I am a Business, Law and Economics teacher of 10 years who has taught a range of qualifications including, GCSE, A Level and BTEC. I have also hosted an number of Enterprise Events, as well as manage Careers within the school. As HOD, we are creating resources for the new AQA GCSE (9-1) Business qualification, as well as the AQA Business, Economics A-Level and Criminology WJEC courses.
I am a Business, Law and Economics teacher of 10 years who has taught a range of qualifications including, GCSE, A Level and BTEC. I have also hosted an number of Enterprise Events, as well as manage Careers within the school. As HOD, we are creating resources for the new AQA GCSE (9-1) Business qualification, as well as the AQA Business, Economics A-Level and Criminology WJEC courses.
Worksheet to help students calculate an income statement and to learn the different financial formulas that are associated with it. This worksheet is applicable for both KS4 and KS5 and relevant for all exam boards. Answer sheet also provided.
This resource can be used for GCSE, A level and is relevant to the AQA, EDEXCEL or OCR Exam boards. It provides students with the opportunity to create their own balance sheet with the figures provided. They have to identify what section of the balance sheet each figure/item belongs to. Answer sheet is also included
This resource is for teachers delivering the AQA GCSE Business (9-1) course. It is to be used once you have finished the marketing topic. This assessment includes all the content that is covered for this topic area, including; segmentation, research, marketing mix as well as customers wants and needs. It includes multiple choice, 2, 4, 6, 9 and 12 mark questions to give students the opportunity to answer all the different types of questions they would likely see on the exam. It is 40 marks in total so can be completed in a single period.
A number of worksheets helping students to consolidate their understanding of cash flow forecasting with two different activities. The missing figures worksheet is to help students remember the key formula when completing a cash flow forecast and is more suitable for KS4. The second activity is more challenging and may be more suitable for KS5, which is why the answers are also included. These activities are suitable for all exam boards.
This resource would take approximately two double lessons to complete. The lesson shows how to calculate the different investment appraisal techniques, including Payback period, Average Rate of Return, Net Present Value and the qualitative factors to also consider. There are examples within the PowerPoint that guides students how to understand each technique and to analyse if the different options are viable investments. The worksheets then link to the theory taught to consolidate student understanding. This can be targeted towards both KS4 and KS5 and is applicable to all exam boards.
This resource is an assessment paper that covers topic areas in Operations Management for the new AQA GCSE Business Specification for KS4 students. It includes different assessment questions from multiple choice, 4, 6, 9 and 12 mark questions, including a case study to support. It is worth 40 marks in total and is a useful resource to determine whether students have understood this topic.
This checklist covers all the content covered in the finance section of the AQA Business A Level qualification. It can be used for revision purposes to help students R/A/G the content to help them identify what to focus on.
Activity to help students understand the different roles within an organisational structure. Acitivty provided needs to be cut up and students can either complete it individually or in groups. Answer sheet provided for support. Relevant for both KS4 and KS5 and relevant to all exam boards.
This is a lesson that teaches students how to calculate break even using both the formula and chart method. It can be applicable to both KS4 and KS5 and is relevant to all exam boards. The resource goes through a worked example and then has two worksheets to calculate the break even points.
This enterprise project uses a business plan to help students run their own business. This can be completed as an extra curricular activity or incorporated into the Business GCSE SOW. I have used this resource by getting pupils into groups of six, where they will be in competition with each other. They are to complete this business plan and present a Dragons Den pitch in order to receive investment. It is up to the teacher, but I allocate £15 investment per group. A date is then assigned for when they will sell their product/service and the team that earns the most profit wins the competition. This business plan covers a range of business functions such as Marketing, Business, Finance and Operations. It is a useful resource to apply the theory taught in lessons into practice. I have also included assessment questions that relate to each topic area to help students consolidate their learning. This Enterprise project is to help pupils develop a range of enterprise skills such as problem solving, teamwork, communication etc. and is an interactive activity to help students understand the importance of money.
This resource covers a double lesson which focuses on Financial Objectives which is the first topic taught on the Finance section for the AQA Business A -Level qualification. It goes through each financial objective and includes activities/questions for each.
This is a lesson that would cover a double period that focuses on strategic planning. It looks at the difference between planned and emergent strategies and provides business examples to support. It also covers corporate governance and contingency planning, with an activity to complete in relation to this. This is relevant to the topic area that covers strategic management for KS5 AQA Business Studies. Includes activities that allow pupils to relate to real-world examples, work in teams to come up with a contingency plan as well as working in groups to evaluate the value of contingency planning.
This resource is for a whole lesson which goes through the different methods of motivation; both financial and non financial and asks pupils to analyse the benefits and drawbacks for each. It is aimed towards AQA Business studies but can be adapted for different exam boards and aimed towards both KS4 and KS5. It also provides structure for students to create a presentation for the different motivational theorists which they would then feedback to the class. It also includes a 25 mark question at the end of the lesson and provides a structure on how to answer.
This resource will take approximately two lessons to complete. It covers the topic area 3.7.2 - Analysing the existing internal position of a business to assess strengths and weaknesses: financial ratio analysis. It includes all the different financial ratios required for the Business A level exam for the AQA exam board as well as reflecting back on income statements and balance sheets. Some of these ratios will also be relevant to other exam boards, with it being targeted towards KS5 but can also be adapted to KS4 Business Studies. The financial ratios include;
Current Ratio
Acid Test
Gearing
Gross Profit margin
Net Profit margin
ROCE
Debtor days
Creditor days
Stock turnover
This resource also includes a worksheet where students have to calculate the missing figures from an income statement and a balance sheet, which can then be used to calculate the different financial ratios named above. It provides students with the opportunity to compare from previous years and analyse the reasons for why these figures may have changed and how they can be improved.
Applicable to both the AQA and Edexcel exam boards and could be relevant to either GCSE or BTEC. It was graded outstanding for a lesson observation as it provides further challenge for students.
Connect - Students to complete calculation on their own and come up with suggestions
Activate - Students to identify the difference between inflows and outflows. they will then be provided a cash flow forecast template with some figures already populated. They need to then work out how they were calculated before discussing it as a group.
Demonstrate: Students to complete the remaining figures of the cash flow forecast and teacher to go through the answers as a class. Based on this exercise, they then come up with their own definition as well as interpret what is good/bad about this financial statement. Students develop their evaluation skills by coming up with recommendations, explaining why they would work and what the business would need to consider
Consolidate: Students to complete sit down/stand up activity for teacher to gaugue student understanding
This includes the lesson on cash flow forecasting which is applicable to both AQA and Edexcel. This lesson provides challenge and enables students to delveop their evaluation skills.
The additional document includes multiple cash flow forecasting worksheets to ensure understanding
This is a lesson that teaches students Network diagrams. It helps them understand the meaning of critical path analysis and provides a range of activities within the PowerPoint on how to complete a network diagram. It goes through it in stages by using a worked example and defines all the key terminology. The lesson also enables students to think of the benefits and drawbacks of using network diagrams/CPA. It is relevant to KS5 when teaching A level Business Studies and is relevant to all exam boards.