Students see plain instructions. Your class report shows what the class recorded, and each Knowledge Check question with the topic it covers in the course you chose. The activity rows below show where the simulation's decisions meet Pearson topics. Use this learning evidence to guide follow-up discussion. Assessment remains with the teacher.
A plain, in-context instruction, “Set your price”, “File your VAT return”. No specification codes, no awarding-body names, no distraction from the task. Each student receives a private report of their recorded decisions and question results.
The class report lists each Knowledge Check question with the topic it covers in the course you chose, and how many students answered it correctly. The activity rows below link the simulation's decisions to Pearson Edexcel GCSE Business (1BS0), A Level Business (9BS0) and BTEC National Extended Certificate in Business (601/7159/5) topics. These are topic links for teaching and discussion, not a judgement against your exam board's assessment criteria.
The rows below show what the simulation records and which Pearson topic each activity meets. They are our planning reference: the class report itself does not list these rows. It shows each firm's result, how many actions and questions each student recorded, and each Knowledge Check question with its topic. One lesson does not cover a whole qualification.
At the end of the lesson each student downloads a personal report of their recorded decisions, question results and reflection. The teacher's class analysis arrives by email within 48 hours: each firm's result, each student's recorded actions and questions, and each Knowledge Check question with its topic and how many students answered it correctly. These records support follow-up discussion. They are indicative, not official or predicted exam results, and simulation records do not count as BTEC qualification assessment evidence.
The mapping was prepared by TBS Education from the published Pearson specifications (GCSE 1BS0 Issue 2; A Level 9BS0 Issue 1; BTEC 601/7159/5 Issue 14), checked on 2 September 2026. It is not endorsed, approved or accredited by Pearson. A recorded action shows that a decision was taken in the simulation, not that the topic is understood: use it as a prompt for questioning, not as a judgement. Not recorded in this version: the second showroom purchase, the response to the round 3 crisis, CEO deals, open market orders sold in one press, the fleet tender result, auction wins and sabotage. Team chat is never treated as curriculum evidence.
Before the lesson, choose your course and year group. There are 32 courses to choose from, and 23 of them have their own Knowledge Check questions written for that specification:
The other nine choices (CCEA GCSE and A level, Pearson Edexcel International GCSE, AS level, T Level, General Business practice and any other Level 2 or Level 3 course) use a broad Level 2 or Level 3 set. The year group does not change the questions; it is shown on the class report. The question sets were prepared by TBS Education from each published specification and are not endorsed by any awarding body.