NEW AQA 2015 Spec This revision hand out considers the role of marketing and the setting of marketing objectives. It examines the various types of objective set by the marketing function and includes market share, sales growth, market growth and market size calculations. It also looks at some of the key internal and external influences acting upon marketing objectives.

NEW AQA 2015 Business Specification This revision sheet considers the impact of the external environment upon a business. It looks at some of the key elements of PESTLE and then examines in more depth the concepts of competition, income, economic conditions, interest rates, exchange rates, demographics and finally environmental issues and fair trade.

An AQA A Level Business revision handout that looks at the marketing strategies employed by firms.

An AQA A Level Business revision handout that looks at the key marketing objectives of an organisation.

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 PowerPoint based lesson resource aimed at supporting teachers covering the more challenging aspects of the labour market. This resource provides theoretical and practical application of wage differentials, monopsony labour markets and the impact of trade unions upon wages (monopsony focus). Students are given a variety of different tasks to complete throughout the presentation and it ends with them considering an answer to an exam style question. This material should last a full double lesson and the exam questions provide opportunities for extension or prep activities. It includes a PDF version of the materials for ease of priniting/handouts.

A revision resource for the new AQA Business specification. The handout covers an outline of how to improve labour productivity and the general efficiency of an organisation. It considers the impact of improving efficiency and how it can be the source of competitive advantage. It also examines the important concept of lean production (including JIT), labour and capital intensity and the role of technology upon operations.

An introductory PowerPoint presentation designed to engage students with the concept of competition within the market and the need for this to be regulated. It focuses especially upon the role of the CMA. This activity is designed to then be developed in far greater depth in future lessons.

A PowerPoint based lesson that focuses upon developing student understanding of corporate objectives, mission statements and strategies.

The latest in the new AQA Business revision series. This sheet focuses upon the measurement of human resource performance and in particular it examines: labour productivity; labour retention; labour turnover; unit labour costs; absenteeism (non-AQA); employee costs as a percentage of turnover and the development and use of human resource development plans.

Written by a senior and highly experienced teacher of A Level Business, this booklet contains a brief overview/recap of the theory surrounding decision trees and includes four mini case studies each with a series of three questions focusing upon the calculations and theory associated with this topic area. Detailed answers are included that provide students with issues to consider when answering these types of questions in an examination.

Written by a senior and highly experienced teacher of A Level Business, this booklet contains a brief overview/recap of the theory surrounding exchange rates and index numbers and includes six mini case studies each with a series of three questions focusing upon the calculations and theory associated with this topic area. Detailed answers are included that provide students with issues to consider when answering these types of questions in an examination.

Written by a senior and highly experienced teacher of A Level Business, this booklet contains a brief overview/recap of the theory surrounding critical path analysis and includes four mini case studies each with a series of three questions focusing upon the calculations and theory associated with this topic area. Detailed answers are included that provide students with issues to consider when answering these types of questions in an examination.

Written by an experienced teacher, this is a comprehensive theory and practice question resource to accompany students throughout Year 12 and to provide them with additional practice questions on all of the major quantitative elements of the Edexcel A Level Business qualification. Each topic has a brief theory based overview before there are a series of mini case studies each with three questions per case. The resource contains detailed answers and plenty of model responses to the larger mark questions. Provided in Word format to allowing for individual editing. A Year 13 resource is available separately.

Written by a senior and highly experienced teacher of A Level Business, this booklet contains a brief overview/recap of the theory surrounding investment appraisal techniques and includes four mini case studies each with a series of three questions focusing upon the calculations and theory associated with this topic area. Detailed answers are included that provide students with issues to consider when answering these types of questions in an examination.