A revision sheet designed specifically for the new AQA Business specification but which is relevant to all boards. This sheet looks at the four major financial elements that face business: cash flow forecasts; budgets; break-even analysis and profitability ratios. These topic areas are substantial and the 10 pages cover the different types of budget; methods of setting budgets; sources of budgetary information; variance analysis; cash flow forecast benefits and drawbacks; cash flow forecast structures; contribution analysis; margin of safety; break even analysis; gross, operating and profit for the year margins and finally the usefulness of financial information in the reaching of decisions.

The latest in the series of revision sheets aimed specifically at the new A Level Business specification. This sheet focuses upon the establishment of financial objectives and looks at the distinctions between cash flow and profit; revenue, cost and profit objectives; the different measurements of profit (gross, operating and profit for the year); cash flow objectives; investment and return on capital employed; capital structure decisions and finally the internal and external influences upon financial objectives.

4 mock test papers on the topic areas of marketing, business start-ups, financial ratios and investment appraisal. All papers come complete with mark schemes. These papers provide a good means of assessing student progress in topic areas and cover content across all of the major examination boards.

Another in the series of ‘What is All About?’ guides aimed at GCSE Business students with the intention of strengthening their understanding of core topic areas. This unit looks at the importance of market segmentation, target markets, mass and niche market structures, and product and market orientation.

The latest in the revision packs aimed at improving pupil knowledge of core areas of the A Level Business specification that often cause problems. This pack focuses upon critical path analysis and includes the usual format of an assessment sheet (knowledge, application, analysis and evaluation skills are tested), teacher answer sheet, a mind map for pupil revision and a specialist revision sheet about critical path analysis. This pack also incorporates a detailed PowerPoint that teachers can use to deliver the topic and is supported with a PDF version of the notes to act as a hand out.

The latest installment in the new AQA Business specification revision sheets. This sheet considers the importance of supply chain management with a focus upon inventory control charts, buffer stocks, re-order levels and re-order quantities. It also considers the value of supply chain management; the influences in choice of suppliers; mass customisation and the need to match supply with demand.

Another revision sheet for the new AQA Business specification. This sheet looks at the topic of quality and the means of improving quality and its importance for business. It looks at quality assurance and quality control; the PDCA Cycle; quality chains; quality circles and TQM.

A revision resource for the new AQA Business specification. The handout covers an outline of how to improve labour productivity and the general efficiency of an organisation. It considers the impact of improving efficiency and how it can be the source of competitive advantage. It also examines the important concept of lean production (including JIT), labour and capital intensity and the role of technology upon operations.

The latest in the series of marketing notes designed for GCSE Business students. They are primarily intended for learning support departments but maybe of use wider afield. This topic looks at the new topic area of e-commerce and digital communications.

Another revision pack in the new series aimed at supplementing a student's understanding of common mathematical concepts seen in most A Level Business courses. This focus of this pack is that of financial ratio analysis. It considers profitability, gearing, financial efficiency and liquidity and provides students with a detailed series of questions that build their core knowledge skills. Detailed answer sheets are included, along with a mind map revision activity sheet and a set of revision notes about financial ratio analysis.

A PowerPoint based lesson resource aimed at supporting teachers covering the more challenging aspects of the labour market. This resource provides theoretical and practical application of wage differentials, monopsony labour markets and the impact of trade unions upon wages (monopsony focus). Students are given a variety of different tasks to complete throughout the presentation and it ends with them considering an answer to an exam style question. This material should last a full double lesson and the exam questions provide opportunities for extension or prep activities. It includes a PDF version of the materials for ease of priniting/handouts.

A series of questions that assess a variety of assessment objective skills about the three main investment appraisal techniques of payback, ARR and net present value. This pack includes knowledge, application and analysis style tasks and also contains a mind map activity and answers to the questions. I have also thrown in a copy of my investment appraisal revision notes and my brand new PowerPoint lesson about Investment Appraisal alongside a PDF hand out of the notes. This represents excellent value.

Edexcel Economics A Specification. Powerpoint presentation on the topic of efficiency for second year economists. This presentation considers the concepts of static, dynamic, allocative, technical, and productive efficiencies and also that of x-inefficiency.

Another in the popular range of student support worksheets. This one seeks to explain the concept of profit in ways that look to encourage students to build up their understanding in a gradual and meaningful way.

A student revision handout aimed at improving their knowledge of core economic concepts. This handout looks specifically at the following topic areas: the economic problem; economic models and assumptions; scientific method; normative and positive economics; ceteris paribus; renewable and non-renewable resources; economic agents; specialisation and division of labour; production possibility frontiers; opportunity costs; economics as a social science; factors of production and finally the function of money.

A detailed series of notes aimed at encouraging independent learning and helping current Year 11 pupils to gain a better insight into Economics. This lesson looks specifically at the Economic Problem and introduces students to the concepts of micro and macro economics; opportunity costs; PPF curves; positive and normative statements and the basic concept of an economic model.

A PowerPoint based quiz based directly upon the hit ITV show including graphics and music. This resource is fully editable so you can adapt it to your own needs, adding your own questions therefore making it suitable for A Level. I have used this resource in my GCSE classes with great success and students like to see if they can beat the challenge of the 15 questions. I would recommend you use the cursor key to move between questions though as the mouse control is rather sensitive.

A revision resource for the new AQA Business specification. This guide looks specifically at the topics of capacity; capacity utilisation; spare capacity; unit costs; labour productivity and links between capacity and other operational targets.

A revision resource for the new AQA Business specification. The handout covers an outline of what is meant by operations management; the concepts of labour and capital intensive; the main operational objectives of costs, quality, dependability, speed of response and flexibility, environmental objectives and added value. It also looks at some of the key internal and external influences acting upon the objectives.