I have been teaching Business, Finance and Economics for 13 years and use expertise gained from within the classroom, and from examining for AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas and LIBF, to create high quality resources and support teachers in delivering outstanding lessons.
I have been teaching Business, Finance and Economics for 13 years and use expertise gained from within the classroom, and from examining for AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas and LIBF, to create high quality resources and support teachers in delivering outstanding lessons.
LIBF CeFS Unit 2 (FCML) Past Exam Paper Question Revision Pack
There will be 25x marks of non-case study questions within the Unit 2 exam. In order to support your students’ preparation towards these this resource contains a booklet that includes all non-case study questions the exam board has assessed students against since 2017 as well as all mark schemes.
Both the 10-page question booklet and 64-page mark scheme booklet come in a neat, indexed format without any names / school logos, etc. so can be used straight away without any further work on your part.
Save yourself a significant amount of planning time and use these pre-prepared booklets to ensure your students are familiar with the type of questions they may be asked and are ready to perform strongly in their Unit 2 exam. All questions included have been laboriously screenshotted from Unit 2 past papers/mark schemes.
As a teacher you may choose to go through these questions in class or give to students to independently plan responses/write answers in their own time (and self-assess).
I have also created similar resources for Units 1, 3 and 4:
Unit 1: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12773823
Unit 3: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12773830
Unit 4: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12819481
COMPLETE DIFFERENTIATED LESSON: Communication Methods (INC PPT, LITERACY EXERCISE, ASSESSMENT, DIRT SHEET)
Ideal for GCSE, BTEC, Tec Award, and NCFE Business courses including OCR, AQA, EDEXCEL, WJEC.
Also suitable for Citizenship and PSHE lessons.
Complete lesson including:
• Fully differentiated resources (High, Medium, Low)
• Lesson Plan
• Starter activity
• Classroom guidelines
• 27-slide Ppt presentation including Learning Objectives, Challenge questions/Extension activities for most able learners, Past Paper Questions to assess progress/understanding (together with mark scheme), Learning Objective Review
• Student Assessment
• DIRT sheet to enable students to reflect on their assessment.
An off-the-shelf outstanding lesson covering:
• Methods of communication
• Internal vs. External classification
• Advantages and disadvantages of methods of communication.
• Independent and Paired work opportunities
• BONUS CONTENT: link to a suitable clip on ‘Video Conferencing’
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LIBF DipFS Unit 3 (SIF) Past Exam Paper Question Revision Pack
There will be 25x marks of non-case study questions within the Unit 3 exam. In order to support your students’ preparation towards these this resource contains a booklet that includes all non-case study questions the exam board has given students since 2018 as well as all mark schemes.
Both the 7-page question booklet and 55-page mark scheme booklet come in a neat, indexed format without any names / school logos, etc. so can be used straight away without any further work on your part.
Save yourself a significant amount of planning time and use these pre-prepared booklets to ensure your students are familiar with the type of questions they may be asked and are ready to perform strongly in their Unit 3 exam. All questions included have been laboriously screenshotted from January and March Unit 3 past papers/mark schemes.
As a teacher you may choose to go through these questions in class or give to students to independently plan responses/write answers in their own time (and self-assess).
I have also created a similar resource for Units 1, 2 and 4:
Unit 1: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12773823
Unit 2: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12819479
Unit 4: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12819481
LIBF CeFS Unit 1 (FCIS) Past Exam Paper Question Revision Pack
There will be 25x marks of non-case study questions within the Unit 1 exam. In order to support your students’ preparation towards these this resource contains a booklet that includes all non-case study questions the exam board has given students since 2018 as well as all mark schemes.
Both the 7-page question booklet and 53-page mark scheme booklet come in a neat, indexed format without any names / school logos, etc. so can be used straight away without any further work on your part.
Save yourself a significant amount of planning time and use these pre-prepared booklets to ensure your students are familiar with the type of questions they may be asked and are ready to perform strongly in their Unit 1 exam. All questions included have been laboriously screenshotted from January and March Unit 1 past papers/mark schemes.
As a teacher you may choose to go through these questions in class or give to students to independently plan responses/write answers in their own time (and self-assess).
I have also created a similar resource for Units 2, 3 and 4:
Unit 2: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12819479
Unit 3: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12773830
Unit 4: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12819481
LIBF Certificate in Financial Studies Unit 1 (FCIS) January 2024 Part B Exam - 90x ‘James and Megan’ Case Study Questions
90x questions (with answers provided) to support students to become familiar and/or test their understanding of the ‘James and Megan’ case study (CeFS Unit 1 January 2024 Exam).
The questions can be used flexibly either within class or given to students to complete as an independent learning/homework activity. By getting students to complete these 90x questions you can be sure that they have read and understood the case study.
