A student revision handout aimed at improving their knowledge of core economic concepts. This handout looks specifically at the following topic areas: the economic problem; economic models and assumptions; scientific method; normative and positive economics; ceteris paribus; renewable and non-renewable resources; economic agents; specialisation and division of labour; production possibility frontiers; opportunity costs; economics as a social science; factors of production and finally the function of money.

A revision resource designed to complement the new AQA Business Specification. This handout is focused upon the idea of market segmentation. It examines demographic, income, behavioural and geographic forms of segmentation. It also considers the benefits and drawbacks of market segmentation, the formal STP model, niche and mass marketing, and positioning.

A revision resource for the new AQA Business specification that considers the key issues of correlation analysis; price and income elasticity; the purpose of market research; primary and secondary research; sampling; confidence levels; market mapping and quantitative and qualitative data.

A PowerPoint based quiz based directly upon the hit ITV show including graphics and music. This resource is fully editable so you can adapt it to your own needs, adding your own questions therefore making it suitable for A Level. I have used this resource in my GCSE classes with great success and students like to see if they can beat the challenge of the 15 questions. I would recommend you use the cursor key to move between questions though as the mouse control is rather sensitive.

A new range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the Edexcel GCSE (9-1) in Business. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of sources of business finance and has been designed to meet the specific requirements of the Edexcel 1BS0 specification. The presentation considers the concepts of short and long-term finance and then examines specific examples of each type of finance including trade credit, retained profit, overdrafts, share capital, venture capital and personal savings. The pack contains a starter and plenary activity, class activities, knowledge questions, key word definitions and an examination style question, all complete with suggested answers.

A range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business and modified to reflect the 2023 changes. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of using the marketing mix. The presentation considers the elements of the marketing mix (7Ps), the influences on elements of the 7Ps, the differences between consumer and industrial markets, the implications of the product life cycle and the Boston Matrix in marketing decisions, the influences on pricing decisions, analysing the promotional mix, branding (including social media and viral marketing), distribution decisions, analysis of people, process and the physical environment, the importance of an integrated marketing mix and finally the value of digital marketing and e-commerce. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.

A new range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of managing organisational culture by businesses and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation considers the impact of the social and technological environment on strategic and functional decision making. It specifically examines demographic changes and population movements including urbanisation and migration, changes in consumer lifestyle and buying behaviour and the growth of online businesses. It also analyses Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), including the difference between the stakeholder and shareholder approach and Carroll’s Corporate Social Responsibility pyramid. Technological changes are also considered and include an assessment of change upon the functional areas of a firm. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.

A range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business and modified to reflect the 2023 changes. This is a detailed presentation designed to cover the topic of how firms seek to improve their organisational design and also how they manage their human resource flow. The presentation critically examines some of the main influences acting upon organisational design and this includes decisions relating to authority, span of control, hierarchy, delegation, centralisation and decentralisation. Organisational structures are then considered and include: functional, product based, regional and matrix structures. After a consideration of the value of changing organisational design, the presentation concludes with an examination of how managing the human resource flow helps meet human resource objectives. Specifically there is an assessment of human resource planning, recruitment, training, redeployment and redundancy. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test, and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.

A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 1.3.2. Branding and Promotion and is divided across four lessons. It considers types of promotion, types of branding, the benefits of strong branding, ways to build a brand and changes in branding and promotion to reflect social trends. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and several 10 mark practice questions. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.

A series of questions that assess a variety of assessment objective skills about the three main investment appraisal techniques of payback, ARR and net present value. This pack includes knowledge, application and analysis style tasks and also contains a mind map activity and answers to the questions. I have also thrown in a copy of my investment appraisal revision notes and my brand new PowerPoint lesson about Investment Appraisal alongside a PDF hand out of the notes. This represents excellent value.

The latest in the revision packs aimed at improving pupil knowledge of core areas of the A Level Business specification that often cause problems. This pack focuses upon critical path analysis and includes the usual format of an assessment sheet (knowledge, application, analysis and evaluation skills are tested), teacher answer sheet, a mind map for pupil revision and a specialist revision sheet about critical path analysis. This pack also incorporates a detailed PowerPoint that teachers can use to deliver the topic and is supported with a PDF version of the notes to act as a hand out.

A new range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business. This is a substantial presentation of over 100 slides designed to cover the topic of analysing financial performance. It starts with a look at how to construct and analyse both budgets and cash flow forecasts. It then analyses budgets including a consideration of variance analysis (favourable and adverse). It then looks at the timings of cash inflows and outflows and examines the role of the cash flow cycle, including an understanding of payables and receivables. It proceeds to then look at how to construct and interpret break-even charts, including an analysis of break-even output, margin of safety, contribution per unit and total contribution. The effects of a change in price, output and cost are then examined and how to calculate this and illustrate this on a break-even chart. The next topic is that of profitability and includes an examination of gross profit, profit from operations and profit for the year. The presentation concludes with an examination of the use of data for financial decision making and planning. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test, several practise questions and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.

This calculation workbook is tailored to meet the requirements of the AQA course. It explores the concept of financial ratios and provides a succinct overview of the theories behind the principal ratios. Following this, it presents a collection of mini case studies. Each case study includes a set of questions designed to enhance students’ grasp of this crucial subject area and to encourage contemplation of the broader issues related to this segment of the course, complete with comprehensive answers.

New AQA Business specification. Best value package combining the three separate introductory chapters relating to the new specification. This covers understanding the nature and purpose of business; understanding different business forms and understanding that businesses operate within an external environment.

New AQA Business specification. Best value package combining the three separate management and leadership chapters relating to the new specification. This covers setting understanding management, leadership and decision making; understanding management decision making and understanding the role and importance of stakeholders.