KS4 Curriculum Booklet 2017 - 18

Curriculum Overview KS3

Subject: Business Studies Overview effective from[date ]: September 2017

3.1.6 Business planning

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Students plan what they intend doing at the weekend – why is it helpful for them to make a plan? (organise time, ensure they have the right resources to fulfill ideas etc) Show video f r om Dr ag ons’ Den – why would a business plan have

Reasons include importance in setting up a new business, raising finance, setting objectives and detailing how functions of a business will be organised. Students will not be expected to write a business plan.

To understand the reasons why businesses create plans. To understand the main sections of a business plan.

The purpose of business planning The main sections within a business plan

been helpful in this situation? Prince’s trust – business plans . BBC Bitesize video on raising finance Strategy theory Slideshow for business planning

Pair work – use this resource to create a simple business plan. The plan should be based around a product design generated by the students. Although there is no requirement to write a business plan for the exam, this is a good activity to help students identify and understand the different components of a business plan. Using the plan generated last lesson students to brainstorm the main benefits and drawbacks to a business of creating business plans.

To analyse the benefits and drawbacks of

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business planning.