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Please check out my quality teaching resources that cover both Business Studies and Economics. I have been a teacher for over 10 years and always aim to produce high quality worksheets, activities and presentations. I have taught both Business Studies and Economics from GCSE to A-Level. Please come back often to see my latest and greatest resources.

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Please check out my quality teaching resources that cover both Business Studies and Economics. I have been a teacher for over 10 years and always aim to produce high quality worksheets, activities and presentations. I have taught both Business Studies and Economics from GCSE to A-Level. Please come back often to see my latest and greatest resources.
The Short & Long-Run Aggregate Supply (LRAS)
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The Short & Long-Run Aggregate Supply (LRAS)

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Students will understand the key economic theory of the Short-Run (SRAS) and Long-Run aggregate supply (LRAS). The lesson reflects on both classical and Keynesian economic theory linked to this topic. The lesson also includes theory on how the banking system and the labour market impact aggregate supply plus the paradox of thrift. The lesson includes deep theory, many tasks, examples and videos. This lesson is aimed at higher level Macroeconomic teaching and includes high mark essay style questions.
Government Objectives & Conflicts of Macro Objectives (Including Phillips Curve)
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Government Objectives & Conflicts of Macro Objectives (Including Phillips Curve)

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Students will understand the key economic theory of government objectives and the conflicts of these objectives including the Phillips Curve. The lesson covers the five main economic objective and their clashes such as economic growth and inflation. The lesson also covers the short-run and long-run Phillips curve. The lesson includes deep theory, many tasks, examples and videos. This lesson is aimed at higher level Macroeconomic teaching and includes high mark essay style questions.
Fiscal Policy
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Fiscal Policy

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Students will understand the key economic theory of Fiscal Policy. The lesson covers government expenditure and income through taxes. The lesson covers why governments levy taxes, the principles of taxation and the Laffer curve. The lesson also covers budget balances, deficits and surpluses and how this links to national debt. The lesson includes deep theory, many tasks, examples and overview revision tasks. This lesson is aimed at higher level Macroeconomic teaching and includes high mark essay style questions.
The Multiplier & Marginal Propensity to Consume (MPC)
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The Multiplier & Marginal Propensity to Consume (MPC)

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Students will understand the key economic theory of the multiplier and marginal propensity to consume (MPC). The lesson covers the main influences on MPC and how these ties in to the multiplier. The lesson covers how to calculate MPC and the multiplier with relevant questions. The lesson also covers the accelerator effect The lesson includes deep theory, many tasks, examples and videos. This lesson is aimed at higher level Macroeconomic teaching and includes a fun group task.
Introduction to Macroeconomics & Key Macro Indicators
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Introduction to Macroeconomics & Key Macro Indicators

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Students will understand the key economic theory of macroeconomics and how economies can be judged through veracious types of indicators and data. Students will learn about the key government objectives and how they can be measured. Students will also look at economic growth and PPF diagrams and how this links to various bits of data. The lesson also reflects on how non-economic measures can be used to judge an economy. The lesson includes deep theory, many tasks, examples and videos. This lesson is aimed at higher level Macroeconomic teaching and includes a group task and various worksheets.
Behavioural Economics & Economic Policy
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Behavioural Economics & Economic Policy

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Students will learn about many types of behavioural economic policies such as choice architecture, nudges, shoves, framing, default choices, restricted choices and mandated choices. The lesson includes videos, tasks, examples, exam style questions and a A3 revision sheet.
Sole Traders - Types of Business Ownership - Pros & Cons - Business Studies - PPT & Worksheet
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Sole Traders - Types of Business Ownership - Pros & Cons - Business Studies - PPT & Worksheet

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A detailed lesson on sole traders. This PPT includes a description of sole traders, there pros and cons and includes various tasks throughout. The lesson carefully explains unlimited liability and how this can impact a sole trader. The lesson also looks at the various examples of typical sole traders. I have also included a nice multiple choice quiz based on stakeholders. There is also a detailed 5 page worksheet based on sole traders that can be used straight after the presentation. This is a perfect lesson for GCSE Business Studies and the Setting up a New Business unit.
Market Research - Lesson 1/3 - Primary & Secondary Marketing Research - GCSE Business Studies
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Market Research - Lesson 1/3 - Primary & Secondary Marketing Research - GCSE Business Studies

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A nice lesson on a market research - lesson 1 of 3 of my marketing research lessons. The presentation covers market research. The lesson looks at both primary and secondary research and the pros and cons of primary research. There are a number of tasks throughout the lesson. I have also included a really fun starter where students need to underline / highlight all the mistakes on a very poorly made questionnaire - the student who finds the most mistakes wins a prize. I have also included a nice gap fill and exam style question worksheet. The lesson finishes with students asked to create their own questionnaire for Walkers Crisps. Perfect for GCSE Business Studies.
The Boston Matrix - Product Portfolio - Marketing Mix - 4 P's - GCSE Business Studies
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The Boston Matrix - Product Portfolio - Marketing Mix - 4 P's - GCSE Business Studies

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A nice lesson on the Boston Matrix and product portfolio. Numerous tasks throughout and key theory on the Boston Matrix and up to date examples for each category. Tasks include a nice Apple Boston Matrix sort sheet and a look at market share for UK supermarkets. The PPT also includes a fun 'You Say, We Pay' game for the whole class to help re-cap on key marketing mix theory. Perfect for GCSE Business Studies.
Finance - Calculating Sales Revenue, Costs & Profit - GCSE Business Studies - PPT & Worksheet
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Finance - Calculating Sales Revenue, Costs & Profit - GCSE Business Studies - PPT & Worksheet

