The latest in the series of resources designed to help students with Learning Support needs better understand the basics of GCSE Business Studies. This topic looks at the many different sources of finance available to a business.

The next title in this series, aimed at Learning Support students of GCSE Business Studies. This worksheet looks at the Trading, Profit and Loss Account. It considers how the account is constructed and examines the different elements in detail.

A revision handout for AQA A Level Business that looks at the key financial accounting statements used by an organisation.

A revision handout for AQA A Level Business that investigates the methods of analysing financial accounting statements through the use of key ratios.

An AQA A Level Business revision handout that considers the most appropriate financial strategies for a business e.g. cost minimisation.

An AQA A Level Business revision handout that looks at the various investment appraisal techniques used by large organisations.

An AQA A Level Business revision handout that looks at the quantitative and qualitative techniques that businesses use to analyse a market. This includes moving averages and correlation.

An AQA A Level Business revision handout that looks at the main content and strategic purpose of marketing plans.

A revision resource for the new AQA Business specification that considers the key issues of correlation analysis; price and income elasticity; the purpose of market research; primary and secondary research; sampling; confidence levels; market mapping and quantitative and qualitative data.

New AQA Business specification. Best value package combining the three separate introductory chapters relating to the new specification. This covers understanding the nature and purpose of business; understanding different business forms and understanding that businesses operate within an external environment.

A revision resource for the new AQA Business specification. The handout covers an outline of what is meant by operations management; the concepts of labour and capital intensive; the main operational objectives of costs, quality, dependability, speed of response and flexibility, environmental objectives and added value. It also looks at some of the key internal and external influences acting upon the objectives.

New AQA Business specification. Best value package combining the three separate management and leadership chapters relating to the new specification. This covers setting understanding management, leadership and decision making; understanding management decision making and understanding the role and importance of stakeholders.

A revision resource for students studying the new AQA Business specification. This mammoth chapter looks at each of the 7P’s; product life cycle; extension strategies; the boston matrix; digital marketing; e-commerce; the need for an integrated marketing mix; influences acting upon the marketing mix; consumer and business-to-business marketing; new product development; pricing decisions; the promotional mix; multi-channel distribution channels; people, process and the physical environment. Phew!

A detailed series of notes aimed at encouraging independent learning and helping current Year 11 pupils to gain a better insight into Economics. This lesson looks specifically at the Economic Problem and introduces students to the concepts of micro and macro economics; opportunity costs; PPF curves; positive and normative statements and the basic concept of an economic model.

A student revision handout aimed at improving their knowledge of core economic concepts. This handout looks specifically at the following topic areas: the economic problem; economic models and assumptions; scientific method; normative and positive economics; ceteris paribus; renewable and non-renewable resources; economic agents; specialisation and division of labour; production possibility frontiers; opportunity costs; economics as a social science; factors of production and finally the function of money.

Edexcel Economics A Specification. Powerpoint presentation on the topic of efficiency for second year economists. This presentation considers the concepts of static, dynamic, allocative, technical, and productive efficiencies and also that of x-inefficiency.

New AQA Business specification. Best value package combining the four separate marketing chapters relating to the new specification. This covers setting marketing objectives; understanding markets and customers; segmentation, targeting and positioning (STP) and using the marketing mix.

A revision resource for the new AQA Business specification. This guide looks specifically at the topics of capacity; capacity utilisation; spare capacity; unit costs; labour productivity and links between capacity and other operational targets.

A PowerPoint based quiz based directly upon the hit ITV show including graphics and music. This resource is fully editable so you can adapt it to your own needs, adding your own questions therefore making it suitable for A Level. I have used this resource in my GCSE classes with great success and students like to see if they can beat the challenge of the 15 questions. I would recommend you use the cursor key to move between questions though as the mouse control is rather sensitive.

The latest in the series of marketing notes designed for GCSE Business students. They are primarily intended for learning support departments but maybe of use wider afield. This topic looks at the new topic area of e-commerce and digital communications.