As part of the purchase you will be provided with:
PowerPoint that goes through all questions then goes through all questions and answers
Word document that contains a list of all the questions
Word document that contains a list of all the questions and answers
Video going through questions and answers (YouTube)
PowerPoint and Word documents do not include any names or school logos so can be used straight away without any further work on your part - A READY-TO-USE RESOURCE!!!
LIBF Financial Studies Certificate in Financial Studies
Unit 1 - Financial Capability for the Immediate and Short Term (FCIS)
LIBF DipFS Unit 3 Part A MCQ Exam REVISION VIDEO (3 of 4)
Link to revision video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cpxPxZcfYMo
The video covers LIBF Unit 3(SIF) Part A Specimen Paper C. Questions are posed before answers are revealed.
Teachers - please feel free to play the YouTube video within class. The answer sheet can be printed and given to students for them to record their answers and tally their score. A purposeful revision lesson with no planning time! Alternatively you may wish to share the YouTube link and answer sheet on the intranet/Google Classroom/Microsoft Team that your class uses so your students can watch independently.
Students - The video can be watched/listened to in the car, on the train, or even in the gym! Just listen to the audio and answer each question before being given the answer. Alternatively use the answer sheet to record your answers and self-assess your responses. How many can you score out of 35?!
**NOTE – Revision videos also available for Specimen Papers A, B and D:
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Specimen Paper A link: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGk6aATZcf0
Specimen Paper B link: - https://youtu.be/we_DJoKPdDM
If you like the FREE resource please leave a positive review - I really appreciate it.
Also available in my TES Shop are a range of other LIBF resources to get your students prepared for their Unit 1 and Unit 3 Part B Exams.
LIBF CeFS Unit 1 Part A MCQ Exam REVISION VIDEO - (Financial Studies)
Link to revision video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4bNmXI3AY9Y
The video reviews all 4 of the Unit 1 Part A Specimen Papers released by the LIBF exam board. Questions are posed before answers are revealed.
Teachers - please feel free to play the YouTube video within class. The answer sheet can be printed and given to students for them to record their answers and tally their score. A purposeful revision lesson with no planning time! Alternatively you may wish to share the YouTube link and answer sheet on the intranet/Google Classroom/Microsoft Team that your class uses so your students can watch independently.
Students - The video can be watched/listened to in the car, on the train, or even in the gym! Just listen to the audio and answer each question before being given the answer. Alternatively use the answer sheet to record your answers and self-assess your responses. How many can you score out of 140?!
If you like the free resource please leave a positive review - I really appreciate it
Also available in my TES Shop are a range of other LIBF resources to get your students prepared for their Unit 1 (and Unit 3) Part B Exams.
LIBF DipFS Unit 3 Part A MCQ Exam REVISION VIDEO (2 of 4)
Link to revision video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we_DJoKPdDM
The video covers LIBF Unit 3(SIF) Part A Specimen Paper B. Questions are posed before answers are revealed.
Teachers - please feel free to play the YouTube video within class. The answer sheet can be printed and given to students for them to record their answers and tally their score. A purposeful revision lesson with no planning time! Alternatively you may wish to share the YouTube link and answer sheet on the intranet/Google Classroom/Microsoft Team that your class uses so your students can watch independently.
Students - The video can be watched/listened to in the car, on the train, or even in the gym! Just listen to the audio and answer each question before being given the answer. Alternatively use the answer sheet to record your answers and self-assess your responses. How many can you score out of 35?!
**NOTE – Revision videos also available for Specimen Papers A, C and D:
**
Specimen Paper A link: - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGk6aATZcf0
Specimen Paper C link: - https://youtu.be/cpxPxZcfYMo
If you like the FREE resource please leave a positive review - I really appreciate it.
Also available in my TES Shop are a range of other LIBF resources to get your students prepared for their Unit 1 and Unit 3 Part B Exams.
A collection of FREEBIES to help your students prepare for the upcoming June 2023 Unit 2 Part B resit:
Mock Exam based on the ‘Femi’ case study (CS1)
Full Case Study Review Video
Document containing links to revision videos for each topic within unit 2
Mock Exam MARK SCHEME and MODEL ANSWERS are AVAILABLE NOW: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12847548
Also available NOW for JUNE 2023:
Resources for the JUNE 2023 LIBF Unit 2 exam:
CS1 ‘Femi’ - 60x Q&A Quiz: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12841362
CS1 ‘Femi’ - Mock Exam, Mark Scheme and Model Answers: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12847548
CS2 ‘Raymond’ - 65x Q&A Quiz: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/-12841369
CS2 ‘Raymond’ - Mock Exam, Mark Scheme and PPT: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12851093
U2 Past Exam Paper Question Revision Pack: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12819479
Resources for the JUNE 2023 LIBF Unit 4 exam:
CS1 ‘Elias’ - 50x Q&A QUIZ: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12841676
CS1 ‘Elias’ - Mock Exam, Mark Scheme and Model Answers: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12849751
CS2 ‘Gabriel and Lola’ - 65x Q&A QUIZ: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12841823
CS2 ‘Gabriel and Lola’ - Mock Exam, Mark Scheme and PPT: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12851551
U4 Past Exam Paper Question Revision Pack: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12819481
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MARKETING KO SHEET + KO TESTS
3-page revision document consisting of key terms and business content from the 'Marketing’ unit:
Market Research Methods
Market Segmentation
Marketing Mix
BONUS CONTENT- Includes 3x Knowledge Organiser Tests to assess students’ learning.
