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BTEC Business

A live, applied business activity — real pricing, VAT, hiring and finance decisions in a UK context — that slots into BTEC teaching as vocational practice, not a quiz.

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play.thebusiness.school — no install, no student accounts, join with a PIN.

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What each decision teaches

The full decision-by-decision mapping — useful for planning assignments.

Guide

Running it in one lesson

Class size, phase timers, what the teacher controls — answered in the FAQ.

How it fits BTEC teaching

Applied by design

Students run a firm and live with the consequences — evidence of applied decision-making, not worksheet answers.

Real UK context

Pricing in £, VAT through an HMRC-style portal, hiring, marketing budgets and finance.

Reports included

Automatic student and class reports after each session — useful as portfolio evidence.