A single page guide to how to approach the BUSS4 exam from picking the question (ignore the stem!) to planning and constructing the response to allow plenty of time to pick up those all important evaluation marks.

A resource to designed to meet the needs of the 7132 Alevel Business AQA specification; Section 2.3: Stakeholders. The resource contains a 16 slide PowerPoint driven by visuals, to which I have added my delivery notes along the bottom including links to media and when activities are undertaken. All resources can be edited as required. The content was delivered over two one hour lessons and includes; A student focused started of who their ‘stakeholders’ might be A short crossword activity to identify common business stakeholders and their needs Introduction of stakeholder maps and application to the role-play Consideration of how organisations may differ the focus of communication with key stakeholders An extended whole class role play activity looking at conflicting and convergent stakeholder needs in the context of a planning permission meeting for a new McDonalds restaurant A homework research task A video case study – [54 minutes and requires YouTube access] to consider the role of ethics in stakeholder mapping, and pull the threads of stakeholder theory together. Included in the resources here are a ppt (including printable resource slides); a six page key notes hand-out with space for notes and activities (I have never been a fan of getting students copying from the board).

A proven and refined task sheet (and supplementary appendix material) that has been used successfully over a number of years to deliver outstanding results in Unit 8 (including over 20% A* each year and regular 70 mark pieces). The assignment has been broken down into 14 parts to aid management of the unit, and includes 'exploded' and additional guidance in the form of ten detailed appendices. Also included is a range of PowerPoint's used to introduce and deliver the content, as well as a support spread sheet that has been developed to simplify the financial considerations. The spread sheet is available as a separate download if needed.

A resource designed to meet the needs of the GCSE Edexcel Business specification; Unit 1 Topic 5 - but could be used outside of this as a general introduction to supply and demand. The resource contains a PowerPoint driven by visuals, to which I have added my delivery notes along the bottom including how and when activities are undertaken. All resources can be edited as required. The content was delivered over a one hour lesson and includes; A spot the 'commodity' sorting task A guess the price of the commodity game Notes to define commodity, supply and demand -including external links to exemplify the impact on price A 'gold exchange' whole class activity A comparison of two businesses to assess the impact of changing commodity prices on business costs Included in the resources here are a ppt (including printable resource slides); a two page key notes hand-out with space for notes and activities (I have never been a fan of getting students copying from the board).

A quick two page guide to what student answers will look like if they hit the top of the mark scheme and show 'GAP' application, 'GAN' analysis and 'E3' evaluation.

A paired activity for students, that uses a piece of stimulus material which lacks either AO2 application (Dave Appleby's answer) or AO3 analysis (Annalise L’Mited’s answer). Students review the answer and associated teacher notes to identify what is wrong with the answer, and to use this to rewrite it with the missing analyis / application with the aim of arriving at GAP/GAN. The stimulus material is based on a 40m Section B essay question. One argument is provided and after development can be used to develop counter points and ultimately a final conclusion.

A project based resource for EDEXCEL GCSE Business (2009) Unit 3, Topic 4 - Effective Project Management, although I am sure it works for all new specs pending small edits. An extended project designed to be completed in 7-8 hours as both class and homework tasks, this also revises Unit 1 Recruitment, Training and Motivation. The focus is the application of HR topics to a students own imagined SME with 15-20 employees. The project includes flipped learning of all Unit 3 Topic 4 content, although this can be modified (Task Sheet is in word format to allow you to edit) which is reinforced with nine activities that contextualise the topics into the students imagined business. Activities include; Sort card recruitment process Creating a simple Job Description and Person Spec for a new starter Identification of how that role will be trained on and off the job Creating an organisation structure for the company Identifying the motivational needs of the workers (Maslow) Identification of key communication concepts for a chosen staff member Creation of a twitter conversation to illustrate barriers to communication Development of a remuneration package for two contrasting employees Notes: I have not included the text book extracts referred to due to copyright - but have included web links that cover the key aspects. The timeframe you will no doubt want to edit - so I have highlighted this yellow on the first page of the worksheet to draw your attention to it.

A resource to designed to meet the needs of the 7132 Alevel Business AQA specification; Section 2.1: Management and Leadership. The resource contains a 28 slide PowerPoint driven by visuals, to which I have added my delivery notes along the bottom including links to media and when activities are undertaken. The content was delivered over two one hour lessons and includes; A discussion of what a manager is/does How managers and leaders differ Bennis Leadership Traits activities Leadership profiling based on trait theory The main leadership styles (Autocratic to Laissez-faire) The Tannenbaum-Schmidt Continuum The Blake Mouton Grid Included in the resources here are a ppt (including printable resource slides); a five page key notes hand-out with space for notes (I have never been a fan of getting students copying from the board); and a Blake-Mouton questionnaire for students to identify where they are on the grid.

An Excel 2010 worksheet that allows you to fill in the intial investment and cash flows information for up to four five year investments. The worksheet then shows on separate tabs the Payback period; Average Rate of Return (ARR) and Net Present Value (NPV) of the investments. The NPV discount rate can be chosen (between 1% & 15%) with a discount factor to 3d.p. used to complete the calcuations. This can be used to allow the generation and easy checking unlimited practice scenarios.

An Excel 2010 spreadsheet, that allows you to change the 'blue' cells to reflect any stimulus material. The spreadsheet will then calculate the following formulas to give the answers for the four sets of ratios (liquidity, efficiency, profitability and shareholder ratios); Current Ratio Acid Test Ratio ROCE % Asset Turnover Inventory Turnover Payables Days Receivables Days Gearing DPS Dividend Yield The 'Your Response' column turns green when the correct answer is entered (as per the d.p indicated). The correct answers can also be seen by pressing the 'Show Answers' button, and hidden again by pressing 'hide'.

A set of nine linked worksheets which can be used to produce a full set of accounts, including all of the financial planning documents needed for the AQA A2 Applied Business BS08 portfolio. The document makes use of detailed formulas and drop-down menus to minimise data input to the following requirements. 1) Sales Forecast 2) Operations (Costs) Forecast 3) Start-up Costs (including appropriate sources of finance required) From the above data the following can be automatically produced... 4) Break Even Forecast (including graph) 5) Cash Flow Forecast for the start-up phase (3 month) and first year trading 6) Profit & Loss Account (Income Statement) for the first year 7) Balance Sheet for the first day of trading 8) Ratio Analysis (includes NPM, GPM, ROCE, and Gearing) 9) Payback Calculation Each page is protected to stop students deleting important formulas, but there is no password!

A resource to designed to meet the needs of the 7132 Alevel Business AQA specification; Section 4.3: Increasing efficiency and productivity The resource contains a 13 slide PowerPoint driven by visuals, to which I have added my delivery notes along the bottom including links to media and when activities are undertaken. All resources can be edited as required. The content was delivered over two one hour lessons and includes; A literacy task composing a tweet to define efficiency or productivity A numeracy task involving calculating operations data to identify trends linked to efficiency and productivity Introduction of economies and diseconomies of scale A sequential consideration of how capacity, productivity and lean production can be used to improve efficiency and productivity Contextual tasks to put together a package to increase the productivity of a lazy six former Two linked video case studies – [c.20 minutes in total and requires YouTube access] to consider the changes in operational approach in factories 50 years apart with a student worksheet. Included in the resources here are a ppt (including printable resource slides); a five page key notes hand-out with space for notes and activities (I have never been a fan of getting students copying from the board).