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Looking to enhance your A-level Business teaching with engaging and effective resources? Look no further than these professionally-designed PowerPoint slides on Cambridge A-level Business! Created by experienced educators, these slides align with the Cambridge curriculum and cover key topics in A-level Business, including marketing, finance, operations, and strategic management. With clear explanations and visually-striking graphics, these slides will keep your students engaged and motivated.
Looking to enhance your A-level Business teaching with engaging and effective resources? Look no further than these professionally-designed PowerPoint slides on Cambridge A-level Business! Created by experienced educators, these slides align with the Cambridge curriculum and cover key topics in A-level Business, including marketing, finance, operations, and strategic management. With clear explanations and visually-striking graphics, these slides will keep your students engaged and motivated.
Teacher Presentation slides for the A Level Business classroom. All relevant topics covered in the Cambridge International A Level syllabus: Strategic management, Human resource management, Financial management, Marketing etc. This is a must-have for any teacher preparing students for the A2 exam to maximise examination outcomes of the game and save teacher preparation time.
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A Level Business Slides is a resourceful package of A Level Business Materials guided by the Cambridge University Press textbook to help you prepare for your A Levels. The materials in the bundle include all the key topics organised according to Cambridge Assessment International Education’s Cambridge International Examinations,
The bundle of resources included in this package include the full range of slides for A Level Business with a Cambridge International Examinations focus, however teachers of AQA and Edexcel will also benefit from the materials.
The full bundle of all A2 Level Resources for Teachers of Business.
Units 1-6 Include:
Business and its Environment
People in Organisations
Marketing
Operations
Finance
Strategic Management
These presentations cover all of the syllabus points pertinent to Cambridge International Examinations A Level Business Units 1 through 6 found in the core textbook suggested by CIE.
A total of 20 slideshows spanning the entire A Level curriculum.
What is Marketing; Marketing Research; The Marketing Mix - Product, Price, Place & Promotion. It is all here, folks. Just waiting to be used in your classroom.
This complete package of presentations assists teachers in guiding students successfully through Unit 3 Marketing of the Cambridge International Examinations for the AS exam.
A great resource for teachers, directly linked to all of the learning objectives outlined by Cambridge and certain to provide a thorough foundation upon which students can expand their learning.
The best way to use these materials are to complement these lecture slides with your own exercises or activities.
Made by teachers, for teachers.
A newly updated online and/or classroom-ready presentation covering Organisation Structure from Unit 2 of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives.
This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE A2 Level Business Unit 2 including:
understand why organisations need a structure and
why flexibility is important
• analyse the diff erent types of organisational structure that can be adopted and their advantages and drawbacks
• assess the main features of an organisational chart, such as levels of hierarchy, chain of command and span of control
• understand the diff erence between centralised and decentralised structures
• evaluate the conflict between trust and control with a policy of delegation
• outline the diff erences between line and staff authority
• examine the appropriateness of centralised and decentralised structures
• understand the diff erence between authority, accountability and responsibility.
This presentation can be delivered as a lecture online or in a classroom and can be supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. A time-saving key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.
A time-saving classroom-ready presentation on Strategic Implementation, as part of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus Unit 6 on Strategic Management. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses key learning objectives.
This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE A2 Level Business Unit 6 including:
• understand what strategic implementation means
• evaluate the importance of business plans and corporate planning to strategic implementation
• analyse different types of corporate culture and assess the impact culture can have on strategic implementation
• understand how businesses can establish a “change culture”
• assess how businesses can manage and control strategic change
• evaluate the importance of contingency planning and crisis management
The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. A helpful tool for new and experienced teachers alike.
A robust online and/or classroom-ready presentation covering Business Enterprise from Unit 1 of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives.
This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE AS Level Business Unit 1 including:
• purpose of business activity
• the concept of creating value
• the nature of economic activity, the problem of choice and opportunity cost
• business environment is dynamic
• what a business needs to succeed
• why many businesses fail early on
• qualities an entrepreneur is likely to need for success
• the role of business enterprise in the development of a business and a country
• the range and aims of social enterprises
• triple bottom line – economic (financial), social and environmental targets
The presentation can be delivered online or in the classroom as a lecture and can be supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. An excellent key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.
A comprehensive classroom-ready presentation covering Size of Business from Unit 1 of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives.
This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE AS Level Business Unit 1 including:
• different methods of measuring the size of a business (profit is not an acceptable measure of business size)
• advantages and disadvantages of being a small business
• strengths and weaknesses of family businesses
• the importance of small businesses and their role in the economy
• the role of small businesses as part of the industry structure in some industries
• why and how a business might grow internally
The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. An excellent key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.
