KS4 Curriculum Booklet 2017 - 18

Curriculum Overview KS3

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

Personality tests – teacher explanation of why businesses use psychometric tests. Students complete a simple test Students brainstorm the benefits of having an effective recruitment and selection process. For each benefit students to write an extra sentence analysing why that benefit is good for the business, eg staff retention results in lower recruitment and training costs in the future. BBC Bitesize recap quiz on recruitment Recruitment and selection – Asda Complete question 3b) 4 marks Paper 2 June 2015. Starter to recap understanding – recruitment word scramble Teacher led explanation on the difference between part time and full time contracts, job share and zero hour contracts. Students list the main types of businesses that will employ part time staff. What are the potential issues of zero hours contracts? Research task – students to interview an owner of a business (local restaurant, shop etc.) and find out whether they employ part time staff. If they do, find out information on why they employ part time staff, ie the benefits for the business. If they don’t, find out information on why they employ only full time staff, ie the benefits for the business. Group work: using their research and interview information students create a table

To understand the difference between part time and full time contracts, job share and zero hour contracts. To understand the benefits of full and part time employment.

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Contracts of employment

for the benefits of full time and part time employment. Complete question 2d) 9 marks Paper 1 June 2015.