This is a fun game to play with KS4 or KS5 students.
It teaches them about fixed and variable costs, sales, revenue profit and loss - as well as competition.
It is currently set up as Christmas Tree Shop as I used it before Christmas, however the scenario could easily be updated.
Student tend to get really competitive over who is winning - and curious about how the sales data is worked out, its basically low price high sales volume, high price low sales volume.
You can give house points or prizes for each round to encourage competition.
Also can link into break even.
Includes instructions on the PowerPoint for students and scoring guidance for teacher, do not explain the scoring system to students as it keeps the mystery - they won't work it out as it depends on what price the rest of the class/groups select.
A range of resources to teach Interest Rates, designed for GCSE level but might be useful at A-Level.
Includes activities, definitions, questions and a cut and stick.
Plenty of content to teach two hours or more.
A wide range of resources to teach cash flow to GCSE level. Enough resources for 2 to 3 lessons including PowerPoints, starters, cash flows to complete with answers.
Interesting resources to teach place to GCSE level.
This lesson also builds on the Top Gear P45 idea in the marketing mix lesson I have uploaded that students love to watch. It is funny but also educational.
Full lesson worth of content.
Interesting resources to teach the product element of the marketing mix.
Mainly suitable for GCSE level.
Contains some interesting points to make students think about the products they know.
Resources for other elements of the marketing mix also available.
Full lesson worth of content.
Interesting resources to teach price including how price is impacted by supply and demand.
Suitable for GCSE level.
Contains a use of THE APPRENTICE which students love, but is still really educational. This is a great lesson.
Full lesson worth of content.
4 Lessons worth of resources to teach critical path analysis to A-Level standard.
Lesson 1:
Introduction to the idea of CPA, how nodes are structures, calculating EST and LFT, and total float time.
Includes theory and practice of simple critical paths.
Lesson 2:
A number of practice critical path tasks, gradually increasing in difficulty.
Lesson 3:
Theory to discuss or take notes from on the benefits and problems of CPA.
Lesson 4:
A medium difficulty critical path for students to create, followed by a much more challenging example.
Constructive feedback welcome.
PowerPoint on capacity utilisation, with some student tasks/discussion points along with the key facts which can be used for discussion or note taking.
Can be a full lesson if you discuss the issues fully.
Constructive feedback welcome.
All resources needed to teach one lesson of communication to Business or IT students.
Lesson plan:
0-10: Word search to identify key terms.
0-15: Discuss the "communication model" and key terms (write in books if you work this way)
15-35: Students to complete "communication at a football club" which is used to show that students understand they key terms. Time allocation includes 5 mins feedback.
35-50: Students to complete the communication breakdown worksheet - use the "notes" document to help students complete the task, either make available to all in small groups or use a differentiation support document.
50-60: Crossword to be used as a plenary, or used as a starter for next lesson.
Hope this saves you lots of time with resources.
Constructive feedback welcome.
**Great way to end the year**
This is a unique game where students are split into two halves:
Sellers - these students have set amounts of stock that they need to sell for the best price possible.
Buyers - these students have set amounts of items that they need to buy within a budget.
The game runs over three rounds, to give students the opportunity to reflect and change their approach. It teaches them about supply and demand as well as communication and negotiation skills.
It will last a full lesson if the entrepreneurial skills worksheet is used and class discussion is held at the end to reflect on what happened and why. There is then the creating a mobile phone activity to use - so if done properly with class discussion there is enough for two hours.
The buying/selling game is a real gem, students love it and its great for active/creative learning. I used it at a job interview and it went down very well.
A lesson on market conditions.
Lesson Plan
0-10 Students place examples on the scale (slide 3) followed by feedback
10-30 Note taking and discussion on slides 4-9 (types of market structures)
30-45 Students complete the worksheet
45-55 Feedback on worksheet
55-60 What market does_______ operate in activity. Creates lots of discussion.
Hope this is useful to teach a sometimes confusing topic for students. Will also save you lots of time.
Constructive feedback welcome.
A range of resources to teach the topic of Business Cycle at GCSE level.
Enough content for one to two lessons.
Includes theory, research and activities.
Designed for GCSE level but might be some use at A-Level.
The best part of the lesson is where students draw a graph showing the business cycle with data provided, they then add to the graph images (provided) of industries/products that will do well in boom or bust which really makes them think and underlines that not all businesses do badly in a recession.
A wide range of resources to cover market research at GCSE level including:
Primary research
Secondary research
Surveys
Focus groups
ICT's and marketing
Starters, activities, groups work, presentations
Several lessons worth of content, use as it is set up or pick and choose the parts you like best.
Include an idea to link to an Apprentice episode involving market research - STUDENTS LOVE THIS
ONE OF MY MOST POPULAR RESOURCES - 3 TO 5 HOURS WORTH OF CONTENT
Links updated as per comment. Thanks for feedback.
2 hours worth of sixth form induction lessons for Business Studies or Economics.
Includes lesson plan with timings and guidance. Should be easy to teach and great for the students also. Interesting but useful lesson to test whether students want to study Business Studies.
Has been tried and tested, excellent feedback from students and other teacher alike.
Topics include Marketing, Ethics and Market Structures as well as some group work and discussion tasks.
As per feedback CASE STUDY has been added in editable format if you wish to adjust.
A full example of a covering letter for a teaching role.
This has been tried and tested and never failed to get an interview.
All you will need to do is amend various sections and change the skills and experience’s to suit you. It will need tailoring to the job you are applying for but that is always the case.
The will save you a lot of time and almost guarantee you an interview.
There are also guidance notes at the end providing further advice when applying for a job and writing a covering letter to help you out and to represent better value.
Good luck!
Constructive feedback welcome, please rate 5* if you get the job!!!
Two resources sold together at a reduced price. Just £ more and you get lots of advice to once at interview.
Letter has been used successfully in the past and just needs slight editing to tailor it to the relevant job role.
Interview advice has been collated from both being and interviewee and interviewer and if your new to teaching interviews or unsure of how the process works then this is the resource for you.
Good luck and hope these resources help.
A wide range of resources to teach GCSE Business Studies marketing.
Includes the marketing mix, market research, product life cycle and segmentation.
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Resources include starters, PowerPoints, worksheets and activities. Ideal for new teachers or those looking for new ideas etc.
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