GCSE and A Level Business resources
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Edexcel Business - Conditions That Prompt Trade
A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 4.2.1 Conditions That Prompt Trade. It considers the issues of push and pull factors such as saturated markets, competition and economies of scale; the concepts of off-shoring and outsourcing and expansion of the product life cycle across different markets. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.
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Edexcel A Level Business - Complete Theme 4 PowerPoints
A brand new series that contains the full pack of PowerPoints for the Edexcel A Level Business specification Theme 4.
The slides are designed to engage student interest and are clear and logical to follow. They also provide a detailed and balanced assessment of the relevant theories, alongside a few activities.
Edexcel Business - Entrepreneurial Motives and Characteristics
A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 1.5.2. Entrepreneurial Motives and Characteristics. It starts by looking at the main characteristics and skills required by entrepreneurs including team working, IT skills, creativity and resilience. It then considers the financial reasons for entrepreneurs setting up in business with a focus upon the concepts of profit maximisation and profit satisficing. It concludes with a look at the non-financial reasons for entrepreneurs setting up a business including home working, independence, social enterprises and ethic stances. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.
Edexcel Business - The Competitive Environment
A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 2.5.3. The Competitive Environment. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the concept of the competitive environment which a business operates within and the impact also of market size. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.
Edexcel Business - Corporate Culture
A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 3.4.2. Corporate Culture. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the role and development of corporate culture with a focus upon Handy’s cultural model and the impact of strong and weak corporate cultures. It concludes with a look at the difficulties of changing an established culture. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.
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AQA A Level Business UNIT 1 - What is Business?
A 3 part resource that includes detailed teacher PowerPoint resources covering Unit 1 of the AS Business course and modified to reflect the 2023 changes.
PowerPoints include:
Understanding the nature and purpose of business
Understanding different business forms
Understanding that businesses operate within an external environment
Each presentation contains extensive, detailed notes that are specific to the exam requirements of the AQA. These resources are designed to be engaging and accessible and all contain the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test and an essay practice (all with suggested solutions).
In addition, each presentation is accompanied with a FREE student revision notes handout to assist with the delivery of the material.
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AQA A Level Business - Year 12 Complete Course (Units 4, 5 and 6)
A 14 part resource that includes detailed teacher PowerPoint resources covering Units 4, 5 and 6 of the Year 12 element of the A Level Business course and modified to reflect the 2023 changes… This represents tremendous value for high quality resources and offers a significant saving against other commercial options.
PowerPoints include:
UNIT 4 Decision Making to Improve Operational Performance
•Setting operational objectives
•Analysing operational performance
•Increasing efficiency and productivity
•Improving quality
•Managing inventory and supply chains
UNIT 5 Decision Making to Improve Financial Performance
•Setting financial objectives
•Analysing financial performance
•Sources of finance
•Improving cash flow and profits
UNIT 6 Decision Making to Improve Human Resource Performance
•Setting human resource objectives
•Analysing human resource performance
•Improving organisational design and human resource flow
•Improving motivation and engagement
•Improving employer-employee relations
Each presentation contains extensive, detailed notes that are specific to the exam requirements of the AQA. These resources are designed to be engaging and accessible and all contain the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test or calculation questions and an essay practice (all with suggested solutions).
In addition, each presentation is accompanied with a FREE student revision notes handout to assist with the delivery of the material.
Edexcel Business - Motivation in Theory and Practice
A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 1.4.4. Motivation in Theory and Practice. In lesson one it considers the purpose and impact of motivation and then looks at the specific theories associated with FW Taylor (Scientific Management), Elton Mayo (Human Relations Theory), Abraham Maslow (Hierarchy of Needs) and Frederick Herzberg (Two Factor Theory). In the second lesson, it looks specifically at the financial and non-financial ways of improving employee performance. It considers piece-rate, commission, bonuses, profit sharing and performance related pay before then looking at delegation, consultation, empowerment, team working, flexible working, job enrichment, job rotation and job enlargement considering how they can motivate and relate back to the theorists. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including two Quick Fire Five and 10 mark practice questions. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.
AQA Business - Using the Marketing Mix
A range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business and modified to reflect the 2023 changes. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of using the marketing mix. The presentation considers the elements of the marketing mix (7Ps), the influences on elements of the 7Ps, the differences between consumer and industrial markets, the implications of the product life cycle and the Boston Matrix in marketing decisions, the influences on pricing decisions, analysing the promotional mix, branding (including social media and viral marketing), distribution decisions, analysis of people, process and the physical environment, the importance of an integrated marketing mix and finally the value of digital marketing and e-commerce. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.
