GCSE AQA 2017 social enterprise business studies controlled assessment

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1.0 Understand the scenario

2.0 Research your local area

3.0 Research social enterprises

4.0 Identify a social need

5.0Describe a new social enterprise

6.0 Analyse how the new social enterprise will meet the social need

7.0Evaluate how successful the new social enterprise will be

GCSE Business Studies Controlled Assessment Task 2017

GCSE Business Studies 413003 - 2017 submissionGCSE Business Studies (short course) 413014 – 2017 submission

1.0: Understand the Scenario

Lesson Objectives

• To be able to understand the scenario as described by the AQA exam board

• To be able to use the term “Local Authority” with confidence

• To be able to identify the meaning of the term “grants”

• To be able to discuss the term “social enterprise” with confidence

While watching the presentation you can complete worksheet 1.0

Starter

• Have you ever wanted to make money and help people at the same time?

1) Research and planning phase

• Research information about your local area

• Research existing social enterprises and which local needs they address

• Identify a local social need that is not being met

• Describe a new or existing social enterprise that could meet the need you have identified

2) Writing up phase

You get 3 hours to:• Write up your final

report in controlled conditions

• The three hours may be split over a number of sessions

• There is extra time to print and assemble the report before you hand it in to your teacher

During this phase do you think your teach can give you feedback about your report?

YES / NO

What happens after you hand in the report?

• There are no second chances or re-edits

• Work is then marked by your teacher

• Your reports are then standardised and moderated

• This can take months so you may not get your grade for a while

• Your teacher cannot tell you your grade until work has been moderated by someone from AQA

Let’s read the controlled assessment Scenario…

• Your Local Authority is offering financial grants to social enterprises to encourage them to start businesses that address unmet needs in the local community which could be met by social enterprises.

• Lets start by defining some terms…

What do you think a Local Authority is?

Local Authority - defined

• Local government today has 375 councils in England and Wales

• It is run by elected councillors, over 18,000 of them!

• Some councils have Mayors

Examples of local authority services

Children’s services• pre-school education • Schools • youth, adult and family and community education • children’s and families’ services – including welfare, fostering and adoption and child protection • youth centres • youth justice – secure accommodation and youth offender teams

Housing• social housing • housing benefit and welfare services • homelessness

Put in the school postcode to find your local authority

It may be a town council, city council, county council or parish council depending on where you live. Local

authority is another term for local council.

Video on local authority 1

Video on local authority 2

Circle the services you think local authorities are responsible for

What do you think a financial grant is?

Financial grants - defined

• An amount of money given by the government to fund certain projects. This may include; charity work, social enterprises or scientific research among others.

• A grant is not expected to be repaid, but may have a long application process

What do you think a social enterprise is?

Social enterprises – as defined by AQA

• “a business that is engaged in activities that aim to tackle social problems, improve communities, people’s life chances, and meet the social needs of people within the community”

Definition continued

• Social enterprises can be seen as businesses that trade and make a financial surplus and that will re-invest a proportion of that surplus back into the business in order to achieve their stated goals.

Quick video animation on social enterprise

What do you think a local community is?

Local community - defined

• A group of people who are considered a unit because they live in the same area, such as a city, town, village or they share a set of common interests, social group or nationality

For example:“ There is a real sense of community with farmers in this area”

Let’s read the Scenario again now we understand the terms…

• Your Local Authority is offering financial grants to social enterprises to encourage them to start businesses that address unmet needs in the local community which could be met by social enterprises.

Can you rewrite this

paragraph in your own

words?

Identify areas of social need

• You have been asked to identify areas of social need which could be met by a social enterprise that are not currently provided for by existing enterprises.

• You will be carrying out some research later in the controlled assessment

Report…

• You are required to write a report in which you demonstrate how one specific social enterprise could successfully meet a local need.

• Your report will need to have sections, a front cover and a series of appendices

Next a practical activity…

• You may need a computer BUT you could also complete the activity on the next slide by drawing…

Practical task• Create the front sheet

for your report – change the details for your own

• This information will also need to appear as a footer on every sheet you produce for your report

Plenary Quiz

1) How many hours do you have in the writing up phase?

2) Can your teacher give you any feedback during the writing up phase? Yes / No

3) What happens after you hand in your report?4) Is a local community the same thing as a local

authority? Yes / No5) Do you have to include your candidate name and

number on every sheet in your report? Yes / no

Plenary Quiz Answers

1) 3 hours2) No3) My report will be marked and then

moderated which could take a long time4) No5) Yes

Glossary

• Local authority; A group of people who govern an area e.g. Derbyshire County Council and Derby City Council

• Grant; a financial award of money that is not expected to be repaid

• Community; a unit of people who share locality, interests or social groups

• Social enterprise; a business which trades with the intention of helping a need in the local community