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Former teacher of Economics, Politics & Business Studies in Madrid, Spain (journalist at The Times, Sunday Times & MoneySavingExpert.com in a previous life)
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Former teacher of Economics, Politics & Business Studies in Madrid, Spain (journalist at The Times, Sunday Times & MoneySavingExpert.com in a previous life)
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AS-level Microeconomics bundle: Unit 1 (Edexcel) - chapters 11-20 (8 lessons + worksheets)
Bundle of eight lessons covering chapters 11-20 of Edexcel AS-level Economics (Student book 1).
Each lesson includes a PowerPoint (plus worksheets/activities).
Lesson 1: Market equilibrium
Lesson 2: Functions of the price mechanism
Lesson 3: Law of diminishing marginal utility
Lesson 4: Indirect taxes and subsidies
Lesson 5: Market failure (moral hazard; information gaps; under-provision of public goods etc.)
Lesson 6: Externalities
Lesson 7: Government intervention
Lesson 8: Government failure
Also includes:
Diagram practice (max & min prices and more)
Links to whole class quizzes
Selection of multiple choice questions from recent past papers
Mind maps for planning 20-mark essay questions
Essay planning template
Economics reading diary
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AS-level Microeconomics bundle: Unit 1 (Edexcel) - chapters 1-10 (15 lessons + worksheets)
Bundle of 15 lessons covering the first 10 chapters of Edexcel AS-level Economics (Student book 1).
Each lesson includes a PowerPoint (plus worksheets/activities).
Lesson 1: Introduction to Microeconomics
Lesson 2: Scarcity
Lesson 3: Opportunity cost
Lesson 4: Factors of production
Lesson 5: Production possibility frontiers
Lesson 6: Specialisation & Division of labour
Lesson 7: Functions of money
Lesson 8: Types of economy
Lesson 9: Rational decision making
Lesson 10: Demand
Lesson 11: Price elasticity of demand (PED)
Lesson 12: Income elasticity of demand (YED)
Lesson 13: Cross elasticity of demand (XED)
Lesson 14: Supply & the supply curve
Lesson 15: Price elasticity of supply (PES)
Also includes:
1-hour assessment (with mark scheme)
Student reading diary
Graph practice worksheet
Essay planner template
Selection of multiple choice questions from recent past papers
Economics reading list
Reading diary (with links to recommended books, websites, blogs, podcasts and interviews) for A-level Economics students.
I update the Google doc each week with new material (so please comment with any recommendations that you have and I will add them in).
I ask my students to read/listen to at least three pieces a week.
Marketing mega PowerPoint (75 slides + worksheets): IGCSE Business
75-slide Marketing (Cambridge; Unit 3) mega PowerPoint used with my Year 11 IGCSE Business Studies students.
Topics covered in the PowerPoint include:
Product life cycle
R&D
Pricing strategies (cost-plus; penetration; price skimming, promotional)
Price elasticity of demand
Promotion methods
Distribution methods (direct distribution; retail distribution; wholesale distribution etc)
E-commerce (B2B; B2C; C2C)
Entering foreign markets
The PPT has learner activities and practice questions throughout and there are also 5 worksheets to complete (plus a short assessment I made using marketing questions from past papers).
More Economics, Politics and Business Studies material uploaded here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
External economies & diseconomies of scale (A-level Economics)
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
Organisation structure (A-level Business)
A-level Business Studies lesson on Organisation Structure (Cambridge, Unit 2) used with my Year 13 students.
Includes:
Starter task
Powerpoint (with various learner tasks throughout)
Practice questions
Lesson covers hierarchical and matrix structures (advantages and disadvantages of), span of control, chain of command, delegation, and pros and cons of centralised and decentralised structures.
Part two on delayering here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12592361
4-lesson bundle for teaching earlier chapter on Further Human Resource Management (Unit 2, Cambridge) here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12582582
Delayering & organisation structure (A-level Business)
Part 2 of my A-level Business Studies lessons on Organisation Structure (Cambridge, Unit 2) - used with my Year 13 students.
Includes:
Starter task
Powerpoint (with various learner tasks throughout)
Practice questions
Lesson covers delayering (advantages and disadvantages of), growing a business’ formal structure and informal organisation structures.
Part one of this lesson can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12590907
4-lesson bundle for teaching earlier chapter on Further Human Resource Management (Unit 2, Cambridge) here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12582582
Herzberg, Vroom & McClelland on motivation (AS-level Business)
AS-level Business Studies lesson on Motivation (Herzberg, Vroom & McClelland) used with my Year 12 students (Cambridge, Unit 2).
