This triple lesson introduces learners to the importance of having good relationships with suppliers and what makes a good supplier.Real life examples from Tesco and Vi Spring, a 6 mark context question with a modelled answer to develop exam technique. Plenty of consolidation activities to differentiate between JIT and JIC. In the second lesson, we look at bar gate stock graphs, all broken down so it is easy to understand for students and a few 3 mark questions with answers to self or peer assess. In the third lesson, students are given a scenario and must decide which supplier to pick for a chocolate company, they are given data and must weigh up the pros and cons of each supplier, before coming to a judgement - done well in groups. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! - all files in zip folder. Thank you

This set of resources includes 1x PPTs which can be delivered over 2 lessons. 2x word files consisting of exam practice and activities… We introduce learners to labour productivity, turnover, unit labour costs, employee costs as a percentage of revenue. We start with looking at the formulas for each one, with broken down examples to illustrate the concepts. We look at a concise case study with some information on employees and productivity, using this students complete a calculation question along with group presentations on a 24 mark essay based question on labour rentention. After presentations, students can complete the 24 marker, or it could be completed for homework, structure and indicative points are provided to help with peer assesmeents. This is followed by another case study on a construction company, who do things differently, students explore, how they keep their productivity levels up, responses to this could be done in groups and fed back to the class, we finish with a box plenary. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 1x ppt, 4x word files and can be delivered over 2-3 lessons and introduces learners to the importance of business planning. We start by looking at what’s included in a business plan and the purpose of creating one, a group matching cards activity to consolidate the contents of the business plan. This is consolidated with activities. Students then have the opportunity to develop a business plan, a template is provided which can be shared with them on the computers. Extra structure for this activity can be given with the different businesses provided so students have a particular focus. a 12 mark question on business planning, with structure guidance and a concise model answer is provided. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to decision trees, we break down the tree right from the very beginning, and look at how to construct one step by step, to ultimately work out the expected values of outcomes and the final net gains. Students have the opportunity to practice calculations for themselves, and then self assess with the answers on the board. We then go on to look at the advantages and disadvantages of using decision trees, followed by a 10 mark question on the usefulness of decision trees. Structure guidance and a concise model answer is provided for students to look at and improve own answers. A link to a kahoot quiz and a box plenary to finish off with. All you need - open the powerpoint, run through it, and deliver quality lessons whilst saving precious time. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! - all files in zip folder. Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to various objectives set by businesses, we start by looking at what an objective is, then looking at the main objectives (for CTEC spec) before looking at some real examples of businesses that might have quite different objectives to each other. We look at a case study of a business that seems to have a few different priorities that could lead to them achieving their objective - a 12 mark question on ‘reputation’ as being an important objective, structure guidance and a concise model answer for students to look at when peer assessing using the marking grid provided. A few consolidation activities to end with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to the various shapes and forms businesses come in, we start by looking at what liability is before going through each form of business with examples of their pros and cons. We focus on stock market flotation and look at the process to list an IPO before going on to franchises. A concise case study and 10 mark question on franchises with structure guidance and a concise model answer provided, marking grids also provided to aid students in accurate peer assessments. We look at the other less traditional forms of business such as social enterprise and lifestyle businesses with examples. Two links to kahoot quizzes and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to the importance of cash for the survival of a business, inflows and outflows are discussed, students seperate inflows from outflows, then they go on to complete a cash flow forecast step by step with guidance on the powerpoint. Formulas are given to help work out net cash flow, opening and closing balance. Students then go on to consolidate this by creating a cash flow forecast for Ian Beale’s fish and chip shop, some further calculation practice followed. We also look at how to improve cash flows, there is a matching task which can be cut out and phsyically matched or written. 3, 6 and 9 mark questions with model answers to build exam skills on the topic. A consolidation lesson where students complete a cash flow forecast with a template on the computer. They can play with the figures to see how it will affect closing balance. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This three lesson bundle introduces learners to gross and net profit, gross and net profit margin and average rate of return. All three topics are broken down so that it is very easy for students to see the logic behind calculations and for the teacher to explain. An activity to draw up the income statement for Ian Beale’s fish and chip shop with answers to go through. Lots of calculation practice for all three topic areas with answers to self or peer assess. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to market positioning, we start by looking at positioning and differenation is before looking at market maps. Students have the opportunity to become familiar with market maps with a set of structured activities to design their own, examples of different axes are given with ideas for markets to use. We move on to read a concise case study on a hotel chain that is quite different from normal hotel chains, a 4 and 12 mark question, both with structure guidance and model answers for students to use when self or peer assessing, marking grid for the 12 marker included. We finish off with a research task on the rebranding of Emirates airline. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 1x PPT and 2x word files. Learners are introduced to the concept of liquidity and the key terms associated with the balance sheet. We then look at the current and acid test ratios with step by step animated examples to make it easy to understand and teach. Examples of calculations are provided before students have the opportunity to engage in more challenging calculations. Two 4 mark exam style calculation questions with answers provided, a student example answer is also provided for the class to identify WWW and EBI. Two links to kahoot quizzes and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 1x PPT and 3x word files and can be delivered over 2-3 lessons. Learners are introduced to various pricing strategies that are used by businesses with their pros and cons. Statements are shown on screen and students must recall the strategy identified to consolidate knowledge. We then look at what influences the setting of prices before embarking on an engaging group activity where students are given scenarios, in these scenarios they must identify a suitable pricing strategy for the situation. In the next part of the lesson, students have the opportunity to read a case study on the most profitable company, Apple and the launch of one of their new iPhones - a 12 mark question, structure guidance and a model answer is provided for students to look at before peer assessing and making improvements to WWW and EBI. Two links to kahoot quizzes, a homework question and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to supply and the factors which influence it. We start by looking at why suppliers supply, once students grasp it is for the incentive of profit we look at examples which can affect supply. We then go on to illustrate these impacts on diagrams with shifts in the supply curve - all broken down so students can grasp it quickly. We then have two four mark questions, both with concise case studies on a car manufacturer and the supply of houses, guidance on the assessment objectives required and concise model answers for students to look at when peer assessing. Two links to kahoot quizzes and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson starts by introducing learners to how trade has changed in the past, we then look at imports and exports for the UK. A short case study on Nissan’s factory and how that has affected UK through FDI. We then look at another concise study on Croatia and how their government has been helping to attract FDI with a 4 mark question and a model answer for students to peer assess with. In the second lesson we focus on specialisation and comparative advantage, two very important concepts in theme 4, this is broken down with an animated example. A case study on Malaysia and how specialisation will or won’t benefit them - a 10 mark question with structure guidance and a model answer for students to peer assess with and build important exam skills. A second question on Brazil’s commodities with guidance and a model answer too. An engaging box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 1x PPT, 2x word files and a video clip. We start by watching a clip on discrimination at work before looking at the various types of legislation that exists to protect consumers and employees. A matching consolidation activity followed by a case study on an electronics manufacturer, students have the opportunity to consider whether complying with law outweighs not complying with law - 12 mark question with structure guidance and a model answer. Students can self or peer assess with the marking grids before engaging in a kahoot, finally ending with a box plenary. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to the two main types of inorganic growth - mergers and takeovers. We start by looking at the different types of merging with their pros and cons. Some real life examples of mergers and acqusitions that have taken place such as Facebook and Whatsapp and more. We then look go through a case study on Dixons and Carphone Warehouse with a few questions for students to work on. We have two more case studies, both with 12 mark questions, structure guidance and concise model answers for students to peer assess with against the criteria. All you need - open the powerpoint, run through it, and deliver quality lessons whilst saving precious time. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! - all files in zip folder. Thank you

This three lesson bundle introduces learners to gross and net profit, gross and net profit margin and how they make up the income statement. All topics are broken down so that it is very easy for students to see the logic behind calculations and for the teacher to explain. An activity to draw up the income statement for Ian Beale’s fish and chip shop with answers to go through. Lots of calculation practice for all three topic areas with answers to self or peer assess. The statement of financial position is slightly detailed so this could be watered down as students just need to know the basics of the balance sheet. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This resource can be used as a revision lesson for GCSE Business. The aim is to help consolidate key terms by playing a game. This could be used for remote learning if the document is sent out to players but ideally it would be in class with the cards cut out in a deck. 1 In pairs or teams - have at least one describer and one or more guessers 2 Roll the dice and look at the colour the dice lands on 3 The describer picks a card from the deck and demonstrates the key term to the guesser 4 The guesser has 30 seconds to guess the word 5 If correct, team goes again, if not, the next team rolls the dice 6 First team round the board three times wins (Note: the game can be adapted i.e. if no dice, you can just go in order i.e. first card marketing, then external influences etc.) This is an editable version so it can be adapted if you would like to map it to a different specification or course. Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to critical path analysis, quite a tricky concept to understand at first for a lot of students - but not with this powerpoint. We start with an engaging starter to contextualise the topic, then we break down the elements of the critical path such as node, EST LFT, activities and durations so that we can see how it is built. Guidance is displayed step by step how to work out EST and LFT. Students have opportunities to practice completing and calculating critical path analysis, including working out the EST and LFTs, float times and the critical path. A kahoot quiz with a link to consolidate the first lesson’s learning. We then look at the advantages and disadvantages of CPA, followed by a concise case study on the usefulness of using CPA (questions can either be calculations or essay based so both are covered here). Structure guidance and a concise model answer is given to help students improve their exam technique. A group task to construct a more challenging CPA and a box plenary to end with. All you need - open the powerpoint, run through it, and deliver quality lessons whilst saving precious time. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! - all files in zip folder. Thank you