Can be used for any business, finance, economics, or enterprise course.
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Business & Enterprise Enrichment Activity
Tenner Tycoon Complete Lesson Ppt + Lesson Plan + Differentiated Resources.
Ideal for use during Tutor time, Enrichment Days, Young Enterprise sessions, or within assembly.
The PowerPoint begins with a hook activity where students have to guess company logos. It then introduces the audience to Richard Branson, his various businesses, and how he has become successful. Following this, students have then got to plan the launch of a desirable, profitable product that can be sold in school, and launched with only £10 worth of funding. A plenary completes the challenge and recaps what students have learnt.
Differentiated resources include structured worksheets for each year group. The higher the year group, the less scaffolding there is.
This resource has been created to save you developing a fit-for-purpose assembly, Tutor period, or enrichment session.
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Profit and Loss Statement / Statement of Comprehensive Income 16+
Complete differentiated lesson including:
•15-slide PowerPoint complete with animations
•Higher, Middle, and Lower ability Progress Clouds
•Challenge questions for most able learners
•Past Paper Questions to assess progress/understanding
Ideal for A-level and BTEC Business and Accounting courses.
An off-the-shelf outstanding lesson covering:
Introduction to profit calculations
Definition of ‘Profit and Loss Statement / Statement of Comprehensive Income’
Formulas
Specific calculation of ‘cost of sales/cost of goods sold’ taking into account opening and closing inventory
Depreciation of assets
Methods of improving profit
2x Past paper questions
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Profit and Loss Statement / Statement of Comprehensive Income
Complete differentiated lesson including:
15-slide PowerPoint complete with animations
Higher, Middle, and Lower ability Progress Clouds
Challenge questions for most able learners
Past Paper Question to assess progress/understanding
Ideal for GCSE and BTEC Business and Accounting courses.
An off-the-shelf outstanding lesson covering:
•Introduction to profit calculations
•Definition of ‘Profit and Loss Statement / Statement of Comprehensive Income’
•Formulas
•Methods of improving profit
•2x Past paper questions
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**FULL BUSINESS LESSON: Organisational Charts/Structures (PPT, ASSESSMENT, DIRT SHEET)
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Ideal for GCSE, BTEC, Tec Award, and NCFE Business courses including OCR, AQA, EDEXCEL, WJEC.
Also suitable for Citizenship and PSHE lessons.
Complete lesson including:
• Starter activity
• 13-slide Ppt presentation including Key Words, Challenge questions/Extension activities for most able learners, Past Paper Questions to assess progress/understanding, together with mark scheme
• Student Assessment
• DIRT sheet to enable students to reflect on their assessment.
An off-the-shelf outstanding lesson covering:
• Span of Control, Chain of Command, Delegation
• Flat and Tall structures
• Knowledge Test (with extension question)
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An off-the-shelf lesson + worksheet on ‘INFLATION’ covering:
• Definition
• Gap fill activity
• Past Paper Question practice (together with answers)
• BONUS CONTENT: WHY IS INFLATION BAD?, WHAT CAN CAUSE INFLATION?, GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES FOR TACKLING INFLATION.
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BUSINESS EXTERNAL INFLUENCES KO SHEET + KO TESTS
2-page revision document consisting of key terms and business content from the 'External Influences unit:
• Business competitors
• Economic conditions
• Environmental constraints
BONUS CONTENT- Includes 3x Knowledge Organiser Tests to assess students’ learning.
Can be used for any business, finance, economics, or enterprise course.
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LIBF CeFS / DipFS Financial Studies Unit 3 (SIF) Homework / Assessment Booklet + Answer Booklet
This assessment Booklet, which comes complete with separate answer booklet, provides an ideal framework for assessing students’ knowledge on all topics within Unit 3. It contains a mixture of multiple choice and extended writing questions to effectively prepare students for both Part A and Part B exams. Success criteria for extended writing questions has been shared to ensure that students become familiar with common question stems and response expectations.
Questions have been taken directly from LIBF specimen papers and have been painstakingly organised into each of the 7 topics. Students can therefore be assured that they are only being assessed on questions that are similar to the type that they will face in their actual external examinations.