AQA Business - Improving Organisational Design and Human Resource Flow
A range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business and modified to reflect the 2023 changes. This is a detailed presentation designed to cover the topic of how firms seek to improve their organisational design and also how they manage their human resource flow.
The presentation critically examines some of the main influences acting upon organisational design and this includes decisions relating to authority, span of control, hierarchy, delegation, centralisation and decentralisation. Organisational structures are then considered and include: functional, product based, regional and matrix structures. After a consideration of the value of changing organisational design, the presentation concludes with an examination of how managing the human resource flow helps meet human resource objectives. Specifically there is an assessment of human resource planning, recruitment, training, redeployment and redundancy.
The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test, and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.
Edexcel Business - Corporate Objectives
A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 3.1.1. Corporate Objectives. This PowerPoint presentation looks at how corporate objectives are development within a business, considering the roles of both corporate aims and mission statements. It then assesses the benefits and drawbacks of mission statements, alongside an examination of their purpose and intended audience in keeping with the demands of the Edexcel specification. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.
AQA Business - Setting Human Resource Objectives
A range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business modified to reflect the 2023 changes. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of setting human resource objectives. The presentation considers the value of setting human resource objectives, including a consideration of employee engagement and involvement, talent development, training, diversity, alignment of values, and finally the number, skills and location of employees. The presentation concludes with an assessment of the methods of achieving human resource objectives and analyses both ‘soft’ and ‘hard’ Human Resources Management (HRM) approaches. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.
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Edexcel Business 1.5 Entrepreneurs and Leaders
Written by an experienced A Level teacher of over 25 years, each PowerPoint covers topics from the Edexcel A Level Business specification in detail and includes activities with answers to assess student understanding.
For more detail on the specific content of each topic, simply click upon the slide in the file preview window.
This is a bundle of 6 PowerPoints covers the following areas:
Role of an Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurial Motives and Characteristics
Business Objectives
Forms of Business
Business Choices
Moving from Entrepreneur to Leader
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Edexcel Business - 3.6 Managing Change Bundle
Written by an experienced A Level teacher of over 25 years, each PowerPoint covers topics from the Edexcel A Level Business specification in detail and includes activities with answers to assess student understanding.
For more detail on the specific content of each topic, simply click upon the slide in the file preview window.
This is a bundle of 3 PowerPoints covering the following areas:
Causes and Effects of Change
Key Factors in Change
Scenario Planning
AQA Business - Problems with Strategies and Why Strategies Fail
A range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business modified to reflect the 2023 changes. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of the problems with strategy and why strategies sometimes fail and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation considers the difficulties of strategic decision making and implementing strategy. It examines the key differences between planned and emergent strategies and considers some of the main reasons for strategic drift. It then evaluates a firm’s strategic performance. The resource concludes with an assessment of the overall value of strategic planning and the benefits of contingency planning and crisis management. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.
AQA Business - Assessing Internationalisation
A range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business modified to reflect the 2023 changes. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of assessing internationalisation and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation considers the importance of globalisation and the growth and importance of emerging economies to business. It then considers the basic purpose of international trade. Next it examines the various strategies that firms can use to access foreign markets before assessing the impact of multinational corporations upon global markets. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a practice calculation question, a short objective test and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.
Edexcel Business - Role of an Entrepreneur
A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 1.5.1. Role of an Entrepreneur. It commences by looking at the process involved in creating and setting up a business, before proceeding on to look at the running and expansion of a business, innovation (intrapreneurship), barriers to entrepreneurship and concludes with an assessment of risk and uncertainty. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.
Market Research & Business Enterprise Workbook
A new workbook aimed at developing A Level Business students' understanding of enterprise, market research and sampling methods. Primarily written to support teachers and students following the WJEC/Eduqas specification it is relevant to all boards. The work provides a variety of case studies, tasks, presentations and assignments for students to complete and finishes with a self-assessment and review of progress. It starts with an enterprise element that builds upon booklet 1 (Business Enterprise and Business Plans) and this is to help incorporate an element of practical business into the course. I tend to use the Tycoon in Schools programme by Peter Jones for this. It also examines sampling in more detail than is strictly required but this is meant as a resource from which teachers can pick and choose.
Operational Decisions
One of my new student revision sheets that outlines the basic topic covered by the AQA Business Studies AS and A Level. I have completed sheets for each topic throughout Units 1-3 and so if you would like to know more please contact me.
Analysing the Market
This resource is meant for Learning Support students to provide them with a simplified understanding of how to analyse the market. It looks at mass and niche markets, personal disposable income, market and product orientation and segmentation. It includes notes and a fill-in-the-gaps quiz at the end.