This lesson introduces learners to the causes and effects of change, we start by looking the what causes change, such as changes in size, poor performance and transformational leadership. We then go on to look at the effects of change before looking at a case study on a supermarket which has suddently improved performance after a new CEO joined. A 12 mark question on what caused the change with structure guidance and a concise model answer for students to peer assess with. I have included a peer assessment grid which is similar to how examiners assess essays and this could be a good tool for students to understand what makes a top band answer. A research task and box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to resistance to change, we start by looking at a real example in Kodak, before looking at how we can overcome the resistance to change. I have included some popular business models such as McKinsey 7s and Kotters 8 steps as these are change management models followed by businesses around the world, however students are not required to learn these, although it can help greatly in understanding how to manage change and overcome resistance. We go on to read a case study on a company that is looking to drive major change, students have the opportunity to roleplay a board meeting, each student is a different stakeholder explaining their views on the change. In groups, students are to feedback on the whole case study about the reasons for the change and how to overcome it. A few consolidation tasks and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the factors which have led to a more connected world economy. We start by looking at the the great depression to understand the protectionism that eventually failed the world, and the process of trade liberalisation which picked it back up. We briefly look at free trade and the EU (as this is another lesson in the spec), then look at the various factors that have increased trade such as reduced cost of transport/containersation. A concise case study on CEFTA which students can attempt a 4 mark question on, a model answer to self assess. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners the types of conditions which push or pull countries to operate in different countries. We then go on to look at the difference between off-shoring and outsourcing with examples, pros and cons are discussed. A concise case study on an IT company Xceed is looked at, and why they decide to operate in a different country - this is a good build up to the next lesson where we assess countries. Guidance and some structure is given, then students can look at a concise model answer to help with self assessment Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to corporate cultures, and the different types that exist. We start with looking at some real examples before identifying how culture is formed, we look at the four different types of cultures that students are required to learn, followed by what influences these four types of cultures. Sometimes culture would need to change and we explore the reasons for this in an engaging way. We then go on to read a concise case study about a company’s culture and how it affects their performance, a 12 mark question with a concise model answer for students to peer assess with. A research task and box plenary to finish off with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson builds on students’understanding of the impact of economic growth. We look at each economic agent and talk through the advantages and disadvantages of growth to them. Once the knowledge is there we look at an 8 mark question to develop exam technique - a model answer is provided for students to look at. We finish with a box plenary and some quiz questions on theme 2. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson summarises the possible macroeconomic objectives which students would have heard throughout the course so far. We look at the 7 main objectives. Students are given an exam style question to prepare a presentation on - how inflation could impact the other macroeconomic objectives - balanced points are given on the following slide to compare with students’ presentations, this can also be answered for homework later. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to corporate influences in business, with a particular focus on short-termism vs long-termism, we start with a recap to ensure students remember CPA, then go on to look at how short term and long term views influence decision making. We analyse evidence based and subjective decision making before looking at a concise case study on Rolls Royce and understanding what makes them a long termist business, this study can be used as a class reading task or group, with a discussion to follow. A research task and box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lessons builds on the previous lesson on costs, with an emphasis now on economies and diseconomies of scale. We look at a range of ways economies of scale can be achieved i.e. internal and external, we also look at the minimum efficient scale point and the usefulness of operating at the MES. Videos on the supermarket industry to highlight this concept and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to various forms of government intervention. We start by looking price regulation, quality standards and targets - along with evaluations, before looking at other interventions to promote competition and protect employees and suppliers. A selection of video case studies to contextualise the topic and stimulate discussion on real life interventions. We finish with a box plenary. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to demergers, we start by looking at a text to identify reasons why demerging might take place, we then go on to looking at reasons for demergers with some examples, before discussing the impact on workers, consumers and firms. Tasks for contextualisation included before finishing with a kahoot quiz. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to contestable markets, we start by looking at the features of this market with emphasis on the ease of entry and absence of sunk costs. We look at some real life examples of markets that are contestable, and what has led to increased contestability in recent times. Pros and cons discussed and a video case study to stimulate discussion on the impact of increased contestability in the hotel market. We finish with a box plenary. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to one of the components of AD - consumption! We start with a recap of AD before looking at what consumption and disposable income is, we look at examples of where consumption comes from, marginal propensity to consume, save and APC formulas. A calculation task for consolidate the marginal propensity to consume. Some diagram practice before ending with a box plenary. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to monopsonies, we start with a recap on monopoly before looking at features of monopsonies. We look at some real life examples and discuss the pros and cons of monopsonies. Video case studies included which can stimulate discussion on the pros and cons of monopsonies.A research task, a link to a kahoot quiz and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

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 lesson introduces learners to the interaction of supply and demand and consolidated on the previous lessons of supply and demand. We start by looking at how to construct a fully labelled diagram - animated so students can see how to draw it in their exam. We look at a few different examples where the supply and demand shifts to a new market equilibrium. A selection of short activities to consolidate the knowledge Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

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. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the various stakeholders and how they can conflict with shareholders priorities. We start by looking at the different types of stakeholders involved in a business, we then look at their key interests, followed by evaluating the most important interest for each stakeholders. Once students know the interests well, we can start to look at how stakeholders might conflict with each other - a few examples given here. We read a case study on Unilever, students prepare presentations on whether they should focus on shareholders or stakeholders, this is in the form of a 20 mark question so students could answer it after the presentation, or for homework. Structure guidance and concise points that would be the main focus of the answer is provided. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the components of aggregate demand before looking at each component in greater detail later in the course. We start by breaking down the definition of aggregate demand to undestand the components involved. We look at the AD curve and understand why it slopes downwards and why it is different to the micro demand curve although looks the same. We look at movements and shifts in the AD curve and students have the opportunity to practice drawing the diagram with shifts - answers provided. A box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the components of aggregate demand before looking at each component in greater detail later in the course. We start by breaking down the definition of aggregate demand to undestand the components involved. We look at the AD curve and understand why it slopes downwards and why it is different to the micro demand curve although looks the same. We look at movements and shifts in the AD curve and students have the opportunity to practice drawing the diagram with shifts - answers provided. A box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you