Business@Beaumont

Yr10 Business and Economics Homework

2011-11-30T12:46:00.001Z

Click here if you require an additional copy of this weeks homework on Cash Flow.

Mr Goodwin

BTEC Business - How to Analyse and Evaluate

2011-11-27T14:17:00.001Z

Click here for the above presentation.

Mr Goodwin

BTEC Business D2 helpsheet

2011-11-27T14:14:00.001Z

Click here for the helpsheet on completing D2

Mr Goodwin

Yr12 BTEC Business Task Three Help

2011-11-21T10:38:00.001Z

Click here for the helpsheet on task 3 criteria P3 and 7.

Mr Goodwin

Yr10 Business and Economics Homework - Mr Goodwin's Class

2011-11-18T10:42:00.001Z

Click here to access the article on Comet from the BBC website.

Prepare some thoughts for discussion in Monday's lesson about the following questions:

Why do you think Comet have struggled to improve profits?
What do you think Comet can do to improve profits?

Be prepared to justify your answers.

Mr Goodwin

Yr12 BTEC Business: Business Communication Task 3

2011-11-14T15:49:00.001Z

Click here for the help sheet on Task three - P2 criteria

Click here for the Tesco's financial data needed for Task three

Deadline for this task is Monday 21/11/11

Mr Goodwin

Yr10 Business and Economics Homework

2011-11-10T16:42:00.001Z

Click here for Mr Goodwin's Yr10 Business and Economics class homework. Complete the work in your books with a deadline of Friday 18th November 2011.

Mr Goodwin

Yr11 Economics Trial Exam Revision Topics

2011-11-07T22:29:00.000Z

Please see below the trial exam revision topics for YR11 GCSE Economics and Business students - this does not apply to Yr 11 Business students.

Losing/gaining competitive advantage
Externalities
Stakeholders
Opportunity Costs
Price Sensitivity
Value
Measuring economic success
Impact of: demand; exchange rate & interest changes
Unemployment
Inflation
Economic Shocks
Government Spending & Taxation options

Mr De Kort

Yr10 (and Yr11 Resit) Controlled Assessment Questions

2011-10-10T08:14:00.002+01:00

Click here for the Controlled Assessment questions for September 2011 - May 2012.

Mrs Beaumont

Yr9 Business and Economics Homework - Mr Goodwin's Class

2011-06-29T12:37:00.004+01:00

Pick a product of your choice.

Put together a poster that highlights how and why the product is worth more than cost of the resources (added value)

You might include:

a) Details of the types of resources used to create the product/service (i.e. raw materials)
b) The reasons why the price of the product/service is greater than the combined cost of buying the raw materials (an example might be the fact that the product has a strong brand image)
c) Any images that are appropriate to your poster

Please see me before you leave for Curriculum Enrichment Week if you have any problems.

Deadline Monday 11th July 2011

Mr Goodwin

BTEC Business Summer Work

2011-06-28T16:26:00.002+01:00

You are to produce a PowerPoint presentation of no more than 5 minutes about the Marketing activities of a company of your choice. It should include:

a) Brief information about the company you have chosen
b) Examples of the ways in which it markets its products/services (remember, marketing is not just advertising)
c) Identification of the strengths and weaknesses of the methods the company uses to market its products/services
d) A justification of whether you think the methods the company uses to market its products/services are effective.

Be prepared to show and explain your presentation in your first lesson in September.

Mr Goodwin and Mrs Hannay

Yr9 Business and Economics Homelearning - Mr Goodwin's class

2011-06-21T20:53:00.002+01:00

Homelearning this week is to research two of the companies listed below in preparation for your assessed piece of work that begins on Monday 27th June.

1. Select one pair of companies from the list below:
a) British Airways and Virgin Atlantic
b) Topshop and River Island
c) Coca Cola and Pepsi
d) Sony and Nintendo

2. Research how they compete. You might want to consider things like:
a) Price levels
b) Levels/Examples of quality
c) The range of products/variations that the company produces
d) Popularity of the brand
e) Examples of After Sales Service

In your research, you might consider the strengths and weaknesses of each company, and research who is the most competitive (best at what they do).

For Monday, you should bring in any research you have gathered on paper, via e-mail or on a memory stick. You will be producing a document that examines the nature of competition between your two chosen firms.

Please see me this week if you are struggling to find information.

Mr Goodwin

Yr9 into 10 Homework - Mr Goodwin's class

2011-06-06T13:17:00.002+01:00

Click here to read the article on the growth of Google. Read the document and be prepared to answer the following four questions:

1. Companies usually sell either products or services. Google is free to use. How does it make most of its profit then?
2. What are the three most important factors in Google's success?
3. Google is described in the article as a 'complimentary good'. What is Google complimentary to?
4. How does Google being a complimentary good help to make the company successful?

Please have answers to the questions prepared for Monday 13th June Period 2.

Mr Goodwin

Yr11 Business Practice Exam Paper

2011-05-12T14:05:00.005+01:00

Click here for a practice exam paper and mark scheme.

Good luck!

