Presentation that covers all ratio's that all A-Level business courses cover. It is split into 5 to 6 lessons depending on whether you do the project at the end. It has the information that students need on each ratio that can be discussed as a class or used to make a good set of student notes - in the first lesson or for homework students are to download company annual reports and print the profit and loss and balance sheet to use to complete practice calculations - or you may have a textbook that you prefer to use. Once you have discussed and made notes practice calculations can commence for the rest of the lesson followed by feedback means your lessons are basically planned for you! Exam style question included at the end.

One lesson to teach organisational charts, using a cut and stick activity, two versions of the cut and stick are available so that they can not copy, give lower ability the flat structure. 0-10: Go through PowerPoint slides to explain the principles of organisational charts. 10-35: Students to create organisational chart. 35-50: Students to answer questions on the chart they have created. 50-60: Crossword to check understanding or use as starter for next lesson.

One lessons worth of resources to teach financial growth, assumes students have some knowledge of the sources if finance. The lesson plan would be: 0-10: Revising the sources of finance by matching up sources of definitions and feedback 10-30: Students to fill out the table on paper or on the computer analysing finance based on cost, risk and analysis. Put up the help sheets around the room for support. 30-40: Whole class feedback 40-55: Students come up with their own mini business pitch, they pitch to individuals, groups or class and they suggest and analyse which source might be best for their idea. 55-60: Review learning and set homework if appropriate.

This resource assumes students understand what break even is and how it is calculated. It provides a scenario for them to research, make decisions and then model whether they would actually be successful based on their decisions made. The lesson plan would be: 0-10 Recap breakeven 10-25 Research costs and make decisions 25-40 Calculate break even using table, check with calculation . 40-50 Make changes to business price and costs etc, recalculate. 50-60 Whole class feedback

Resources to teach the idea of improving profit, it assumes the idea of profit is already understood. Breaks down how profit can be improved considering price, revenue and costs individually. x3 sheets and a PowerPoint, homework questions also included.

An activity to teach consumer protection including consumer protection act, sale of goods and trade description. Students are given the information and a lit of case studies, in small groups they are to decide whether a law has been broken, which one, why and what action might be taken. A really engaging lesson as students work together to come to a conclusion. At the end of the lesson a whole class discussion can be completed to check answers. IN RESPONSE TO RATING: I am not quite sure what the purchaser was expecting, what I am selling is a way to teach a lesson and the resources needed. I would suggest the following: 0-10 Starter: Write on books/post-its examples of when they think they have been treated badly by a business (and feedback from starter) 10-20: Introduce consumer protection laws 20-45: Put students into small groups and ask them to read the information sheets and work out for each mini case study whether a law has been broken and what law might have been broken. 45-55: Class feedback 55-60: Set your own homework or plenary Would welcome further constructive feedback.

A lesson on quality. Includes quality control, quality assurance and measuring quality. A slide for class discussion on quality and an independent learning activity about quality with help sheets to place around the room.

Resources to teach one lesson of stock control. Covers Just in Time and Stock Control graphs.

Resources to teach the Boston Matrix, designed for GCSE level but might also be of use at A-Level. Includes theory and independent learning activities.

Resources to teach product life cycle including a help sheet. Includes how the PLC relates to business cash flow. Also includes a crossword for a starter for the next lesson/plenary.

A range of resources to teach the topic of Business Cycle at GCSE level. Enough content for one to two lessons. Includes theory, research and activities. Designed for GCSE level but might be some use at A-Level. The best part of the lesson is where students draw a graph showing the business cycle with data provided, they then add to the graph images (provided) of industries/products that will do well in boom or bust which really makes them think and underlines that not all businesses do badly in a recession.

A range of resources to teach Exchange rates, designed for GCSE level but might be of use at A-Level. Enough content for up to two lessons.

A range of resources to teach Interest Rates, designed for GCSE level but might be useful at A-Level. Includes activities, definitions, questions and a cut and stick. Plenty of content to teach two hours or more.

Resources to help you teach demand and supply, including graphs and includes content of demand and supply of commodities. Also includes a homework task.

A range of resources to help teach the theory behind recruitment followed by a range of resources to to actively engage students in the recruitment process. Please see preview of resources - I hope they save you lots of time!

Resources to teach segmentation, socio economic groups and market mapping.

2 hours worth of sixth form induction lessons for Business Studies or Economics. Includes lesson plan with timings and guidance. Should be easy to teach and great for the students also. Interesting but useful lesson to test whether students want to study Business Studies. Has been tried and tested, excellent feedback from students and other teacher alike. Topics include Marketing, Ethics and Market Structures as well as some group work and discussion tasks. As per feedback CASE STUDY has been added in editable format if you wish to adjust.

I have used this in the past to teach sixth formers how to revise effectively. They often think they know how to revise but many of them do not revise effectively. Read through the information on the resource and give them some of your own experiences and hopefully their revision and grade will improve.

A revision resource for students to work through. Includes topics: sources of finance, business ownership, production, revenue and profit, recruitment and cash flow. Depending on the speed students work could last up to one hour with discussion of answers and corrections. 5 pages of activities in total. Designed for AQA Business Unit 1, but would equally be useful for other exam boards.

The resource links you to a The Apprentice episode and provides questions which students should answer as you watch the video. You should then discuss their answers. There is enough content to last up to 90 minutes. Topics covered include: objectives, marketing mix, production methods, team work, pricing methods, customer service and analysing mistakes made. A really enjoyable resource ideal for revision before an exam or end of year lessons.