KS4 Curriculum Booklet 2017 - 18

Curriculum Overview KS3

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

Scheme of work: two years This scheme of work for GCSE Business Studies (8132) is designed to suggest possible activities and resources that you may find useful in your teaching. Assumed coverage This scheme assumes the GCSE is taught over two years, with two hours of teaching per week. This equates to approximately 60 hours per year and 120 hours over the two-year course. All suggested timings are approximate and will depend on the ability of students and the activities used to teach topics. This scheme of work is designed as a suggestion only and not as a prescriptive approach. Due to the time frame of the course schools are encouraged to include exam preparation examples and tasks throughout the course. Year 1 Specification reference Teaching hours 3.1 Business in the real world (3.1.1-3.1.7) 25 hours 3.2 Influences on business (3.2.1-3.2.6) 20 hours 3.4 Human resources (3.4.1-3.4.4) 15 hours Year 2 Specification reference Teaching hours 3.3 Operations management (3.3.1-3.3.4) 20 hours 3.5 Marketing (3.5.1-3.5.4) 25 hours 3.6 Finance (3.6.1-3.6.4) 15 hours