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A bumper lesson that covers key financial calculations for GCSE Business Studies students. The lesson shows how to calculate revenue, fixed costs, variable costs, total costs and profit. Each section has clear questions and answers, with the PPT working alongside the worksheet attached. I have tried to make the lesson fun and easy to understand. The worksheet builds upon the theory and has many more financial calculations to work out. This could easily span across 2 lessons as the worksheet is very detailed. A great resource for teaching a potentially tricky topic. Perfect for GCSE Business Studies and could easily be adapted for other course.
Demand - Economics - Microeconomics - PPT, Demand Curve Worksheet & Quiz - GCSE & AS
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Demand - Economics - Microeconomics - PPT, Demand Curve Worksheet & Quiz - GCSE & AS

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A bumper lesson covering the key theory on demand curves. The PPT looks at the various determinants of demand and includes relevant examples and diagrams. There a numerous tasks throughout. I have also included a nice 10 multiple choice quiz covering demand curves. I have also included a supply and demand curves scenario task, which I print 6 slide horizontal and get students to fill in the shift in either the supply and demand curve using the given scenario. Really good lesson for teaching demand. Perfect for GCSE Economics and can be used to for AS Level.
Operations - Operational Efficiency - Improve Productivity - Business Studies - PPT & Worksheet
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Operations - Operational Efficiency - Improve Productivity - Business Studies - PPT & Worksheet

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A nice lesson to teach operational efficiency. The lesson covers ways to improve a businesses operations. It looks at how lowering costs can impact quality. There are numerous tasks throughout the PPT and relevant examples. The tasks include worksheets on calculating labour and capital productivity. There is also a nice You Say We Pay group task. The lesson includes a nice worksheet on the operations topic for GCSE Business Studies.
Price Elasticity of Demand (PED) - Microeconomics -  Elastic & Inelastic Goods - PPT & Tasks
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Price Elasticity of Demand (PED) - Microeconomics - Elastic & Inelastic Goods - PPT & Tasks

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A great lesson that teaches prices elasticity of demand (PED). The lesson includes all the key theory behind the concept of elasticity, the difference between elastic and inelastic goods and how to calculate price elasticity of demand. The lesson also looks at elastic and inelastic demand curves. There are many tasks throughout the lesson including a product list task, guess the demand curve task and many tasks on calculating the price elasticity of demand - starting with a simple table tick task, leading up to deep calculations using the PED formula. A perfect lesson for introducing a tough topic. This lesson could be used for both GCSE and AS Level Economics.
The Labour Market - Wage Differences / Differentials - Why People are Paid Differently - Economics
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The Labour Market - Wage Differences / Differentials - Why People are Paid Differently - Economics

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A bumper lesson that looks at the many different reasons people are paid different wages / salaries across the country. The lesson looks at key theory from compensating wage, different skill levels, trade unions, discrimination to the elasticity of the supply and demand of labour. The lesson includes relevant examples to help easily explain each wage differential. The lesson builds up to a past exam question where students need to answer why doctors get paid more nurses. A perfect lesson for GCSE Economics and Business Studies and could easily be used / adapted for A-Level lessons.
Poverty - Absolute & Relative Poverty - Causes of Poverty - GCSE Economics - Whole Lesson
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Poverty - Absolute & Relative Poverty - Causes of Poverty - GCSE Economics - Whole Lesson

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A great lesson looking at poverty and the main causes. The lesson also looks at the clear difference between absolute and relative poverty and focuses on worldwide economies and the UK. The lesson has links to numerous short video clips and includes great examples and simple theory. I have includes a lot of different tasks and questions for students to tackle. The lesson also include a nice group work task. This lesson is perfect for GCSE Economics, but could be adapted used for Geography. This lesson could also be adapted for A-Level.
Factors Influencing International Competitiveness - Economics - Productivity Globally - GCSE
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Factors Influencing International Competitiveness - Economics - Productivity Globally - GCSE

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This lesson looks at six of the main factors that can influence how competitive an economy can be. The six main influences are productivity, inflation, exchange rates, tax rates, infrastructure and cost of doing business. Each influence is covered nice detail and include examples. The lesson complete with a nice group work task where students have to consider 3 - 4 policies that the UK government could implement to help make the country more competitive. Students need to look at the pros and cons of each policy and the likely short and long term implications of your policies. A great lesson for GCSE Economics and Business Studies. This lesson could also be adapted for A-Level.
The Factors of Production (Land, Labour, Capital & Enterprise) - GCSE Economics
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The Factors of Production (Land, Labour, Capital & Enterprise) - GCSE Economics

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This detailed and engaging PPT covers the four factors of production (land, labour, capital and enterprise) and how they need to work together and often be combined. The lesson also covers how the factors of production can be improved and how this can impact firms. The lesson includes lots of engaging tasks, key theory, homework tasks and relevant examples. Main Aim: Students will understand the four factors of production; Land, Labour, Capital and Enterprise. Students will also understand how the factors of production can be combined.
Demand Revision / Overview Lesson - A3 Worksheets & Research Task
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Demand Revision / Overview Lesson - A3 Worksheets & Research Task

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This lesson helps students complete many tasks linked to demand and PED. The lesson will help retrieve and re-cap on essential theory and tasks. This is the perfect lesson to cover after Demand has been covered in class. The lesson also include a detailed research / independent study task - perfect for homework. Main Aim: Students will re-cap and revise the key theory of demand and price elasticity of demand (PED). Students will cover three A3 revision sheets that covers all the key questions linked to demand. Students will practise demand curves, calculations and analyse the most important factors of demand. Students can also complete a detailed research task on demand.