Lesson 6 covering Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies (Section 6): External influences on business activity - environmental and ethical issues. PowerPoint looks at ethical issues (child labour; bribery; collusion) and asks students to think about what businesses have to gain from being ethical (and what damage might be done from being unethical). Students are then challenged to produce a ‘consumer boycott’ poster based on an unethical practice of their choosing. Worksheet with key terms table to fill in, questions to answer and poster instructions/ideas also attached. 8-lesson bundle (£4) here : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528395

AS-level Business Studies lesson introducing Management & Leadership and Henry Mintzberg (Cambridge, Unit 2) used with my Year 12 students. Includes: Starter task PowerPoint Card sort task (some cutting up involved) Practice questions / worksheet

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)

Privatisation versus Nationalisation A-level Business Studies (Cambridge) lesson used with my Year 13s. Includes: -Starter quiz (refresh from some previous topics) -Link to video on privatisation and nationalisation -Debate task (privatise the NHS?) -Homework: TEDTalk video review (with worksheet) 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 Labour productivity and absenteeism: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12580712

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

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

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

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

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

Direct and indirect tax worksheet for Y13 Macroeconomics - used to see how well students had understood the topics of tax and public spending (Chapters 34 & 35 in Edexcel Economics Student Book 2). Students are required to: Define direct & indirect taxes Graphically illustrate the effect of progressive & regressive taxes Discuss implications of cutting public spending during challenging economic times Select - and justify - a set of tax rises that the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak could make to pay for the COVID-19 pandemic

A-level Business Studies lesson (Cambridge) on introduction to strategic management used with my Year 13s. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Starter on corporate strategy Strategy versus tactics Link between corporate strategy & business structure Chandler’s multi-divisional structure (M-form) Practice questions (with answers) More Business, Economics & Politics resources here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

AS Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) covering cross elasticity of demand (XED). Full 1-hour lesson includes: PowerPoint Activities Previous exam practice questions Worksheet (PED; YED; XED questions with answer sheet) 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) is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528890

A-level Business Studies lesson (Cambridge) on the Force-field analysis used with my Year 13s. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Starter on strategic analysis techniques Force-field analysis explained Force-field analysis example (IT project) Force-field analysis student task (with template) Practice questions Strategic management glossary / worksheet Previous lessons: SWOT & PEST: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12621941 Boston Matrix: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12621952 Porter’s Five Forces: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12621959 Ansoff Matrix: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12621967 More Business, Economics & Politics resources here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

A-level Business Studies lesson (Cambridge) on strategic implementation & corporate culture used with my Year 13s. Includes: PowerPoint (with learner activities) Worksheet Links to relevant videos Practice questions Bundle on strategic analysis & strategic choice: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12622036 More Business, Economics & Politics resources here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael

Lesson 4 covering Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies (Section 6): External influences on business activity - environmental and ethical issues. PowerPoint recaps government monetary policy and then discusses externalities caused by people and businesses. Also attached is a worksheet with key terms table to fill in and questions to answer. Easily filled a 1-hour class. 8-lesson bundle (£4) here : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528395

Lesson 5 covering Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies (Section 6): External influences on business activity - environmental and ethical issues PowerPoint looks at sustainable development and then asks students to think of the reasons how and why businesses ‘go green’ (pressure groups, consumer boycotts, change in law). Also attached is a worksheet with key terms table to fill in, questions to answer and loads of examples of consumer boycotts past and present. Easily filled a 1-hour class. 8-lesson bundle (£4) here : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528395

Lesson 2 covering Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies (Section 6): External influences on business activity - government economic objectives and policies PowerPoint recaps main government objectives: low inflation, low unemployment, economic growth & balance of payments and then explains government fiscal policy (direct & indirect taxes; public spending) & disposable income. Also attached is a worksheet with key terms table to fill in and questions to answer. Easily filled a 1-hour class. 8-lesson bundle (£4) here : https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12528395