A-level Business Studies lesson (Cambridge) covering R&D (research and development) and new product development used with my Year 13s. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) R&D mind map Links to videos (R&D at Microsoft; TED Talk) Links to relevant news articles (on UK govt funding for R&D) Question worksheet Essay homework question (with differentiated help grid) The whole lot takes about 3 hours lesson time to complete. Previous lesson on Elasticities: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12605612 More Business, Economics & Politics resources here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

AS Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering the law of diminishing marginal utility used with my Year 12 students. Includes: PowerPoint Past paper practice question (with mark scheme) 7-lesson bundle covering chapters on consumer behaviour, demand, and supply can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12535155 8-lesson bundle for previous chapters (the economic problem; factors of production; functions of money; specialisation/division of labour; production possibility frontiers etc) is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528890

Quick payback period lesson used with my Year 13 Business students. PPT includes: Starter quiz on finance formulas Payback period (explanation and worked example) Student practice questions (and answers) Link to relevant short video

A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) on market structures (pure monopoly, oligopoly & concentration ratios) Includes: PowerPoint (with student tasks) Starter task Worksheet Essay writing template Full shop for more Economics, Business & Politics resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

For Unit 1: Introduction to Economics see: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12681403 For Unit 2 (Real-world issue 1): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12793808 Everything that you need to teach Real-world issue 2 of Unit 2: Microeconomics of IB DP Economics (Higher Level). Includes: 240 slide PowerPoint (broken down into individual lessons covering everything in the syllabus) Student activities and challenges throughout the presentations Worksheets Practice questions Graph practice Links to relevant videos and articles Links to online quizzes Topics covered include: Perfect competition Oligopoly & monopoly Government intervention Max and min prices Taxes and subsidies Externalities Public goods Also includes: Economics reading diary (and recommended reading list) Graph practice (for units 1 and 2)

AS-level Politics lesson (Edexcel) introducing the main UK political parties (Labour, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats etc) as part of the module on Political Parties, used with my Year 12s. Includes: Politics reading diary (with reading list) Introduction to seats/constituencies Introduction to the political spectrum (left wing & right wing) Introduction to the main parties and their policies Explanation of the main functions of political parties Student activities throughout Homework task (political compass test) Other selected previous lessons: Voter behaviour and the media (12-lesson bundle): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/voter-behaviour-and-the-media-12-lessons-worksheets-and-more-12633978 Human Rights Act: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/human-rights-act-as-politics-12673794 Statute Law: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/statute-law-as-politics-12658611

A-level Business Studies (Cambridge) lesson on social and environmental audits (and how/why businesses use them) used with my Year 13s. Includes: -Starter -Social audits explained (plus activity) -Why social/environmental audits are important (pressure groups; ethical business practice; sustainability etc.) -Greenwashing -Corporate social responsibility practice questions -Worksheet for students to create their own environmental audit Other lessons from this unit: Business strategy pack (SWOT, PEST, Porter’s etc): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12742325 Corporate culture: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12650698 Privatisation & nationalisation: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12743838

Full lesson on referendums in the UK used with my Y12 Politics students (Edexcel), includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Pros and cons explained In-depth look at Scottish independence referendum Research task into UK referendums since 1997 Homework videos (Brexit movie & documentary) Previous lessons below: FPTP (first-past-the-post): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12859872 AMS (additional member system): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12859879 STV & SV: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12862233

AS Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering rational decision making (inertia; habitual behaviour; consumer computation etc.) Full 1-hour lesson includes: PowerPoint Activities Worksheet Homework 7-lesson bundle covering all chapters on consumer behaviour, demand, and supply can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12535155 8-lesson bundle for previous chapters (the economic problem; factors of production; functions of money; specialisation/division of labour; production possibility frontiers etc) here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528890

A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) on external economies & diseconomies of scale Lesson covers: external sources of economies & diseconomies of scale, drawing SRAC and LRAC costs curves and the LRAC envelope. Includes: PowerPoint (with student tasks) Starter task Worksheet (with questions and graphs to complete) Part 1 on internal economies & diseconomies of scale is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12588440 Full shop for more Economics, Business & Politics resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

AS Politics lesson (Edexcel) on the political advertising & single issue voting as part of Voter behaviour & the media module. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Essay writing tips for writing about 1979 general election Election campaign posters for students to discuss and rate Homework task (with link to political advertising documentary) Homework worksheet Some prior knowledge is required so please see previous lessons below: Introduction to voter behaviour & the media): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578155 ‘Typical’ party voters: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578310 Understanding political data: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12580693 Ethnicity, gender & education: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12587224 Governing competence: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591090 Party manifestos: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591103 1979 UK general election: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591105 Full shop for other Politics resources (as well as Economics and Business): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

IGCSE Business Studies lesson on pricing strategies and price elasticity of demand (Cambridge, Unit 3) used with my Y11 students. Lesson covers pricing methods (cost plus; penetration; promotional and price skimming) and includes: Starter task PowerPoint (with various learning activities throughout) Worksheet Practice questions Full shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

IGCSE Business Studies lesson on distribution methods (Cambridge, Unit 3) used with my Y11 students. Lesson covers distribution methods (direct distribution; retail distribution; wholesale distribution and distribution through agents) and includes: PowerPoint (with learning activities) Worksheet Practice questions Previous lesson on price, pricing strategies & price elasticity of demand here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12597322 Full shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) on costs & imputed costs Lesson covers: economic costs; imputed costs; fixed costs; variable costs; total cost, average cost & marginal cost. PowerPoint (with student tasks throughout) Starter task Worksheet (with questions and tables to fill in) Previous lesson (part 1) on diminishing returns here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12582592 Full shop for more Economics, Business & Politics resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

AS Politics lesson (Edexcel) on UK political party manifestos as part of Voter behaviour & the media module. Includes: PowerPoint (discusses 1979 election manifestos and whether manifestos matter) Starter task (on Winter of discontent; worksheet attached) Another worksheet to fill in Some prior knowledge is required so please see previous lessons below: Introduction to voter behaviour & the media): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578155 ‘Typical’ party voters: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12578310 Understanding political data: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12580693 Ethnicity, gender & education: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12587224 Governing competence: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12591090 Full shop for other Politics resources (as well as Economics and Business): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

2-hour A-level Business Studies lesson on Trade Unions (Cambridge, Unit 2) used with my Year 13 students. Includes: Starter task Powerpoint (with various learner tasks throughout) Practice questions 4-lesson bundle (£3) for teaching further human resource management (Unit 2, Cambridge): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12582582

AS Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering: Factors of production (land, labour, capital, enterprise) Renewable & non-renewable resources Full 1-hour lesson includes: PowerPoint Worksheet Part of a series of lessons. Lesson 1 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528554 Lesson 2 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528577 Lesson 3 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528586 Bundle here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528890

Quck (1 hour-ish) IGCSE Business Studies lesson on Market segments (Cambridge, Unit 3). Includes: Starter task PowerPoint (with learning activities) Card sort task (some cutting up required) Practice questions Students also have to guess which market segments might have been targeted during a Super Bowl advert break (and then watch a YouTube video to find out how many they guessed correctly)

AS-level Business Studies lesson on leadership styles (Cambridge, Unit 2) covering Autocratic, Democratic, Paternalistic and Laissez-faire used with my Year 12 students. Includes: Starter task (on Mintzberg so some previous knowledge required) PowerPoint (with learning tasks throughout) Practice questions / worksheet Homework task Took my Year 12s about 1.5 hours all told. Previous lesson here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12579229