A robust collection of two classroom-ready presentations covering External Influences and External Economics Influences on Business Activity from Unit 1 of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives.
This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE A2 Level Business Unit 1 including:
• how a government might use the law to seek to control: employment, conditions of work (including health and
safety), minimum wage, marketing behaviour, competition, location decisions, particular goods and services
• how international agreements might have an impact on businesses
• how the state might intervene to help businesses (small and large)
• how the state might intervene to constrain businesses (small and large)
• the impact of and issues associated with corporate social responsibility (CSR), e.g. accounting practices, paying incentives for the award of contracts, social auditing
• why businesses need to consider the needs of the community including pressure groups
• problems of introducing technological change
• how businesses are constrained by and rely on other businesses
• how a business might react to a given demographic change
• how (physical) environmental issues might influence business behaviour
The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. An excellent key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.
Updated for exams from 2024. A full classroom-ready presentation covering Human Resources Management from Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus.
Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives.
This presentation includes exercises, case studies and discussion prompts and highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE AS Level Business:
2.1.1 Purpose and Roles of HRM
Understand the role of HRM in achieving organizational objectives.
2.1.2 Workforce Planning
Explain the reasons for creating a workforce plan and its role in a business.
Measure and interpret labor turnover.
Analyze the implications of high and low labor turnover for a business.
2.1.3 Recruitment and Selection
Understand the recruitment process, including job descriptions and person specifications.
Identify and evaluate different recruitment methods (e.g., job advertisements, employment agencies, online recruitment).
Differentiate between internal and external recruitment.
Analyze selection methods, including CVs, résumés, application forms, interviews, references, testing, and assessment centers.
Understand the purpose of employment contracts.
2.1.4 Redundancy and Dismissal
Explain the difference between voluntary and involuntary redundancy and fair and unfair dismissal.
2.1.5 Morale and Welfare
Understand the relationship between HRM, employee morale, and welfare, including the concept of work-life balance.
Evaluate the impact of diversity and equality in the workplace on a business.
2.1.6 Training and Development
Differentiate between types of training: induction, on-the-job, and off-the-job.
Analyze the impact of training and development on business performance.
Understand how employee development can encourage intrapreneurship, multi-skilling, and flexibility.
2.1.7 Management and Workforce Relations
Understand how cooperation between management and the workforce can benefit both parties.
Analyze the impact of trade union involvement in the workplace, including their role in collective bargaining.
The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. An excellent key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.
A full classroom-ready presentation covering Business Objectives from Unit 1 of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives.
This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE AS Level Business Unit 1 including:
• the nature and importance of business objectives at corporate, departmental and individual levels
• corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a business objective
• relationship between mission statement, objectives, strategy and tactics
• the different stages of business decision making and the role of objectives in the stages of business decision making
• how objectives might change over time
• translation of objectives into targets and budgets
• the communication of objectives and their likely impact on the workforce
• how ethics may influence business objectives and activities
The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. An excellent key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.
A robust classroom-ready presentation covering Size of Business from Unit 1 of the Cambridge International Examinations Business (9609) Syllabus. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives.
This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE 9609 A2 Level Business Unit 1 including:
• the different types of merger and takeover: horizontal, vertical (backward and forward), conglomerate, friendly
merger, hostile takeover
• impact of a merger/takeover on the various stakeholders
• why a merger/takeover may or may not achieve objectives e.g. synergy
• the importance of joint ventures and strategic alliances as methods of external growth
The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. An excellent key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.
A robust classroom-ready presentation covering AS Marketing Research from Unit 3 of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives.
This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE AS Level Business Unit 3 including:
• purpose of market research in determining customer characteristics/consumer profiles, wants and needs
• distinction between primary (field) and secondary desk research, and the main features of each
• methods of primary research and their advantages and disadvantages including focus groups and surveys
• sources of secondary information including printed, paid for and web-based sources of information
• random, stratified and quota sampling; the appropriateness of each to given situations
• limitations of sampling
• the reliability of data collection
• analysis of results obtained from market research
• interpretation of information
• cost effectiveness of marketing research
The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. An excellent key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.
A thorough classroom-ready presentation on Price from the Marketing Mix, as part of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus Unit 3 on Marketing. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives.
This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE AS Level Business Unit 3 including:
• use and value of alternative pricing strategies including competitive, penetration, skimming, price discrimination, cost-based pricing
• define, calculate and interpret price elasticity of demand and suitable prices
• usefulness of price elasticity of demand when making pricing decisions
The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. An excellent key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.
