36 ideas (starter, plenary and lesson included) fully aligned to the OCR Business Studies specification. Really great ideas that cut down on your preparation time, allowing you to build a full lesson in no time at all. The idea is to provide you with a great lesson with the least preparation time possible, while giving great ideas to great teachers. Topics: 1.1 spotting a business opportunity 1.2 Showing enterprise 1.3 Putting a business idea into practice 1.4 Making the start-up effective 3.1 Marketing 3.2 Meeting Customer Needs 3.3 Effective financial management 3.4 Effective people management 3.5 The wider world Business in 2017

20 quick-fire plenaries for GCSE business studies

GCSE business studies definitions. Marketing section, one word per slide.

GCSE business studies definitions. Finance section, one word per slide.

GCSE business studies definitions. Meeting customer needs section, one word per slide.

GCSE business studies definitions. People management section, one word per slide.

GCSE business studies definitions. Wider world section, one word per slide.

Poster for customer protection laws

Full session for GCSE Business Studies for Edexcel. Includes full worked exam question, activities and videos.

People Management revision lesson for GCSE Business Studies (EDEXCEL). Includes video links, lesson, two worked answers.

Hex style game for GCSE Business Studies (EDEXCEL) with questions.

Full revision session for GCSE Business Studies for Edexcel. Includes multiple choice questions. https://youtu.be/CUF7Zo_nL1U

Full unit of work created for Edexcel GCSE Business Studies 1.1 - Spotting a business opportunity Contains the following lessons Introduction to business Types of business Liability Sole traders Limited and Public Limited companies Franchises Customer needs Market mapping and analysing markets Analysing Competitors Adding Value Location

GCSE Business Studies exercise for types of organisation Split into several groups. Students write down the advantages and disadvantages of each organisational type. Students then share the results, and fill out the worksheet l5-Table-Types-of-business.docx

Two different ways of teaching abstraction to a Key Stage 3 audience. One way is by using logos and Photoshop (Abstraction and Logo Design). The other included way is by creating a model in Microsoft Excel (Abstractionmodel). Both very successful lessons to explain this important concept.

1.3 - Putting a business idea Created for Edexcel GCSE Business Studies Objectives Profit Cash Flow Financing a small buiness The Business Plan

Full unit of work created for Edexcel GCSE Business Studies 1.2 - Spotting a business opportunity Enterprise and Entrepreneurs Thinking Creatively Invention and Innovation Calculated Risks

1.5 - Understanding the economic context Created for Edexcel GCSE Business Studies Market demand and supply Impact of changes in interest rates on small business Impact of changes in exchange rates How do business cycles affect small business What effect do business decisions have on stakeholders

1.4 - Making the start-up effective Created for Edexcel GCSE Business Studies Customer focus The marketing mix The importance of limited liability Start-up legal and tax issues Effective on-time delivery and customer satisfaction Recruiting, training and motivating staff