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A online shop devoted to excellent Business Studies resources, developed by an practitioner with 10 years of teaching and leadership experience. T + L enhancement guaranteed!
A wide range of high quality resources are offered, saving you time in regards to preparation so that you can focus more on supporting your students to progress.
The following resources are useful when teaching employment law to Business A-level students (but could be used with GCSE students as well). Both worksheets provide excellent stimulus for class discussion and exploration.
‘applying laws to scenarios’ worksheet- students are provided 10, brief fictional scenarios and need to identify the employment law in breech in question, and explain why. This worksheet supports students with their knowledge of content after it has been taught by the teacher.
‘boom boom’ case study- students are tasked in answer questions in relation to the fictional case study provided. There are 3 newspaper headlines that students need to assess the impact on the business in terms of management and costs. This worksheet supports students with their application and writing skills.
*no mark schemes/ solutions provided only.
*the doc is saved as editable for ease of use.
The following resource is useful when teaching Business students about Unique Selling Point. (aimed at both GCSE and Year 1 A-level students). This 2 page worksheet can be used in class or as a homework task to assess student’s understanding of USPs and its importance to businesses and their marketing.
*no mark scheme/ solutions provided.
*the doc is saved as editable for ease of use.
The following resource is useful when teaching A-level Business students about corporate social responsibility and Carroll’s pyramid of CSR. This 2 page worksheet can be used as a in class task or homework exercise to assess student’s understanding of Carroll’s theory/model. There are six scaffolded questions (with mark indicators) and one extension question for fast working students (exam style essay question).
*there is no mark scheme/ solutions provided.
*the doc is saved as editable for ease of use.
For use when teaching AQA AS Level Business (7131). Covers content in unit 1 'what is business', unit 2 ‘managers, leaders and decision making’, unit 3 ‘decision making to improve marketing performance’, unit ‘4 decision making to improve operational performance’, unit 5 ‘decision making to improve financial performance’ and unit 6 ‘decision making to improve human resource performance’.
An effective tracking tool that encourages students to take responsibility for their learning and promoting self-reflection. The Personalised Learning Checklist (PLC) ‘breaks down’ the Year 1 A-Level specification into itemised topic areas, list of key terms, cross referenced to the Business CGP revision guide and additional columns for students to track their progress.
The PLC is an 8 page doc, and is a word doc for ease of editing.
For use when teaching AQA AS Level Business (7131). Covers content in unit 1 'what is business', unit 2 ‘managers, leaders and decision making’, unit 3 ‘decision making to improve marketing performance’, unit ‘4 decision making to improve operational performance’, unit 5 ‘decision making to improve financial performance’ and unit 6 ‘decision making to improve human resource performance’.
A 65min assessment (55 marks) that can be used in class to test student's knowledge and understanding. includes MCQ, short mark questions (including calculations) and 1 case study and essay based question. Can be used as a landmark assessment. Front page encourages student reflection. Mark scheme is included at the end of the document.
Assessment is in word doc for ease of editing.
a revision worksheet based off a fictional case study of Rihanna leaving the music industry to open up her own umbrella retailer. Questions include break even calculations, drawing a break even chart and explaining limitations of break even forecast.
Aimed at AS Business students, but could be used with GCSE Business students.
(no mark scheme provided. saved as a word doc for ease of editing).
A quick in class worksheet that helps students to understand the differences between patent, trademark and copyright. a useful stimulus for discussion.
Aimed at A-level Business students.
(Saved as a word doc for ease of editing).
A fictional case study about Holister recruiting for a Customer Service Adviser. students work in teams to assess 6 different CVs and justify who they would like to shortlist, based of the job description and person specification on the brief. an excellent exercise when teaching recruitment and generating class discussion. Aimed at GCSE students, but could be used for Yr1 A-level students as well. In addition, a great stimulus for SMSC discussion.
both docs are editable if you wish to amend.
The following resources are useful when teaching sectors of the economy to Business GCSE students. Both worksheets can be used as in class tasks or homework assessments. great for recapping content and supporting students to understand key terms (like de- industrialisation, automation and interdependence) and interpreting data.
docs are saved as a word doc for ease of editing. no mark scheme provided.