As a successful and experienced teacher of LIBF Financial Studies I have found that using these resources has enabled students to become familiar with the type of questions that will be asked of them within the external examinations. This has boosted exam performance and significantly increased grades as a result.
(Note: similar resources available for Units 1, 2 and 4. Also available as a cost-saving whole package.)
Save yourself a significant amount of planning and put your students on the path to success!
Total marks for each topic can be seen below:
Topic 1: Personal financial sustainability – out of 15
Topic 2: How the state can help – out of 14
Topic 3: The impact of external factors – out of 15
Topic 4: Monitoring and adapting personal financial plans – out of 13
Topic 5: Good debt, bad debt – out of 15
Topic 6: The impact of global events and ethics – out of 25
Topic 7: The Impact of Recent Changes – out of 23
CeFS / DipFS Student Support Resource Link Map (LIBF Financial Studies)
Resources available on the LIBF website have been painstakingly mapped into a simple-to-use Excel file. This contains direct web links to student support resources provided on the LIBF website for the Financial Studies CeFS / DipFS programmes. Students simply have to click on the link and can access the following resources for each and every topic over the 4x Units (Unit 1 FCIS, Unit 2 FCMLT, Unit 3 SIF and Unit 4 SFSS):
Textbook
Vocabulary Game
Quiz
Key Terms
Further Reading/Activities
As a successful and experienced teacher of LIBF Financial Studies I have found that giving students access to this Excel file has enabled them to quickly and efficiently access revision resources provided by the exam board. This has boosted exam performance and significantly increased grades as a result. You may also consider asking students to complete the quiz on each topic as part of homework assignments.
An LIBF login is required to access resources. Students are given this when they are registered onto the course.
LIBF CeFS / DipFS Financial Studies Unit 1, 2, 3 and 4 Homework / Assessment Booklets + Answer Booklets PACKAGE
These 4x Assessment Booklets, which come complete with 4x separate answer booklets, provide an ideal framework for assessing students’ knowledge on all topics within the 4 Units of the LIBF CeFS/DipFS course. They contain a mixture of multiple choice and extended writing questions to effectively prepare students for both Part A and Part B exams. Success criteria for extended writing questions has been shared to ensure that students become familiar with common question stems and response expectations.
Questions have been taken directly from LIBF specimen papers and have been painstakingly organised into each of the respective topics. Students can therefore be assured that they are only being assessed on questions that are similar to the type that they will face in their actual external examinations.
As a successful and experienced teacher of LIBF Financial Studies I have found that using these resources has enabled students to become familiar with the type of questions that will be asked of them within external examinations. This has boosted exam performance and significantly increased grades as a result.
(Note: resources are also available separately for each unit).
Save yourself a significant amount of planning and put your students on the path to success!
Assessment Booklets can be purchased individually through the following links:
LIBF CeFS Financial Studies Unit 1 (FCIS) Assessment Booklet + Answers:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12706387
LIBF CeFS Financial Studies Unit 2 (FCMLT) Assessment Booklet + Answers:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12706397
LIBF DipFS Financial Studies Unit 3 (SIF) Assessment Booklet + Answers:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12706399
LIBF DipFS Financial Studies Unit 4 (SFSS) Assessment Booklet + Answers:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-12706406
LIBF CeFS / DipFS Financial Studies Unit 4 (SFSS) Homework / Assessment Booklet + Answer Booklet
This assessment Booklet, which comes complete with separate answer booklet, provides an ideal framework for assessing students’ knowledge on all topics within Unit 4. It contains a mixture of multiple choice and extended writing questions to effectively prepare students for both Part A and Part B exams. Success criteria for extended writing questions has been shared to ensure that students become familiar with common question stems and response expectations.
Questions have been taken directly from LIBF specimen papers and have been painstakingly organised into each of the 9 topics. Students can therefore be assured that they are only being assessed on questions that are similar to the type that they will face in their actual external examinations.
As a successful and experienced teacher of LIBF Financial Studies I have found that using these resources has enabled students to become familiar with the type of questions that will be asked of them within the external examinations. This has boosted exam performance and significantly increased grades as a result.
(Note: similar resources available for Units 1, 2 and 3. Also available as a cost-saving whole package.)
Save yourself a significant amount of planning and put your students on the path to success!
Total marks for each topic can be seen below:
Topic 1: The financial system – out of 8
Topic 2: Competition in the financial services sector – out of 10
Topic 3: Sustainability in the financial services sector – out of 6
Topic 4: The impact of the media on the sustainability of the financial services industry – out of 8
Topic 5: External influences on financial services providers and their products – out of 15
Topic 6: The impact of change and uncertainty on financial products – out of 15
Topic 7: Marketing materials and their effectiveness – out of 8
Topic 8: Attracting, retaining and satisfying customers – out of 10
Topic 9: Market segmentation and product development and Topic 10: Case Studies – out of 40