Mr Goodwin

Yr10 Business AND Business and Economics Students - Revision Guide

2011-05-09T13:24:00.003+01:00

Click here for the UNIT ONE revsion guide. Only applies to Year 10 students and those resitting unit one fom Year 11.

Mrs Beaumont

A2 Economics and Business Students - Mrs Hannay's Class

2011-03-29T17:25:00.005+01:00

Please click here for a Broadcasting Media Clip that will help you prepare for possible exam questions.

Yr10 Business and Economics Controlled Assessment

2011-02-09T18:02:00.007Z

Use the following links to access information regarding the forthcoming Year 10 Controlled Assessment:

Click here for Controlled Assessment Instructions

Click here for the choice of questions

Click here for help on appendices

Click here for the parent letter regarding controlled assessment

Below is a PowerPoint that will be shown to all students giving help and advice on all manor of things related to controlled assessment:

Controlled assessment pp

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If you have any questions, please ask your class teacher

Mrs Beaumont

Yr10 b

2011-02-09T18:02:00.001Z

Yr11 Business and Economics

2011-01-30T21:14:00.003Z

Click here for classwork task on 'Can big companies be controlled?'

Work is to be completed by Tuesday 8th Feb.

Mr Goodwin

Yr13 C Economics and Business Homework - Mrs Hannay

2011-01-26T10:10:00.000Z

Should News Corp be allowed to take over BSkyB? (20)

This homework is due Monday 7th Feb

Below are some links to help get you started in answering this question

News Corp's BSkyB bid given more time by Hunt

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12273583

BSkyB News Corp bid: Ofcom calls for Competition review

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12183005

Analysis: Murdoch and media ownership in UK

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12062176

Mrs Hannay

Yr11 Business and Economics Textbooks

2011-01-26T09:56:00.002Z

Following Yr11 Parents Information Evening - please note the following information regarding class texts:

Yr11 Business students - Edexcel GCSE Business: Building a business Students Book, 978-1-8469-0497-4 - Click here for link to Amazon

Yr11 Business and Economics students - Edexcel GCSE Business: Introduction to Economic Understanding 978-1-4869-0499-8 - Click here for link to Amazon

Mr Goodwin

Yr12 Economics and Business Homework - Mrs Hannay

2010-12-10T12:05:00.001Z

Set Friday 10 Dec due Friday 17 Dec

Carry out some research about an organisation. What departments or sections does it have? Is there an organisational chart that summarises its structure? If there is not a chart, construct one to show the organisation and hierarchy. The taller the structure the longer the chain of command will be. Discuss the span of control. Are decisions centralised or decentralised? Has there been any delayering recently? What sort of corporate culture exists in this organisation? Try and use the following key terms in your report - Delegation, Consultation and empowerment.

Mrs Hannay

Inflation

2010-11-29T11:37:00.003Z

Yr11 Economics students will be studying inflation over the coming weeks. To understand more about how inflation is calculated and the different types - click here.

This material is suitable for anyone studying inflation.

Yr10 Business and Economics

2010-11-25T08:16:00.003Z

Yr10 Business and Economics Homework - Mr Goodwin

Click here for your homework on the Business Cycle.

Deadline: Thursday 9/12/10 - Please see me for a paper copy if you experience problems downloading the file.

Yr11 Economics Class/Homework - Mr Goodwin

2010-11-02T17:33:00.002Z

Measuring business success

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Complete the company profile for homework. Due in Thursday 11/11/10.

Yr11 Economics and Business

2010-10-14T23:06:00.000+01:00

Issue 5
What are the economic implications of a price war within the consoles market?
Key words to use:
• Pricing strategies
• Competition
• Price sensitivity
• Break-even
• Profit
• Monopoly power
• Market Share
• Price war

Pricing strategies and decisions

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Deadline 21/10/10

Yr11 Economics and Business Homework

2010-10-14T23:04:00.002+01:00

Issue 4
How have the floods affected demand and supply within the local communities of Yorkshire, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire?
Key words to include:
• Markets
• Market mechanism
• Supply
• Demand
• Price
• Shortages and surpluses
• Market Clearing Price
• Insurance
• Inflation

Supply and demand

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Deadline 21/10/10

Yr 11 Economics and Business Homework

2010-10-14T22:12:00.000+01:00

Issue 2
What is the economic impact of imposing a smoking ban in public places?
Key words to include:
· Externalities
· External Costs and Benefits
· Private Costs and Benefits
· Complimentary goodsShifts in demand

The smoking ban

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Deadline Thursday 21/10/10

Yr11 Economics and Business Homework

2010-10-14T22:09:00.001+01:00

Issue 1
What is the economic impact of China and Vietnam ‘dumpling’s shoes on the EU market?
Key words to include:
· Trade
· Cost of Production
· Factor inputs
· Excess supply
· Undercutting prices
· Competitiveness
· Imports
· Import duties/tariffs

International trade

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Deadline Thursday 21/10/10

Yr10 Business and Economics

2010-09-30T18:06:00.003+01:00

Click here for Yr10 Business and Economics homework for Mr Goodwin's class (Thursdays P4). Deadline is next Thursday - any difficulties, see me before Thursday.

