A very useful lesson resource for your students studying break-even as part of the finance topics for GCSE and A Level Business, covering all specifications. The worksheets and activities will really help students to develop and apply their understanding about what break-even is, how it is calculated and its uses to a business. Learning Objectives Understand the concept of break-even and what a break-even graph is Complete a break-even graph, using revenue, fixed, variable and total cost data. Analyse the uses and limitations of break-even in business decision making

A excellent resource for your students studying or revising Business Stakeholders, as part of the GCSE Business specifications (Grade 9-1). The worksheets and activities will really help students to apply their knowledge and understanding effectively, in the context of Morrisons building a new supermarket, and how this may impact different stakeholders such as employees, customers and shareholders. This lesson will also develop students’ key analysis and judgement skills (vital for success in exams) by evaluating whether different stakeholder groups will be for or against business growth and by encouraging students to justify and support their decisions. This resource has certainly helped my class and is thoroughly recommended for all centres. It comes complete with differentiated tasks for lower and more able students, as well as a PowerPoint Presentation and Lesson Plan, making it a great resource for a Lesson Observation.

An excellent resource for your students studying or revising pricing decisions (strategies) as part of the marketing mix for the GCSE Business specifications - some activities included may also be used for the AS/A Level Business (Year1) specifications. The worksheets and activities in these two lessons will really help students to apply their knowledge and understanding effectively, using well known business examples that students can relate to, such as Apple and Thorpe Park. This lesson will also develop students’ key analysis and judgement skills (vital for success in exams) by evaluating which pricing decisions are most effective for particular types of businesses and the most important factors which influence their pricing decisions. This double lesson resource comes complete with worksheets and exam practice questions, as well as a PowerPoint Presentation for both lessons and suggested homework activities

A useful resource for your students studying or revising Business Plans, as part of GCSE Business exam board specifications. Included are activities which will help students learn about the key contents of a business plan and the importance of business planning. There is also a case study attached with questions and answers. The 9 mark question will develop students’ key analysis and judgement skills by evaluating the overall importance of business plans to the success of a business - I have used this resource repeatedly with my classes and it has proved to work very effective at improving students’ exam technique. The key lesson aims are as follows: Define the term BUSINESS PLAN and describe its key sections Create a BUSINESS PLAN Complete exam practice questions about a BUSINESS PLAN

This resources provides a great activity for teaching ‘promotion’ as part of the marketing mix for small businesses covering GCSE Business (Grade 9-1) specifications such as Edexcel (Theme 1: Investigating small business). The key lesson objectives are: State what is meant by the term ‘promotion’ Explain the advantages and disadvantages of different types of promotion Justify which methods of promotion are most suitable for a small business Students can work in pairs/ groups/ independently when completing the different tasks, and the tasks also encourage Bloom’s taxonomy higher level thinking skills.

The activities and tasks in this lesson resource will help students to apply their knowledge and understanding about the importance of ‘place’ in the marketing mix for businesses. The key learning aims are as follows: Define what is meant by the term ‘place’ Explain the different methods of distribution available to businesses Recommend suitable methods of distribution for your business, giving reasons why Students will first learn what ‘place’ is and where different products are sold. Methods of distribution are then introduced in the second part of the lesson and students will develop their key analysis and judgement skills (vital for success in exams) by analysing and evaluating the most suitable distribution methods for particular businesses. This lesson resource comes complete with a PowerPoint Presentation which includes a starter activity, learning aims, key definitions and a plenary activity to demonstrate/assess student understanding of this topic.

Many GCSE Business Studies exam board specifications require students to select and justify a suitable marketing mix for a particular type of business (e.g. a small start up one in the local area). This resources provides a great activity for introducing all the integrated activities of a business' marketing mix including product, price, promotion and place, as well as the factors that affect the choice of marketing mix. The Key Lesson Objectives / Aims are: 1. Understand different factors that affect a business’s marketing mix 2. Select an appropriate marketing mix for a business Students can work in pairs/ groups/ independently when completing the different tasks, and the tasks also encourage Bloom's taxonomy higher level thinking skills.

Sources of finance is one of the most important concepts for students to understand when taking GCSE Business covering all exam board specifications. This lesson aims to help improve your students’ understanding of sources of finance for a small start up business. Students will explore different sources of finance and will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. This lesson will also develop students’ key analysis and judgement skills through the use of a short case study and ‘9 Mark evaluation style’ question. The learning aims are as follows: 1. State sources of finance that a new business could use (A01) 2. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of different sources of finance (A02) 3. Analyse and evaluate the suitability of different sources of finance (A03) This resource is thoroughly recommended for all centres, particularly for final revision before exams. It will encourage students to become more confident answering ‘sources of finance’ type questions, and it comes complete with differentiated tasks for lower and more able students, as well as a PowerPoint Presentation and practice exam question, making it a great resource for a Lesson Observation.

Sources of finance is one of the most important concepts for students to understand when taking GCSE Business, covering all exam board specifications. This lesson aims to help improve your students’ understanding of sources of finance for a larger (growing) business. Students will explore different sources of finance and will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each. This lesson will also develop students’ key analysis and judgement skills through the use of a short case study and ‘9 Mark style’ evaluation question. The learning aims are as follows: Identify and describe suitable sources of finance for a larger (growing) business Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different sources of finance Evaluate and recommend the most suitable source of finance for a business This resource is thoroughly recommended for all centres, particularly for final revision before exams. It will encourage students to become more confident answering ‘sources of finance’ type questions, and it comes complete with a PowerPoint Presentation, student activity (matching up sources of finance with their advantages and disadvantages) and practice exam question with suggested answers, making it a great resource for a Lesson Observation.