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Explore My Virtual Farm

A working farm is a fabulous opportunity for students to experience GCSE Business Studies and GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition first hand. However, it is not always possible, and this Virtual Farm case study provides the perfect substitute.
Exploring a range of farming enterprises, and with clear explanations, curriculum content, video links and career opportunities help bring Manor Farm to life, giving students a broad insight into a typical working farm.
The booklet and tasks are suitable as a self guided stand alone case study, an opportunity to prepare students for a visit or as a follow up project.

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Business in the Real World (AQA GCSE)
Influences on Business (AQA GCSE)
Business Operations (AQA GCSE)
Human resources (AQA GCSE)
Marketing (AQA GCSE)
Finance (AQA GCSE)
Food, nutrition and health (AQA GCSE)
Food science (AQA GCSE)
Food choice (AQA GCSE)
Food provenance (AQA GCSE)
People and the Environment (AQA A Level)
Sustainability (AQA A Level)
Decision Making to Improve Market Performance (AQA A Level)
Decision Making to improve Operational Performance (AQA A Level)
Analysing the Strategic Position of a Business (AQA A Level)
Choosing Strategic Direction (AQA A Level)
UK Geographical Issues (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
People and Environment Issues – Making Geographical Decisions (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Plant structures and their functions (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Enterprise and entrepreneurship (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Making the business effective (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Understanding external influences on business (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Growing the business (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Making marketing decisions (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Making operational decisions (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Biodiversity and natural resources (Pearson Edexcel A Level)
Keeping Healthy (OCR GCSE)
Living Together – Food and Ecosystems (OCR GCSE)
Using Food and Controlling Growth (OCR GCSE)
Life on Earth – Past, Present and Future (OCR GCSE)
Ideas about Science (OCR GCSE)
Living Together – Food and Ecosystems (OCR GCSE)
Business Activity (OCR GCSE)
Marketing (OCR GCSE)
People (OCR GCSE)
Operations (OCR GCSE)
Finance (OCR GCSE)
Influences on Business (OCR GCSE)
The Interdependent Nature of Business (OCR GCSE)
Nutrition (OCR GCSE)
Food: Food Provenance and Food Choice (OCR GCSE)
Climate Change (OCR A Level)
Future of Food (OCR A Level)
Climate Change (OCR A Level)
Future of Food (OCR A Level)
Business Objectives and Strategic Decisions (OCR A Level)
External Influences Facing Businesses (OCR A Level)
Marketing and Marketing Strategies (OCR A Level)
Operational Strategy (OCR A Level)
Business Objectives and Strategic Decisions (OCR A Level)
External Influences Facing Businesses (OCR A Level)
Marketing and Marketing Strategies (OCR A Level)
Operational Strategy (OCR A Level)
Human Resources (OCR A Level)
Accounting and Financial Considerations (OCR A Level)
Landscapes and physical processes (WJEC GCSE)
Development and resource issues (WJEC GCSE)
Environmental challenge (WJEC GCSE)
Protecting our environment (WJEC GCSE)
Producing food (WJEC GCSE)
Food processing and spoilage (WJEC GCSE)
Plants and Photosynthesis (WJEC GCSE)
The nature of business activity (WJEC GCSE)
Providing goods and services (WJEC GCSE)
Business enterprise (WJEC GCSE)
Business planning (WJEC GCSE)
Business aims and objectives (WJEC GCSE)
Business ownership (WJEC GCSE)
Business growth (WJEC GCSE)
Business location and site (WJEC GCSE)
The interdependent nature of business (WJEC GCSE)
Technological influence on business activity (WJEC GCSE)
Ethical influence on business activity (WJEC GCSE)
Environmental influence on business activity (WJEC GCSE)
Economic influence on business activity (WJEC GCSE)
The impact of globalisation on business (WJEC GCSE)
The impact of legislation on business (WJEC GCSE)
Production (WJEC GCSE)
Quality (WJEC GCSE)
Supply chain (WJEC GCSE)
Sales process (WJEC GCSE)
Identifying and understanding customers (WJEC GCSE)
Market research (WJEC GCSE)
The marketing mix (WJEC GCSE)
Product (WJEC GCSE)
Price (WJEC GCSE)
Promotion (WJEC GCSE)
Place (WJEC GCSE)
Recruitment (WJEC GCSE)
Training (WJEC GCSE)
Motivation (WJEC GCSE)
Organisational structures (WJEC GCSE)
Food commodities (WJEC GCSE)
Where food comes from (WJEC GCSE)
Weather and climate (WJEC A Level)
Enterprise (WJEC A Level)
Business plans (WJEC A Level)
Markets (WJEC A Level)
Market research (WJEC A Level)
Business structure (WJEC A Level)
Business location (WJEC A Level)
Marketing (WJEC A Level)
Finance (WJEC A Level)
People in organisations (human resources) (WJEC A Level)
Operations management (WJEC A Level)
Market analysis (WJEC A Level)
Aims and objectives (WJEC A Level)
Investment appraisal (WJEC A Level)
Change (WJEC A Level)
PEST factors (WJEC A Level)
Ethical, legal and environmental factors (WJEC A Level)
Globalisation (WJEC A Level)

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