A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 2.4.3. Stock Control. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the concept of stock control and stock control charts. It examines the importance of stock management and looks at how to analyse a stock control chart. It then considers ways of improving stock management including the use of lean production methods (e.g. Just-in-Time) and waste minimisation. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 2.5.3. The Competitive Environment. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the concept of the competitive environment which a business operates within and the impact also of market size. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 2.5.2. Legislation. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the concept of legislation with a focus upon consumer protection, employee protection, health and safety, environmental legislation and competition policy. The impacts of these issues are examined with a strong focus upon how they affect a business. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 2.3.3. Business Failure. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the reasons behind business failure. It considers some of the main internal and external causes of failure both financial and non-financial. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 2.4.2. Capacity Utilisation. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the concept of capacity utilisation with a focus upon how to calculate capacity utilisation and then an assessment of under and over-utilisation and their impact upon a business. It also considers ways in which a business can improve their capacity utilisation. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 2.4.1. Production, Productivity and Efficiency. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the concepts of production and productivity with a focus upon methods of production such as job, batch, flow and celluar working. It also looks at the calculation of labour productivity and the links between productivity and competitiveness. It ends with an assessment of efficiency and the factors affecting efficiency. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 2.2.1. Sales Forecasting. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the topic of sales forecasting. It considers the purpose of firms generating sales forecasts and then looks at the factors affecting forecasts including economic variables, changing consumer trends and the actions of competitors. It concludes by looking at the difficulties of sales forecasting. Note this does not consider the quantitative aspects of sales forecasting which is covered in Theme 3 of the course. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

Written by a senior and highly experienced teacher of A Level Business, this booklet contains a brief overview/recap of the theory surrounding decision trees and includes four mini case studies each with a series of three questions focusing upon the calculations and theory associated with this topic area. Detailed answers are included that provide students with issues to consider when answering these types of questions in an examination.

Written by an experienced teacher, this is a sample copy of a comprehensive theory and practice question resource to accompany students throughout Year 13 and to provide them with additional practice questions on all of the major quantitative elements of the Edexcel A Level Business qualification. Each topic has a brief theory based overview before there are a series of mini case studies each with three questions per case. The resource contains detailed answers and plenty of model responses to the larger mark questions. Provided in Word format to enable additional editing. The Year 12 version is available separately.