A robust classroom-ready presentation answering “What is Marketing?” from Unit 3 of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives.
This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE AS Level Business Unit 3 including:
• the link between marketing objectives and corporate objectives
• marketing objectives
• factors influencing the supply and demand for the products/services of a business
• interactions between price, supply and demand
• how markets may differ: such as consumer/producer markets; national, regional and international markets
• difference between product and customer (market) orientation
• problems associated with measuring market share and market growth
• implications of changes in market share and growth
• classification of products
• how marketing might differ for different types of goods and services
• reasons for and benefits/limitations of mass marketing and niche marketing
• benefits and limitations of market segmentation
• methods of market segmentation including geographic, demographic and psychographic
The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. An excellent key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.
A thorough classroom-ready presentation on What is Strategic Management, as part of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus Unit 6 on Strategic Management. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives.
This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE A2 Level Business Unit 6 including:
• understanding the meaning of corporate strategy and strategic management
• differentiate between strategic decisions and tactical decisions
• analyse the need for strategic management
• discuss the link between strategy and organisational structure
• evaluate the importance of business strategy in determining competitive advantage in an increasingly competitive world
The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. A time-saving key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.
The Nature of Operations; Operations Planning; and Inventory Management. All here, ready to be put to good use in your online delivery or in the classroom.
This complete package of presentations assist teachers in guiding students successfully through Unit 4 Operations and Project Management of the Cambridge International Examinations for the AS exam.
A great resource for teachers, directly linked to all of the learning objectives outlined by Cambridge and certain to provide a thorough foundation upon which students can expand their learning.
The best way to use these materials are to complement these lecture slides with your own exercises or activities.
Made by teachers, for teachers.
A thorough online and/or classroom-ready presentation on Lean Production and Quality Management, as part of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus Unit 4 on Operations and Project Management Unit. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives.
This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE A2 Level Business Unit 4 including:
• analyse the importance of lean production to competitive businesses
• evaluate the main lean production techniques
• explain the concept of quality
• understand the difference between quality control and quality assurance
• explain the importance of businesses establishing quality-assurance systems
• evaluate the effectiveness of total quality management
• assess the costs and benefits of managing quality
• explain how managing quality effectively can improve
The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. An excellent key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.
A thorough online and/or classroom-ready presentation on Costs, as part of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus Unit 5 on Finance and Accounting. Connects seamlessly with the core approved textbooks and addresses all learning objectives.
This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE AS Level Business Unit 5 including:
• explain the diff erent classifications given to production costs
• understand the uses to which cost data can be put
• analyse which costs of production are likely to vary with output and which will not
• use costs of production in break-even analysis
• apply break-even analysis in simple business decision-making situations
• evaluate the usefulness of break-even analysis.
The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. An excellent key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.
A robust online and/or classroom-ready presentation covering Business Structure from Unit 1 of the Cambridge International Examinations Business Syllabus. Connects seamlessly with the approved core textbooks and addresses all learning objectives.
This presentation highlights key concepts of the syllabus from the CIE A2 Level Business Unit 1 including:
• main differences between local, national and multinational businesses
• the growing importance of international trading links and their impact on business activity
• benefits and disadvantages that a multinational might bring to a country
• possible relationships between multinationals and the state
• advantages and disadvantages of privatisation in a given situation
The presentation can be delivered as a lecture and supplemented with a teacher’s own creative exercises and activities. An excellent key resource for new and experienced teachers alike.
Covid-19 has transformed how we teach and the best teachers will be ones who personalise their approach to ensure no student is left behind.
This document is designed to equip teachers with a framework from which to start before trying to think of teaching solutions or approaches.
Teachers can use this document to take a little time to pause and reflect who they’re teaching. If you’re already in the middle of working online, think of this as taking a step back to look at the bigger picture.
Looking for ways to guide your A-Level Business students in using AI responsibly? This free, downloadable resource helps teachers introduce AI into assessments while maintaining academic integrity.
We have put together five distinct levels of AI involvement, from no AI usage to full AI collaboration, with clear descriptions and real-life examples specifically tailored to A-Level Business coursework.
Perfect for teachers looking to integrate AI into their curriculum, this resource provides a step-by-step approach to encourage critical thinking and responsible AI use. Each level includes examples of tasks like business plan creation, financial analysis, and marketing strategies, helping students balance AI’s benefits with their own contributions.
Download this resource today to help your students navigate AI effectively in their studies, ensuring they stay ahead in the evolving world of business.