An interactive and engaging lesson on sampling method. This was created specifically for the OCR Cambridge Tech Enterprise and Marketing. The idea is that the students use Skittles to create and analyse different sampling methods. This could be used for other GCSE and A-Level specifications. The only additional item that is needed to teach the lesson is Skittles.

The lesson turns the classroom into the stock market floor with students buying and selling in a range of made up organisations. The news in brief gives an insight into the next weeks trading as students become money hungry and strive to outdo each other. The lesson teaches the concepts of shares and share prices. More specifically the factors that might influence share prices.

An introductory lesson on the concept of Game Theory and the Nash Equilibrium. The lesson is interactive with the students participating in some Game Theory games before looking at some of the concepts around the topic and and how to construct a basic playoff matrix.

A lesson on organisational structures for GCSE Business Studies students. The lesson is an interactive approach to what is traditionally a dull subject with students being tasked with the creation of an organisational structure using paper cups. There is structure for the lower end and additional support in the powerpoint in the form of QR codes. Additional Resources Required: Plastic Cups for stacking Post-it-notes - for starter and progress checks. There are instructions in the notes of each slide on how to do the activities.

This is a revision lesson on the topics from section 2.1 and 2.2. The idea of the lesson is for the students to undertake the problem solving exercises which will reveal to them a key term and a password. To win the escape room the students need to enter the password into the encrypted PowerPoint which will open and reveal a message. They then use these key terminology to undertake a 9 mark exam question from one of the Edexcel SAM papers. Their challenge is to use the key terms from the escape room within their question. My students struggle using key terms and so it is a fun and interactive way to encourage their use.

A GCSE Location lesson based around Eastenders. The idea of the lesson is rooted in Learning Study where learning variables are turned off and on with the whole picture being brought together at the end of the lesson as consolidation. The lesson focuses around students locating new businesses based on new information, the information is as follows: Proximity to Customers Cost of Land Infrastructure Competition Skilled/Unskilled Workers All factors as one. The idea of the lesson is to provide discussion around what the students considered when locating and why they considered it. The end activity enables students to make a rational decision about if location is important or not.

A Lesson and resources for GCSE Business 9-1 - following the Edexcel specification. A complete set of example questions, lesson and out of school resources to support the teaching of this complex topic.

A complete scheme of work and assessments for Unit 11: Accounting Concepts for the OCR Cambridge Technical Lv 3 in Business. The scheme of work is split between two teachers and highlights SMSC, Literacy and Numeracy, G&T Provision and links clearly to the specification for easy reference. The Assessment tasks are split to enable easy assessment and tracking of the assessment. The assessments provide students with detailed explanation of what evidence they need to provide in order to pass the linked criteria.

The lesson is loosely based on the board game the game of life. The students are split into groups and have different scenarios that they must chose and then record the consequences of their decisions. These are both good and bad. This will lead all the students to get into some for of debt, i.e. and overdraft, loan or student loan which they must repay. Each round is a different scenario that people might face in life. The students all record their incomings and outgoings on the record sheet, as well as keeping track of their debt and repayments they are making. The lesson ends with a discussion around the topics of debt management, interest and is debt a bad thing?

The lesson is a trading game based around the topics of factors of supply and demand. The students work in groups buying and selling batches of fictional Teddy Bears. As different things occur the price for raw materials changes as does the selling price of the Teddy Bears. At the end of the lesson I do a small debrief with the students looking at the factors affecting the supply and demand for products. Very interactive lesson that engages students from the off.

These are homeworks for one side of the unit covering the topics contained within Learning Aims 1, 4, and 6. There are several types of homework with a weekly plan to allow for each setting. This is designed on the principal of “Look Ahead” and “Look Back” in that they resources will force students to conduct review and revision of topics which they have been previously taught and then allows for FLIP learning to take place. There are several different types of homeworks which are listed below: Knowledge Tests - these contain notes for students to learn and short 20 mark tests to check understanding. Calculation - these calculations for students to refine this key skill. Short Answer - Based on section B of the examination. Long Answer - Based on section C of the examination Video and Research - to allow for FLIP and “Look Back” Have a look at my bundle for the other side of the course resources and supporting SOW.

Support sheets designed to aid students in the completion of activities for RO66 - Market and Pitch a Business Proposal. Each breaks down the necessary requirements for each learning aim and provides students with support, help and guidance with regards to what to cover, how to cover it and key terminology that they should be using. This puts the exam board tasks into student speak and supports them with the development of the necessary coursework to be successful in the unit of work.

There are two different assessment tasks which cover section 2.5. of the Edexcel GCSE Business Studies 9-1. The resources is ideal for use as ongoing assessment, end of topic assessment or homework. Complete with Edexcel standard mark schemes to support the assessment of pupils. The front sheet of the assessment allows for targets to be set by the teacher, student and their peers in an easy to do format. Check out the assessment bundle I have also uploaded as it is cheaper to buy in bulk than 1 at a time.

Support materials for research, knowledge and activities to support the revision and prep for section B of the Unit one Examination in June 22.

End of unit assessment for Edexcel GCSE business 9-1 spec section 2.3 Making Operational Decisions. Complete with assessment, mark scheme, student revision notes and a feedback builder. The feedback builder is designed to be used after the assessment by the students to identify where they went wrong and to build meaningful target for improvement. To use this the teacher must: Mark the MCQ section but DO NOT indicate if the student has the answer right or wrong - just provide a number of marks for this section. Mark the two short 3 mark answers fully providing questions to extend the learners answer or thinking. Mark the Fender 6 mark question - but do not annotate or provide any written feedback - the students will build this feedback during the DIRT session.

An interactive approach to the teaching of cashflow forecasting. The idea of the activity is the students engage in a board game where they record inflows and outflows onto a blank cashflow forecast. From there the students look at calculating total inflow, outflow, NCF etc all with support. This is followed up with a Nando’s scale task designed to support and challenge.

There are two different assessment tasks which cover section 2.5. of the Edexcel GCSE Business Studies 9-1. The resources is ideal for use as ongoing assessment, end of topic assessment or homework. Complete with Edexcel standard mark schemes to support the assessment of pupils. The front sheet of the assessment allows for targets to be set by the teacher, student and their peers in an easy to do format. Check out the assessment bundle I have also uploaded as it is cheaper to buy in bulk than 1 at a time.

Options evening postcards for both the Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Business and the OCR Cambridge Technical in Enterprise and Marketing. The Postcards are deisgned to be printed double sided onto card. These are a really effective and unique way to sell the subject to students.

A support document to aid the teaching of Business Education subjects with the focus on supporting the lower end whilst improving/stretching/challenging the top end. I collated 8 strategies into this document in order to raise this as a target within the department. I have mapped out how the resources could be use and how this might enable learners to be challenged in the subject. These are by no means the only strategies to use for this but these are some that I felt were easy to embed whilst having the maximum amount of impact on students. The use of these strategies had a significant impact on the department and results improve significantly. I have removed all branding from the school/department. Please feel free to use as you wish.