This pack includes all of the content that learners should be able to do for the new AQA GCSE Business (9-1) course. It covers all six content sections of the course. Students can use this to self-assess their progress as they complete sections of the course. Teachers can use it monitor the confidence levels and areas of weakness for individual students or for the class as a whole. It can inform future teaching.

This is a learning mat that can be used for consolidation and/or revision purposes. It covers expanding a business (it is consolidated to three sides). It includes recap activities to demonstrate knowledge and understanding, keywords with room for definitions, plus a ‘what you need to know’ section. Each of these activities asks students to RAG rate their confidence. The learning mat is best printed A3 size but it also works A4 size (just less room to write!).

This is a learning mat that can be used for consolidation and/or revision purposes. It covers 3.4.2 Recruitment and Selection of Employees. It includes recap activities to demonstrate knowledge and understanding, keywords with room for definitions, plus a ‘what you need to know’ section. Each of these activities asks students to RAG rate their confidence. The learning mat is best printed A3 size but it also works A4 size (just less room to write!).

This resource can be used as an assessment for the end of 3.3.1 Production Processes. It includes a range of questions (some case study based) covering multiple-choice, short-answer and longer-answer questions. A mark scheme is included.

This is a learning mat that can be used for consolidation and/or revision purposes. It covers 3.5.4 Elements of the Marketing Mix - Product (please note it covers product only - the other elements are covered in other learning mats). It is quite substantial (6 pages) which is why it is a separate document. It includes recap activities to demonstrate knowledge and understanding, keywords with room for definitions, plus a ‘what you need to know’ section. Each of these activities asks students to RAG rate their confidence. The learning mat is best printed A3 size but it also works A4 size (just less room to write!).

This is a learning mat that can be used for consolidation and/or revision purposes. It covers 3.2.1 Technology (it is consolidated to three sides). It includes recap activities to demonstrate knowledge and understanding, keywords with room for definitions, plus a 'what you need to know' section. Each of these activities asks students to RAG rate their confidence. The learning mat is best printed A3 size but it also works A4 size (just less room to write!).

This is a learning mat that can be used for consolidation and/or revision purposes. It covers 3.2.4 Globalisation. It includes recap activities to demonstrate knowledge and understanding, keywords with room for definitions, plus a ‘what you need to know’ section. Each of these activities asks students to RAG rate their confidence. The learning mat is best printed A3 size but it also works A4 size (just less room to write!).

This resource has all relevant keywords for unit 3.5 Marketing. It comprises all keywords (36) with associated definitions (taken from the exam board). There are two different versions of this included: 1) Smaller card-based version - can be used as a match-up activity or you can hand-out just the keyword and ask students to provide the definition or vice-versa. Good for 'stickability', revision and literacy. 2) Larger A4 version - keywords and definitions can be printed back-to-back and used in a class activity or they can be printed and used as part of a display Can be printed in colour and laminated.

This resource has all relevant keywords for 3.2 Influences on Business unit. It comprises all keywords (21) with associated definitions (taken from the exam board). There are two different versions of this included: 1) Smaller card-based version - can be used as a match-up activity or you can hand-out just the keyword and ask students to provide the definition or vice-versa. Good for 'stickability', revision and literacy. 2) Larger A4 version - keywords and definitions can be printed back-to-back and used in a class activity or they can be printed and used as part of a display Can be printed in colour and laminated.

This pack includes all of the content that learners should be able to do for OCR A level business. It is split up into the different sections of the course - Introduction to Business, External Influences etc. Students can use this to self-assess their progress as they complete sections of the course. Teachers can use it monitor the confidence levels and areas of weakness for individual students or for the class as a whole. It could inform future teaching.

This resource introduces the concept of needs vs wants by students sorting the importance of items via a set of cards. Students will then think about how organisations differentiate their goods or services and create a 'pitch' for it e.g. one electricity business pitching against another - how can the business encourage customers? This activity (and set of cards) can also be used to discuss private sector vs public sector and the concept of opportunity cost (what items would they give up?). The activity can be used across a range of levels - KS3, GCSE or A-level. Clearly, the depth of discussion will differ.

This is a two-sided case study for the business Cath Kidston. It includes a SWOT analysis, financial data, objectives and information on marketing, operations and HRM. The case study can be used to base your own questions or activities on or students could be asked to develop the SWOT section of the case study. It can be used with GCSE or A level students. I use this case study within a full set of A level activities which is also available to purchase.

This resource can be used as an assessment for the end of 3.1.3 Setting Business Aims and Objectives It includes a range of questions (some case study based) covering multiple choice, short-answer and longer-answer questions (up to 12 marks). A mark scheme is included.

This is a two-sided learning mat that can be used for consolidation and/or revision purposes. It covers Setting Business Aims and Objectives. It includes recap activities to demonstrate knowledge and understanding, keywords with room for definitions, plus a ‘what you need to know’ section. Each of these activities asks students to RAG rate their confidence. The learning mat is best printed A3 size but it also works A4 size (just less room to write!).

This is a two-sided learning mat that can be used for consolidation and/or revision purposes. It covers stakeholders. It includes recap activities to demonstrate knowledge and understanding, keywords with room for definitions, plus a ‘what you need to know’ section. Each of these activities asks students to RAG rate their confidence. The learning mat is best printed A3 size but it also works A4 size (just less room to write!).

This is a two-sided learning mat that can be used for consolidation and/or revision purposes. It covers location. It includes recap activities to demonstrate knowledge and understanding, keywords with room for definitions, plus a ‘what you need to know’ section. Each of these activities asks students to RAG rate their confidence. The learning mat is best printed A3 size but it also works A4 size (just less room to write!).