BUSINESS STUDIES – GCSE (Year 11)
Exam Board: Edexcel
Unit Code: 5BS03
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papers, mark schemes, examiner’s reports and student guides.
DATE
TOPIC
KEY CONTENT
ASSESSMENT
USEFUL RESOURCES
Marketing
Unit 3
Textbook issued to all students: “Business Studies for Edexcel”
Market research: Product trial
and repeat purchase
September
Topic 1 Test
Product life cycle
to
Marketing
Topic 2 Test
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Branding and differentiation
December
&
Meeting
customer
needs
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Building a successful marketing
mix
Design and research
development
October – Controlled
Assessment (25 % of
GCSE)
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Managing stock and
Quality
Cost-effective operations
and competitiveness
Effective customer service
Meeting consumer protection
laws
How to improve cash flow
Unit 3
Break-even charts and breakeven analysis
January
to
June
Effective
financial
management
Textbook issued to all students: “Business Studies for Edexcel”
How to improve profit
Topic 3 Test
Topic 4 Test
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Topic 5 Test
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Financing growth
Organisational structure
Motivation theory
Effective
people
management
Remuneration
Ethics in business
The wider
world
affecting
business.
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Communication
Environmental issues
Economic issues affecting
international trade
The impact of government and
the EU
May / June – Unit 1
exam (25%)
Unit 3 exam (75%)
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