CTEC LEVEL 3 BUSINESS | UNIT 1 | SCHEME OF WORK & INDEPENDENT STUDY BOOKLET

Plan and support the entire OCR Cambridge Technical Level 3 Business Unit 1: The Business Environment with this comprehensive teacher planning and independent-study package.

The Scheme of Work provides a detailed three-term delivery sequence covering ³¢°¿1–L°¿8, with 80 core lessons plus 16 assessment and exam-preparation sessions, providing 120 guided learning hours. It is structured around three 90-minute sessions per week and includes cumulative retrieval throughout.

Alongside it is a substantial 119-page Independent Study Booklet containing 32 structured weekly tasks, designed to complement the taught curriculum and provide one independent-study activity for every teaching week.

THE SCHEME OF WORK INCLUDES

• Complete ³¢°¿1–L°¿8 curriculum sequencing
• 80 core lessons + 16 assessment/exam-preparation sessions
• 120 guided learning hours
• 90-minute lesson structure
• Learning objectives and key vocabulary
• Business contexts and applied activities
• Assessment and OCR-style exam focus
• SEND/access and stretch guidance
• Half-term curriculum mapping
• Synoptic review, assessment and exam preparation

THE 32-WEEK INDEPENDENT STUDY BOOKLET

This is much more than a homework question booklet. Each task typically provides 35–50 minutes of structured independent learning, combining cumulative retrieval, application, numeracy or research and original OCR-style examination practice.

Students work progressively through ³¢°¿1–L°¿8, before completing research-brief and examination preparation. Tasks include business ownership decisions, functional interdependence, organisational structures, break-even, financial statements, stakeholders, external influences, business planning, SWOT and performance analysis.

ALSO INCLUDED

• Student progress trackers
• Research and source-evaluation activities
• Calculation practice
• Applied business scenarios
• Original OCR-style exam questions
• Analysis and evaluation practice
• Self-assessment and submission checks
• Removable teacher guidance and indicative answers

A COMPLETE COMPANION TO THE UNIT 1 COURSE

The independent-study sequence is aligned to the detailed Scheme of Work, giving teachers a coherent system for classroom planning, independent learning, retrieval, assessment and examination preparation rather than disconnected homework activities.

Ideal for OCR Cambridge Technical Level 3 Business Unit 1 teachers, departments and non-specialists.