Yr11 Business Students - Mr Goodwin

2010-09-23T15:08:00.003+01:00

Click here for Mr Goodwin's Yr11 Business homework on Branding. Deadline 30th September.

Mr Goodwin

Yr12 and 13 Economics and Business Textbooks

2010-09-16T21:09:00.002+01:00

Yr12 and 13 Economics and Business Textbooks

It is not the departments policy to provide textbooks to AS and A2 students to take home. Copies are available in school.
If you wish to purchase a copy of either textbook, you will need the following ISBN:

Year 12 - Business Economics for AS Level (Ellis and Hewison) ISBN 978-1-905504-26-8

Year 13 - The Wider Economic Environment and Business for A2 (Etherington) ISBN 978-1-905504-33-6

Mrs Hannay

Yr11 Business Students - Homework - Mr Goodwin

2010-09-16T18:32:00.004+01:00

Yr11 Business students - Mr Goodwins Class

Click here for your homework on Bisto!

Mr Goodwin's Yr 10 Business and Economics Group Homework

2010-09-16T18:25:00.004+01:00

Click here to download homework on Billingsgate Market for Yr10 Business and Economics students in Mr Goodwins class.

Yr10 and 11 Business and Economics Textbooks

2010-09-08T17:41:00.003+01:00

We have class sets of textbooks available for use in school, but it is not our policy to allow those books to go home.

If you wish to borrow/purchase a copy of the textbooks we use, you will need the following information:

Yr10 Business and Business & Economics students - Edexcel GCSE Business: Introduction to small business Student Book, ISBN 978-1-8469-0496-7

Yr11 Business students - Edexcel GCSE Business: Building a business Students Book, 978-1-8469-0497-4

Yr11 Business and Economics students - Edexcel GCSE Business: Introduction to Economic Understanding 978-1-48690-499-8

Mr Goodwin

Yr12 and 13 Students - Business Review

2010-09-06T17:56:00.002+01:00

This information is for Yr12 and 13 students:

In your lessons your teachers will highlight an offer to purchase the Business Review magazine. The magazine includes articles written by examiners and useful information to help you pass the exams.

The subscription is £11.50 for one year or £19 for 2 years.

If you want to subscribe, make cheques payable to Beaumont School and place it in the box outside the finance office by Friday 17 September 2010. Please ensure that you write your name and 'Business Review' on the reverse of the cheque.

Mrs Hannay

Mr De Kort's Thoughts!

2010-06-23T07:59:00.002+01:00

Biggest Budget in 30 years

The Chancellor announced some of the largest tax and spending changes ever experienced in peace time as it strives to bring down the massive government budget deficit. IB and new A2 students need to be asking themselves the following questions:

Does this large reduction in AD risk tipping the economy back into recession?

If so, why is the Chancellor doing it?

What side would a Keynesian economist take? And a monetarist? Why would they come to different conclusions?

Is this really a budget where the pain is spread across all income groups?

In what ways will the changes effect the incentives to work and save?

Read these two articles to help you (click on the link):

News Article from the BBC

Stephanie Flanders Blog

The latter article from the BBC's Stephanie Flanders is the latest in a series of excellent blog additions. Her blog is a must at the moment.

Introduction Activity For New Year 10 Classes

2010-06-22T10:44:00.002+01:00

For Year 9 Business Students starting this term:

Click here for the template to help you with your presentation and see below for the supporting PowerPoint.

Mrs Hannay and Mr De Kort

Launching your own drinks company

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AS Economics and Business Summer Work

2010-06-22T09:20:00.002+01:00

New Yr12 Students:

Click here to find the AS Economics and Business summer work to be completed by September.

Mrs Beaumont

Year 10 Specimen Paper Marks

2010-05-21T14:28:00.003+01:00

Yr10:

You have been given a gold colour mock test paper in lesson this week. For the answers click here.

2010-05-18T13:33:00.000+01:00

Business revision effective people management

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2010-05-18T13:29:00.003+01:00

Business revision effective financial management

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2010-05-18T13:29:00.001+01:00

Business revision marketing

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2010-05-18T13:26:00.000+01:00

Business revision the wider world

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2010-05-18T13:23:00.000+01:00

Business revision meeting customer needs

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2010-04-01T08:26:00.003+01:00

For Yr10 Business Students - Mr Goodwin's Class

Click here http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AcwuGwHKK5GdZGZkZm1wY2JfMGQ4cnJyN2Q0&hl=en_GB for information and help in revising for your test straight after Easter. It is on Section 1.4 Making Start Up Effective.

Mr Goodwin

2010-03-29T13:44:00.003+01:00

For Yr11 Business Students:

Click here to get a document to help with your revision. It enables you to identify strengths and weaknesses in the subject content from Year 11 and therefore target your revision.

Mr Goodwin

2010-03-29T10:04:00.001+01:00

The Government And Eu

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2010-03-26T13:41:00.002Z

Design And R&D

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2010-03-26T13:41:00.001Z

Marketing Mix Place

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2010-03-26T13:39:00.002Z

Market Research

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