Editable Schemes of Work - Unit 2 - a skills approach



Edexcel GCSE Applied Business (Single Award)

Unit 2: Financial Records — a skills approach

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Edexcel GCSE Applied Business (Single Award)

Unit 2: Financial Records — a skills approach

Edexcel scheme of work

Controlled Portfolio Task set by Edexcel to compare and contrast one local and one national/international business.

Available every June series.

Internally assessed (100 marks) Externally moderated

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|ICT |Communication |Thinking |Numeracy |

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|Week |Content coverage/ |Learning outcomes |Exemplar activities and resources |Skills |

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|4-5 |2.1 Investigating the flow of |Understanding how documents |Group activity: Sequencing | |

| |financial documents used in |flow between the buyer and |Group can make a flow chart to show the flow between buyer and seller. Fastest group wins! | |

| |business trading |seller. | | |

| |Sequence of ordering, checking, | | | |

| |recording and paying for goods | | | |

| |and/or services. | |Individual activity: Exam practice | |

| | | |Past papers for Unit 3 Edexcel GCSE Applied Business (5308). | |

|Week |Content coverage/ |Learning outcomes |Exemplar activities and resources |Skills |

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|8-9 |2.1 Investigating the flow of |Evaluation of the importance of|Group activity: Discussion | |

| |financial documents used in |these financial documents to a |Why would a business need to keep accurate financial records? | |

| |business trading |business. | | |

| |Importance of financial | | | |

| |documents. | | | |

| | | |Individual activity: Exam practice | |

| | | |Past papers for Unit 3 Edexcel GCSE Applied Business (5308). | |

|10-11 |2.1 Investigating the flow of |Investigating how computerised |Individual/paired activity: Research | |

| |financial documents used in |accounting systems are used to |Students can research the accounting packages available for sale. Info on choosing a package is | |

| |business trading |store and manipulate |available at .uk/bdotg/action/detail?type=RESOURCES&itemId=1073791285 | |

| |Computerised accounting systems. |information. | | |

| | |Understanding the | | |

| | |advantages/disadvantages of |Individual activity: Exam practice | |

| | |using computerised accounting |Past papers for Unit 3 Edexcel GCSE Applied Business (5308). | |

| | |systems and ICT compared with | | |

| | |manual systems. | | |

|Week |Content coverage/ |Learning outcomes |Exemplar activities and resources |Skills |

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|14-15 |2.1 Investigating the flow of |Understanding how each payment |Paired work: Poster | |

| |financial documents used in |method works, the associated |Students make a chart/poster to show how one of the payment methods works. | |

| |business trading |costs, the time taken by each | | |

| |The range of payment methods: |method, the advantages and | | |

| |cash |disadvantages of accepting and | | |

| |cheques |using electronic payment | | |

| |credit cards |methods. | | |

| |debit cards | |Individual activity: Exam practice | |

| |credit transfer and direct debit | |Past papers for Unit 3 Edexcel GCSE Applied Business (5308). | |

| |e-cheques and other online | | | |

| |payments. | | | |

|Week |Content coverage/ |Learning outcomes |Exemplar activities and resources |Skills |

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|18 |2.2 Investigating business |Understanding the role ICT |Group activity: Discussion | |

| |payment methods and costs |plays in reducing costs. |Which payment methods use ICT? | |

| |How ICT can reduce costs. | |Are these fastest payment methods? Why? | |

| | | |How does speed of payment help the business? | |

|19-21 |2.3 Investigating the nature of |Understanding the meaning of, |Group activity: Financial terminology | |

| |financial statements in business |and the difference between, |Students use textbooks and the web to look up the meaning of the required financial terms. A useful | |

| |Financial terminology. |terminology used in financial |website is financial-terms.co.uk | |

| |Turnover (net sales). |statements. | | |

| |Cost of sales (cost of goods | | | |

| |sold). | | | |

| |Gross profit, expenses and net | | | |

| |profit. | | | |

| |Fixed and current assets. | | | |

| |Current liabilities and long-term| |Individual activity: Exam practice | |

| |liabilities. | |Past papers for Unit 3 Edexcel GCSE Applied Business (5308). | |

| |Working capital (net current | | | |

| |assets) and capital (including | | | |

| |share capital). | | | |

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|26 |2.3 Investigating the nature of |Understanding how ICT can or |Individual/paired activity: Research | |

| |financial statements in business |might help a business to |What ICT packages are available that can be used to calculate profit and construct financial | |

| |The role of ICT. |calculate its profit and |statements? | |

| | |construct its financial | | |

| | |statements. | | |

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|28-29 |2.4 Investigating the importance |Ability to calculate |Individual/paired activity: Worksheets | |

| |of financial statements to |profitability ratios from a |Available at ed.co.uk/compfact/ratios/profit1.htm and | |

| |business |given formula. |bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/business/finance/profitabilityrev3.shtml | |

| |Profitability ratios. |Ability to comment on the | | |

| |Gross profit margin. |results of profitability ratios| | |

| |Net profit margin. |and other calculations. | | |

| |Return on capital employed. | | | |

|30-31 |2.4 Investigating the importance |Ability to calculate liquidity |Individual/paired activity: Worksheets | |

| |of financial statements to |ratios from a given formula. |Available at: ed.co.uk/compfact/ratios/liquid1.htm | |

| |business |Ability to comment on the | | |

| |Liquidity ratios. |results of liquidity ratios and| | |

| |Acid test. |other calculations. | | |

| |Current ratio. | | | |

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|34 |2.4 Investigating the importance |Understand the role that ICT |Paired/group activity: Presentation | |

| |of financial statements to |does or might play in helping a|Make a PowerPoint presentation to show the class: | |

| |business |business to interpret its |how ICT can be used to produce financial statements | |

| |The role of ICT. |financial statements. |how ICT can be used for monitoring | |

| | | |the graphs and charts that can be used | |

| | | |how ICT can be used to calculate ratios. | |

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