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.

NEW AQA Business Spec 2015 This revision hand out examines the impact that stakeholders have upon a modern business. It starts by analysing what is a stakeholder and their divergent needs before assessing their conflicting and overlapping interests. It then considers the importance of stakeholder mapping in analysing the power and interest of stakeholder groups, before concluding with an assessment of how stakeholder engagement enables a firm to manage their stakeholder relationships more effectively.

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 final updated revision sheet for the AS Level AQA Business specification. This sheet focuses upon the benefits and potential problems of employer-employee relations. Specifically it considers ways of managing communication; barriers to effective communication; technology and communication; the benefits of effective communication with employees; forms of employee representation; trade unions; ACAS; industrial action and disputes; ways of resolving industrial disputes; works councils and employee groups.

A very detailed series of study notes designed to complement the second year teaching of Component Two (Business Analysis and Strategy) and Component Three (Business in a Changing World). These notes are accessible, well designed and indexed with a specific focus upon the specification requirements of the WJEC/Eduqas A Level in Business. With no textbook offering from the main publishing houses, these booklets are designed to act as a direct substitute at a cost that I hope reflects excellent value for money. The 349 pages cover the following areas: Component Two Data Analysis Market Analysis Sales Forecasting Balance Sheets Depreciation Financial Ratios Aims and Objectives Strategy and Implementation Decision Tree Analysis Critical Path Analysis Cost-Benefit Analysis Investment Appraisal Techniques Special Order Decisions Component Three Business Change Risk Management PEST: Political PEST: Economics PEST: Social PEST: Technological Legal Factors Ethical Influences Business and the Environment International Trade Globalisation The European Union

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 quantitative sales forecasting 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 a senior and highly experienced teacher of A Level Business, this booklet contains a brief overview/recap of the theory surrounding financial ratio analysis (specifically Edexcel’s Year 13 requirement of Gearing and ROCE) 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.