GCSE Business Studies

BTEC Finance Exam Re-Sits Hi guys, If you are one of those re-taking your Unit 2 Finance exam please note the date is the 11th December  2017. If you have not got one of the cream coloured revision booklets please come and see me asap.  I will be running revision classes, (schedule to be announced), in B2 between now and the exam. If you want to attend these sessions please come and see me so that I can add you to my list. The reason for the list is to ensure I have enough resources to hand out during the revision sessions. If you have any questions or are unsure if you need to take the exam once again please come and see me. Mr. C

Business Studies One Drive Account This is a very quick update to the One Drive post I made a while back.  You all now have access to a GCSE and BTEC Business Studies One Drive account which you access by going to One Drive in your browser and logging in using the following details: Username = meolebrace@gmail.com Password = ******** Obviously I will give the password out in class as opposed to giving everyone on the planet access to this resource. If you don't get it please come and see, or email me . Folders Inside the One Drive there are several folders. At the top level there are three folders, one for each of the GCSE and BTEC courses plus one named Student Work.  The GCSE and BTEC folders contain all of the documents you will need to complete each course.  The student folder is where you upload work that I need to see and assess.  Mr C

First Assessment - Entrepreneurship This just a quick post to remind you that you have your first assessment on the Entrepreurship unit that we have just completed. Follow this link to find it on Sam Learning - click here If you have any problems please speak to me. Mr C

Blast off! So we are one week into the new school year and both the BTEC and GCSE business groups are up and running. Those of you in the BTEC group should now have completed all of your UNIT 1 work and have submitted it to me for assessment. Those of you that have will be busily updating your work based upon my recommendations. Overall the work is of a good standard but there is a common theme in that you do not put enough effort into your work in terms of content, detail and evidence. When I say there isn't enough content I am happy with those of you that do less content but have great quality.  Sweeping Statements - No Evidence However, far too many of you make sweeping statements but fail to back them up. For example if you are answering a question like 'more teenagers and young adults are choosing to live at home with their parents.' This question had a variety of responses, from the unbelievable - 'this won't affect my business', (even though the...

What is One Drive and Why You Should Use It? Cloud Storage One Drive is simply cloud storage, or in layman's terms a bit of space on a server hard drive which is reserved just for you . This server is likely a very tiny part of a huge server farm located in a warehouse somewhere in Europe or the USA. (A server farm is a collection of thousands of servers being accessed continuously by millions of people around the globe.) Why should I use One Drive? As a student at Meole Brace you currently have access to the 'T' and 'P' drives, which is great when you are at school but how do you access work when you are not at school and don't have access to the school network? This is where One Drive comes into play; you can have access to all of your files and folders from literally anywhere in the World with Wi-Fi or data access. You can access your One Drive on almost any device; you do not need to have proprietary software installed because you can use the online...

Hi guys, Welcome to your Business Studies blog. I thought we'd go all grown up with the way we connect and collaborate throughout your studies for the next two years. I have decided to create this resource so that you are always able to keep up with your studies, even if you aren't able to attend class in person, for whatever reason. Distinct Groups There will be two distinct groups, one for those following the BTEC course, (current year 10's), and another for those following the GCSE course, (current year 9's.) I will add links to all of the following in the blog: presentations  task sheets exemplar work research links and information current grade info Hopefully, all of the above will also be available in your share point area which you can access via your school email login. I have created a couple of getting started videos for those of you that aren't regular users of the school online systems. I realise that this will take a bit of ge...