Includes:
Starter task (on Taylor, Mayo, Maslow)
PowerPoint (with learning tasks)
Practice questions
Worksheet
Link to relevant short video
Previous lesson on Taylor, Mayo and Maslow is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12585435
Theory X & Theory Y; emotional intelligence (AS-level Business)
1-hour AS-level Business Studies lesson on McGregor’s Theory X & Theory Y and Emotional Intelligence (Cambridge, Unit 2) used with my Year 12 students.
Includes:
Starter task
PowerPoint (with learning tasks)
Practice questions
Link to relevant 12-min video
Homework essay question
Previous lesson on leadership styles (autocratic, democratic etc) here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12579237
Earlier lesson on Mintzberg here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12579229
Internal economies & diseconomies of scale (A-level Economics)
A-level Microeconomics lesson (Edexcel) on internal economies & diseconomies of scale
Lesson covers: internal sources of economies & diseconomies of scale (marketing; purchasing; financial; managerial; technical), drawing the LRAC curve and minimum efficient scale.
Includes:
PowerPoint (with student tasks throughout)
Starter task (short-run cost curves)
Worksheet (with questions, case studies and graphs to complete)
Homework question (with planning sheet)
Previous lesson on short-run cost curves is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12587168
Full shop for more Economics, Business & Politics resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Business communication (A-level Business)
A-level Business Studies lesson on Business communication (Cambridge, Unit 2) used with my Year 13 students.
Includes:
Starter task
Powerpoint (with various learner tasks throughout)
Practice questions
20-mark essay question
4-lesson bundle (£3) for teaching previous chapter on further human resource management (Unit 2, Cambridge): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12582582
4Ps: price, pricing strategies & price elasticity of demand: IGCSE Business
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
4Ps: place and distribution methods: IGCSE Business
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
Technology & the marketing mix: IGCSE Business
IGCSE Business Studies lesson on how technology has affected the marketing mix (Cambridge, Unit 3) used with my Y11 students.
Lesson covers B2B, B2C and C2C buying and selling, opportunities and risks of e-commerce for businesses and consumers and includes:
PowerPoint (with learning activities)
Worksheets
Practice questions
Full shop: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
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A-level Business Studies: Further Human Resource Management (4 lessons + worksheets)
Bundle of 4 A-level Business Studies lessons covering Further Human Resource Management (Cambridge, Unit 2, Chapter 13) used with my Year 13 students
Each lesson includes a PowerPoint (plus worksheets/activities)
Lesson 1: Hard & soft HRM (2 hours)
Lesson 2: Labour productivity, absenteeism (1 hour)
Lesson 3: Labour laws & workforce planning (1 hour)
Lesson 4: Trade unions (2 hours)
Buying the bundle saves 50% on buying individually
Full shop for more Business, Economics and Politics resources: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
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Strategic analysis & strategic choice bundle (7 lessons + worksheets)
A-level Business strategic analysis & strategic choice bundle (Unit 6, Cambridge).
L1: Introduction to strategic management
L2: SWOT & PEST
L3: Boston Matrix
L4: Porter’s Five Forces
L5: Ansoff Matrix
L6: Force-field analysis
L7: Decision trees
Worksheets and activities included with each lesson.
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Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies (Section 6): External influences on business activity (8 complete lessons)
Eight lessons covering Cambridge IGCSE Business Studies, Section 6
Each lesson is comfortably 1-hour long (what they don’t finish I set for homework) and includes a PowerPoint plus various activities and/or worksheets.
Lesson 1 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12494613
Lesson 2 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12494998
Lesson 3 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12495450
Lesson 4 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12499066
Lesson 5 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12505357
Lesson 6 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12507546
Lesson 7 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12509139
Lesson 8 can be found here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12516750
Labour laws & workplace planning (A-level Business)
1 hour A-level Business Studies lesson on labour laws and workplace planning (Cambridge, Unit 2) used with my Year 13 students.
Includes:
Starter task
Powerpoint (with various learner tasks throughout)
Practice exam question (with insert and mark scheme)
4-lesson bundle (£3) for teaching further human resource management (Unit 2, Cambridge): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12582582
Full shop for other Business resources (as well as Economics and Politics): https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/smith_michael
Maslow, Mayo & Taylor on motivation (AS-level Business)
1-hour AS-level Business Studies lesson on Motivation (Maslow, Mayo & Taylor) used with my Year 12 students (Cambridge, Unit 2).
Includes:
Starter task (on Goleman, McGregor, Mintzberg)
PowerPoint (with learning tasks)
Practice questions
Link to relevant 7-min Ted Talk
Previous lesson on Theory X & Theory Y and emotional intelligence is here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12583931
Earlier lesson on leadership styles (autocratic, democratic etc) here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12579237
Earlier lesson on Mintzberg here: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12579229
Trade unions (A-level Business)
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