An excellent resource for when teaching the impact of technology in retail/ tertiary sector businesses. useful as a teamwork exercise in class. 3 elements involved:
- presentation with quick starter exercise on key facts on slide 1. there is a brief introduction on slide 2 and main activity instructions on slide 3, linking to the other two elements below.
- case study examples (x10) of different businesses examples, explaining pros and cons.
- case study grid is a worksheet for students to fill in, 'pulling' out information from the various case studies and analysing advantages and disadvantages of the technology that they use.
Aimed at GCSE Business students but can also be used with yr1 A-level Business students. all docs are ediable for ease of teacher's use.
The following resources are useful when teaching types of leadership to Business students (GCSE and /or A-level).
Introduction to leadership presentation- can be used when introducing types of leadership styles for students. Slide one links in with the worksheet in supporting students to understand and explain the differences between each style. Slide two provides overview in the shift away from autocratic style of leadership. Slide three is a group discussion exercise on the essence of leadership where students explore the 9 quotes provided.
Leadership class worksheet- this one page grid can be used by individual students to note down advantages and disadvantages of each style, following teacher input and prior discussion. The description column has been pre-filled to assist students. This worksheet links in with slide 1 of the presentation.
*the docs are saved as editable for ease of use.
The following resource is useful to assess Business student’s knowledge and understanding of international growth and Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions model. The 3 page worksheet tasks students with a series of scaffolded questions- define, distinguish, describe, analyse and extension questions (essay style) Aimed at AQA A-level Business students. The worksheet could be used as an in-class exercise or given as a homework task once topics have been delivered as means of revision and recap. No Mark scheme/ solutions provided.
*the doc is saved as editable for ease of use
In class worksheet that supports students with their understanding of the product life cycle and properties of each stage by getting them to complete a grid exercise. A great exercise for pair work and class discussion. once completed, a useful revision aid.
Aimed at AS Business students.
(saved as a word doc for ease of editing).
a revision grid for students to complete in class or for homework, recapping their learning of Hard and Soft HRM strategies. Supports students to develop links to other concepts and topics in the course. e.g. motivation, organisation structure and types of leadership involved.
Aimed at AS Business students.
(saved as a word doc for ease of editing).
a revision worksheet on Herzberg's 2 factory motivation theory. tests students with identification of hygiene and motivator factors, as well as contrasting with Taylor's theory.
Aimed at AS Business students, but could be used with GCSE Business students.
(saved as a word doc for ease of editing).
A case study worksheet that demands students to fill in an income statement for a fictional case study based on the Teenager Mutant Hero Turtles.
Aimed at A-level Business students.
(solutions provided. saved as a word doc for ease of editing).
a useful revision worksheet on Maslow's hierarchy of needs motivation theory. Relating to the case study of Google, students must identify specific levels and explain why this motivates the Google workers. a very good resource to develop student's application skills.
Aimed at AS Business students, but could be used with GCSE students.
(saved as a word doc for ease of editing).
both worksheets are useful to assess student’s understanding of balance sheets. the worksheets are differentiated, testing students to ‘fill in’ a balance sheet using the data provided.
*Aimed at A-level Business students.
*Chino pizza worksheet is for academically more able students.
(solutions provided. saved as a word doc for ease of editing).
1 page worksheet to support student's understanding of Kotter and Schlesinger's staff resistance theory. students need to complete the grid, explaining how the business could respond to each stage of overcoming staff resistance suggested. there is an extension task of 'it depends on' factors.
Aimed at A-level Business students.
(no solutions provided. saved as a word doc for ease of editing).
For use when teaching AQA A- Level Business (7132). Covers content in year 1 (units 3.1- 3.6) and content in year 2 (units 3.7-3.10)
The 19 slide PowerPoint contains 6 random key terms (per slide) from the 10 units of the entire AQA Business A-level specification that student need to know for their examination. Answers transition in by clicking onwards in the PowerPoint, with extension task on each slide to encourage fast working students to demonstrate their understanding of key words further. A fantastic revision exercise that the teacher can use as an ‘starter’ activity after finishing delivering all content in helping students to recap on prior learning and generate discussion.
The PowerPoint is able to be edited.