unit 13 – Organising an Event
Marketing
Topics: Introduction, Place, Product Price, Promotion, Activity: The 4 Ps, Exam question
Curriculum links
AS Business Studies
AQA:
Module 1 – Marketing and Accounting and Finance
Edexcel:
Unit 2 – Marketing and Production
OCR:
Business Functions
A2 Business Studies
AQA:
Module 4 – Marketing and Accounting and Finance
OCR:
Marketing
AS Applied Business
AQA:
Unit 1 – Investigating Business, Unit 6 – Developing a Product
Edexcel:
Unit 3 – Investigating Marketing, Unit 6 – Investigating Promotion
OCR:
Creating a Marketing Proposal
A2 Applied Business
Edexcel:
Unit 10 – Marketing Decisions, Unit 13 – Organising an Event
OCR:
Promotion in Action