George's Marvellous Business Studies & Economic Resources
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Please check out my quality teaching resources that cover both Business Studies and Economics. I have been a teacher for over 10 years and always aim to produce high quality worksheets, activities and presentations. I have taught both Business Studies and Economics from GCSE to A-Level. Please come back often to see my latest and greatest resources.
Please check out my quality teaching resources that cover both Business Studies and Economics. I have been a teacher for over 10 years and always aim to produce high quality worksheets, activities and presentations. I have taught both Business Studies and Economics from GCSE to A-Level. Please come back often to see my latest and greatest resources.
Students learn the key formulas for costs, review and profit. Including average revenue and average costs. The lesson includes many financial and calculation-based tasks. The lesson also looks at how costs, revenues and profit can be evaluated and impact supply curves. The lesson includes many tasks, videos, worksheets and examples.
This lesson helps students complete many tasks linked to the Labour Market. The lesson will help retrieve and re-cap on essential theory and tasks. This is the perfect lesson to cover after teaching the labour market. The lesson also includes a detailed research / independent study task - perfect for homework.
A detailed lesson (61 slides) looking at the various costs of a firm. The lessons has clear theory, examples and tasks (many calculation and graph based questions) for the following costs:
Fixed costs
Variable costs
Marginal costs
Average costs
Total costs
Sunk costs
Short-run costs
The lesson is perfect for Microeconomics and A-Level Economics. The lesson also includes a student version of the lesson which is streamlined and works alongside the PPT.
This lesson focuses on the growth of firms and looks at the many different ways a firm can grow. The lesson looks at the pros and cons of the different ways to grow and includes many tasks throughout the lesson.
This lesson covers the following topics in a lot of detail, with relevant theory, examples, videos and diagrams:
Internal growth
External growth
Horizontal integration
Vertical integration
Lateral growth
Mergers
Takeovers
I have included both a student and teacher copy of the lesson resources. I have also included a nice worksheet on the lesson that has numerous questions on the topic. This lesson is perfect for A-Level Economics and can also be used for Business Studies.
This lesson on inflation helps students fully understand what inflation is and how it can effect the economy. I have included enough theory that this attached lesson could easily stretch across 2-3 lessons. The lesson looks at what inflation is, how it is measured, a brief history of UK inflation, the problems of inflation and the causes of inflation. The lesson sets out to answer the following learning objectives:
All Students will know how inflation levels are measured
Most Students will know the different problems caused by inflation
Some Students will know the difference between cost push and demand pull inflation
The lesson helps students fully understand the key concepts of inflation and covers the following topics in good detail:
Inflation
Retail Price Index (RPI)
Cost push inflation
Demand pull inflation
Price stability
The 2nd lesson then goes on to link key theory to the housing market (a typical exam topic) and how inflation can impact that industry. The lesson looks to cover the following learning objectives:
All Students will know what deflation is
Most Students will know the different ways of solving inflation
Some Students will know how inflation can effect the UK housing market
The lesson concludes with various questions based on the theory covered. This lesson is perfect for GCSE Economics and could be sued for A-Level Economics.
This lesson looks at public and private goods and how they link to market failure. The lesson includes lots of detailed theory, diagrams, examples and tasks. The lesson covers the following key theory:
* Public goods
* Quasi public goods
* Non-rivalry
* Non-excludable
Main lesson aim: Students will understand what public goods are and how they can lead to market failure if they are not properly provided.
* All Students will understand what public goods are and know a number of relevant examples.
* Most Students will understand the difference between pure public goods and quasi-public goods with relevant examples.
* Some students will know how to answer 25 mark exam questions on public goods.
The lesson starts with a fun quiz on the lesson topic. I have included a great 'Public & Private Goods in the Economy' task. The lesson then looks at a high mark exam question which includes a useful template. The lesson concludes with a nice 'You Say We Pay' game to help cover the key theory. I have also included a student copy of the PPT. This lesson is perfect for A-Level Economics.
I have included 2 separate PPT's that could help stretch this topic over two full lessons.
An extension of aggregate supply theory and a detailed look at LRAS, the banking system and the labour market.
Main aim: Students will expand their theory of AS and look at how focus on detailed reason how LRAS can be impacted in an economy. Students also assess both the Classical and Keynesian view.
This lesson covers the following areas:
Re-cap on aggregate supply
Keynesian vs Classical
Aggregate Supply & the Institutional Structure of the Economy
The Labour Market & LRAS
Keynesian Economists & Wage ‘Stickiness’
The lesson includes numerous written tasks with two essay-based exam questions at the end. This lesson could easily last 2+ hours.
A bumper lesson on a typical businesses stakeholders. The presentation looks at the main stakeholders for different businesses and their differing objectives. Stakeholders I have focused on include workers, customers, managers, suppliers, government and the local community. The lesson includes numerous real life business examples with an emphasis on McDonalds. There are also a number of tasks throughout the lesson to help keep students engaged. I have also included a nice worksheet on stakeholders to be used at the end of the PPT. I have also included a nice 10 question multiple choice quiz on stakeholders and other topics as a perfect starter for the lesson. Perfect for GCSE Business Studies.
