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Curriculum Overview KS3
Subject:
Business Studies
Overview effective from[date
]:
September 2017
Dynamic nature
of business
To understand that
businesses face a
constantly changing
business
environment.
Changes in business
environment include
changes in technology,
economic situation,
legislation and
environmental
expectations.
1
Students to list the main external factors that impact a business.
For each article students should briefly explain the impact on businesses.
Economic factors
Telegraph article on financial crisis
BBC article on Brexit
BBC article on employment
Changing legislation
BBC article on child car seat rules
Gov.uk webpage on national minimum and living wage rates
Environmental factors
Dragons' Den video
– why is there an increasing number of environmentally
friendly businesses?
Guardian article on 5p plastic bag charge
Changing technology
Show a
picture
of Just Eat’s delivery robots – students to guess what the
robot does.
BBC article on 3D printers
Research – students to identify an example of how changing technology has
impacted businesses.
Show
Polaroid case study
– example of the impacts of changing technology.