This lesson introduces learners to trading blocs, we start by looking at the history of european union and how it started in 1973. We look at other trade blocs then discuss the advantages and disadvantages of trading bloc. We look at a case study on the creation of the RCEP trade bloc, a concise case study and a 10 mark question, structure guidance is provided and a model answer to help students when peer assessing to build important exam skills. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 5x PPTs, 4x word files and can be delivered over 8-10 lessons. There is quite a lot of theory in LO6, in the first powerpoint, we run through each category of influences briefly, and in the next 4 ppts we focus more on economic, legal and ethical influences as these are larger areas. For economic influences, we start by looking at some shocking (for students) price changes in the last few decades before looking at how inflation is calculated and the implications on businesses and concumsers. We then go onto looking at interest rates and again, implications on consumers and businesses. Two essay exam style questions included on each topic - both with structure guidance and concise model answers to help students with peer assessments. The second part to economic influences introduces learners to the stages in the business cycle and how each affects businesses and consumers, we also look at different types of tax and their implcications. Finally we look at exchange rates and their impacts. Two guided research tasks, a link to a kahoot quiz and box plenary to finish off with. For legal factors, we start by watching a clip on discrimination at work before looking at the various types of legislation that exists to protect consumers and employees. A matching consolidation activity followed by a case study on an electronics manufacturer, students have the opportunity to consider whether complying with law outweighs not complying with law - 12 mark question with structure guidance and a model answer. Students can self or peer assess with the marking grids before engaging in a kahoot, finally ending with a box plenary. For ethical factors, learners engage in provoking discussions. We start by looking at what ethics involves, we look at some real thought provoking case studies with Primark and Bangladesh’s factories, Apple and Foxconn’s sweatshops. A 12 mark question with a concise model answer to peer assess with and a debate task acting for and against firms that are unethical. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources (1x PPT and 8x word docs) can be delivered over 3-4 lessons and introduces learners to the importance of business planning with an emphasis on cash flow forecasting. We start by looking at what’s included in a business plan and the purpose of creating one, a group matching cards activity to consolidate the contents of the business plan. We then go on to looking at the importance of a positive cash flow, and how to construct a cash flow forecast from scratch step by step (although this isn’t required it helps understand the topic well). Students then go on to consolidate this by creating a cash flow forecast for Ian Beale’s fish and chip shop, some further calculation practice followed. This is followed by 2 x 12 mark questions, one on business planning and one on cash flow forecasting based on Ian Beale’s forecast. Both comes with structure guidance and concise model answers for students to peer assess with. Two links to kahoot quizzes on the topic and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson includes 1x PPT which can be delivered over 2 lessons (over 50 slides of interactive and engaging learning) and 1x word file on calculating market share/size. We start by looking at what a market is before looking at a real life example to help students contextualise, we then look at marketing as a function and its purpose. Activities to consolidate calculation of market share and size, followed by concise case studies looking at objectives. A variety of tasks to consolidate this knowledge through discussions, research, case studies and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 1x PPT which can be delivered over a double lesson (35 slides of engaging and interactive learning). We start by discussing what kinds of external influences on business exist before focusing on political influences, plenty of examples to help students contextualise the political influences before going on to legal changes which can impact on businesses. Again, examples and case studies to contextualise knowledge before a matching task on laws and a 16 mark evaluation question on legal change, model answer and peer assessment grid provided to help students develop exam technique. Some true or false questions, research task and a box plenary to end with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 1x PPT and 2x word files and can be delivered over 2-3 lessons. Learners are introduced to key concepts in organisational structures such as span of control and chain of command in engaging ways i.e chinese whispers to demonstrate the negatives of a long chain of command. We look at the pros and cons of tall, flat and matrix structures, then we move on onto centralised and decentralised structures. A short case study based on cartoon characters who have switched to decentralised - a few questions to contextualize the knowledge. Students have the opportunity to learn about the supermarket industry, in particular Morrisons struggle with the budget supermarkets which led to restructuring - a 12 mark question with structure guidance and a detailed model answer to help students with peer assessments, as well as making improvements to WWW and EBI. To spice it up a bit, a group matching task, where students have to create an organisational structure - answer sheet provided so teacher can look around whilst students work on it. Two links to kahoot quizzes and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 2x PPT, 2x word files and can be delivered over 2-3 lessons. We start by looking at various leaders to find out what actually makes a good leader. We look at 3 fictional characters with different styes as well as 3 fictional businesses, students try to justify which leader is suited for each business, we then go on to look at the four styles with examples before reading a case study on a business that has been transformed through leadership - a 12 mark question with structure guidance and concise model answer provided for students to peer assess with. In the second lesson, we look at a scenario of autocratic leadership, students discuss for and against this style by applying it to the scenario. We then go on to an engaging group activity with different difficult scenarios students find themselves in, and as leaders they have a range of actions they can take to fix the difficult situations. A case study on the legendary investor Warren Buffet with a 4 mark question and model answer. Two links to kahoot quizzes and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 2x PPTs which can be delivered over 3 lessons (over 50 slides of engaging and interactive learning). In the first lesson, we start by looking at how marketing, human resources and operations data can be used to assess the internal performance of a business. We look at a variety of ways to assess from each function i.e capacity utilisation for operations, labour turnover for human resources etc. In the second powerpoint, we focus on core competencies and other ways to assess the internal performance of a business such as Kaplan & Norton’s Balanced scorecard and Elkington’s Triple bottom line. Research tasks, exam practice, true or false questions, box plenary, debate and kahoot quiz included. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to the different types of business ownerships, we look at each with examples, and their pros and cons, with an emphasis on liability. Three 3 mark questions with model answers to help students develop exam technique and the use of connectives early on in the course. A case study with a 6 mark analyse question included. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