Students will learn about the key concepts and theory behind loss aversion and anchoring and how this relates to behavioural economics. Students will learn key economic examples of each and how it impacts the choices of consumers, firms and governments. Videos, tasks and exam style questions included.
A bumper selection of resources to help you teach the ways to improve a businesses cash flow. This lesson follows on really well after you have taught how to calculate cash flow forecasts. The PPT looks at the main strategies a typical business can look to improve it’s cash flow; lower costs or increase revenues. There are many examples to help make this information accessible for students.
I have also included a nice lesson starter where students need to look at very seasonal businesses and think about how this may impact a businesses cash flow throughout a year. I have also included a detailed cash flow worksheet that includes finance questions and written questions all based on cash flow. Perfect for GCSE Business Studies.
A nice lesson that looks at the main types of employment laws for staff. The lesson looks at key theory for each law and provides examples. There are numerous tasks throughout the PPT all leading to a nice employment laws worksheet, where students need to create a storyboard for the government to help advertise a chosen employment law. A nice lesson that helps teach a potentially dull topic. Perfect for the People in Business topic for GCSE Business Studies.
A good lesson that covers the theory behind the main production methods. This PPT covers job, batch and flow production. It also covers CAD, CAM and CIM manufacturing. It also looks at the difference between automation and mechanisation. It has links to a few key videos. The lesson starter asks students to guess how long it takes a computer and robot to solve a Rubik’s cube - with a link to the relevant video.
The lesson concludes with a detailed worksheet that covers all the key theory in production. A great lesson that helps cover operations for GCSE Business Studies. This lesson may also be useful for design technology lessons.
A bumper lesson that covers taxes. This includes theory on how taxes work and the different types of taxes in the UK. The lesson looks at how a change in taxes can impact a supply curve. The lesson looks at how both ad valorem and specific taxes work. I have included a nice supply curve task on calculating an ad valorem tax. I have included many examples.
The lesson has many exam style questions to help test students knowledge. I have also included a nice worksheet on taxes. Perfect for Economics at GCSE level.
A good lesson to help teach sources of finance to larger businesses and companies. The PPT focuses on theory of the main types of finance raised by LTD’s and PLC’s. The lesson finishes with a great scenario finance task. Students need to read an exam style business scenario and then recommend the correct source of finance for that companies needs, and explain their choice.
This lesson builds on from sources of finance needed for smaller businesses and is perfect when looking at growing businesses. Perfect for GCSE Business Studies.
A good lesson that looks at both internal and external growth and there various pros and cons. The lesson provides theory of both mergers and takeover with relevant examples.
The lesson has numerous tasks throughout and provides the perfect introduction to the Growing as a Business topic. I have also included a nice worksheet on the topic. Perfect for GCSE Business Studies and Economics.
A nice lesson that covers stakeholders and how they may be impacted if a business grows. The lesson looks at what a stakeholder is, the difference between internal and external stakeholders and relevant examples.
The lesson also looks at how growing businesses can impact the aims of various stakeholders. I have also included a nice stakeholders worksheet. This is perfect for teaching the Growing as a Business topic in GCSE Business Studies.
A nice lesson to help teach subsidies and how they can impact the supply curve. The lesson provides theory on the pros and cons of subsidies with relevant examples. The lesson has numerous exam style questions which cover topics such as subsidies and supply and demand. Perfect for GCSE Economics.
A bumper lesson covering many topics on recruitment. The lesson includes theory on the ten stages of the recruitment process. It also covers internal and external recruitment. The lesson has a fun aptitude test for students to complete and a detailed worksheet aimed at the topic.
A nice lesson looking at the various stages of recruitment. Perfect for GCSE Business Studies and may also be useful for A-Level.
A bumper selection of resources that covers many aspects of people in business. The lesson starts with appraisals. The PPT looks at what appraisals are and the pros and cons they bring to a business. This short lesson then goes over many aspects of the people in business topic.
I have included detailed worksheets and quizzes that covers topics ranging from recruitment, training and motivation. A Perfect summary / revision lesson for GCSE Business Studies.
A really detailed and comprehensive revision guide to help students prepare for their GCSE Business Studies exam. This 57 page revision guide includes all theory for the AQA Unit 1 Exam: Setting Up a New Business. The revision guide also includes many worksheets and exam style questions. The revision guide covers the following chapters / topics:
1. Keywords / Key terms for Unit 1
2. Setting up a New Business - Theory, examples, worksheets and revision resources
3. Finance - Theory, examples, worksheets and revision resources
4. Marketing - Theory, examples, worksheets and revision resources
6. Human Resources - Theory, examples, worksheets and revision resources
7. Operations - Theory, examples, worksheets and revision resources
I have also included key tips on answering 9 mark questions and other useful resources. This revision guide is easy to read and makes sure students know the required theory really well. This revision guide is made for the AQA GCSE Unit 1 exam - but it could easily be adapted for other exam boards such as OCR and Ed Excel. The perfect revision resource for GCSE Business Studies students.