An engaging activity to introduce learners to Entrepreneurs - based on the original Guess Who game by Hasbro. The Entrepreneurs can be edited to suit your class. Enjoy!

This lesson introduces learners to the growing importance of the role technology plays in business. We start by looking at some businesses that operating as both online and physical stores, some discussion on what type of online businesses students have used. A 3 mark question with a model answer is included as well as a 12 mark question based on a new online retailer that has gone physical recently. Structure guidance for the 12 mark question, with a model conclusion for students to look at before peer assessing and improving their own answers. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the contents and purpose of a business plan, we discuss the sections of a plan, we then go on to look at an infamous example of what it shouldn’t be like in Solomon’s plan presented to Claude Littner in the Apprentice. A 3 mark question with a model answer, a few short tasks before going onto creating a business plan in groups, a template has been provided. Students present back their plans to the class and the class are provided with a sheet to write WWW and EBI with their peers presentations. A group task where they match parts of the business plan to the different areas of the business plan - answers included. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces leaners to sales forecasting. We start with recapping the last lesson on planning and cash flow before considering an example of why sales forecasting might be important. We look at the factors that can affect sales forecasting before considering the pros and cons of predicting sales. We look at a case study on the health and fitness industry, the growing trends of fitness and exercise - 10 mark question with structure guidance and a concise model answer is provided for students to peer assess with. Marking grid is on display as students complete this activity before making improvements. A group research presentation task and box plenary to finish of with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to methods of internal and external growth, PLCs and sources of finance for PLCs. Real life examples including an interesting case study on the Dixons and Carphone warehouse merger with questions. Sainsbury’s stock market flotation. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources can be delivered over 2-3 lessons and introduces learners to the various external sources of finance, building on from 2.1.1 internal finance. We start by recapping the reasons for finance, then go through each one with their pros and cons. A brief case study on Dr. Dre’s beats and share capital with a 4 mark question and model answer provided. We then go on to consolidating the knowledge with some matching and recall activities before a group activity, students are put into groups and given scenarios that require finance, students decide which sources of finance are most appropriate for scenario and present ideas back to class. Class then decides who the weakest link is (encouraging application and evaluation skills) A case study and 12 mark question on venture capital is included, structure guidance and a concise model answer is provided to help students develop their exam technique. A link to a kahoot quiz and box plenary to finish off with. I have found this to be a very engaging lesson personally. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to ways of raising capital from within the business. we start by discussing the reasons for why a business might need finance and the different types. We look at the 3 main types of internal finance with their pros and cons, before a short pair research task to apply and consolidate. We then look at a concise case study of a firm that requires capital but wants to only use internal finance - a 12 mark question on this with structure guidance and a concise model answer for students to use when peer assessing. A peer assessment grid and how it is used by examiners is provided for students to make improves on WWW and EBI. A box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

NEW UNIT ASSESSMENTS FOR 2021-22 The full resource bundle comes with: A 30 minute/30 mark assessment for each unit A full mark scheme with exemplar responses for each unit Interactive PDFs + standard versions so they can be completed digitally or printed out Concise case studies like the real exam so students can focus on extracting the context and applying it in their answers All case studies are from 2021, relevant and relatable to GCSE students Evaluative questions are scaffolded for accessibility like the real exam Units assessments are also available separately in the shop.

This free lesson helps learners to memorise the formulas needed for Edexcel A Level Business in an engaging and interactive way. All formulas included on a word document which can be used as flash cards - great revision tool. Please subscribe on mrzeesresources for updates on new upcoming resources, and do leave a message on the contact page about your future resource needs. Thank you - Please leave a review if you are happy with the download :)