This 9-10 lesson bundle covers: 1.3.1 Product design 1.3.2 Branding and promotion - double lesson 1.3.3 Pricing strategies - 2-3 lessons 1.3.4 Distribution (free) 1.3.5 Marketing strategy - 3 lessons Filled with real life examples, case studies, questions, concise model answers to improve exam practice and kahoot quizzes to consolidate learning in an engaging way. All you need - open the powerpoint, run through it, and deliver quality lessons whilst saving precious time. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! - all files in zip folder. Please visit mrzeesresources.com and have a browse for the highest quality resources and latest updates. Thank you Note: 1.3 has been uploaded as a bundle with individual lessons and previews too - the purpose of this upload is to bundle it with the rest of theme 1 (due to 20 file restriction)

An engaging activity to introduce learners to Entrepreneurs - based on the original Guess Who game by Hasbro. The Entrepreneurs can be edited to suit your class. Enjoy!

This set of resources includes 1x PPT and 3x word files and can be delivered over 2-3 lessons. Learners are introduced to various pricing strategies that are used by businesses with their pros and cons. Statements are shown on screen and students must recall the strategy identified to consolidate knowledge. We then look at what influences the setting of prices before embarking on an engaging group activity where students are given scenarios, in these scenarios they must identify a suitable pricing strategy for the situation. In the next part of the lesson, students have the opportunity to read a case study on the most profitable company, Apple and the launch of one of their new iPhones - a 12 mark question, structure guidance and a model answer is provided for students to look at before peer assessing and making improvements to WWW and EBI. Two links to kahoot quizzes, a homework question and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 1x PPT and 2x word files and can be delivered over a double lesson. We start with a recap of PED as knowledge of this needs to be secure before moving onto YED to prevent future confusion. We look what YED measures, the formula and the different types of goods that exist such as inferior and luxury goods. Students have the opportunity to practise plenty of calculations on YED, some of which require percentage change to be calculated before calculating YED. All answers are provided. We then go onto look at factors that affect the income elasticity of a good before reading a case study on Beale’s Bakery which sells a variety of products with different elasticities - a 12 mark question with structure guidance and model answer provided for students to peer assess with. A link to a kahoot quiz and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 2x ppts, 4x word docs and a number of clips for 2 lessons. Learners are introduces to recruitment and the steps involved (step by step) and students have the opportunity to participate in being interviewed by Lord Sugar (answers by the man himself are given too). Once recruited, we look at what training might need to be delivered and how through on the job vs off the job training, a scenario to highlight the pros and cons of each. A link to a kahoot quiz and a box plenary to finish the first lesson. In the second practiical lesson, students have the opportunity to participate in the interview process, students are given job descriptions and person specifications for which they should prepare interview answers for. 3 scenarios in total and students will have the opportunity to switch roles to get an experience of both sides. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to staffing can be approached, we start by considering a popular discussion in this area - on zero hour contracts before considering the difference between viewing staff as an asset vs staff as a cost. We then go on to look at flexible working with its pros and cons before reading a concise case study where flexible working could be vital - structure guidance and a concise model answer is provided to help students with peer assessments and improvements. A box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to the various shapes and forms businesses come in, we start by looking at what liability is before going through each form of business with examples of their pros and cons. We focus on stock market flotation and look at the process to list an IPO before going on to franchises. A concise case study and 10 mark question on franchises with structure guidance and a concise model answer provided, marking grids also provided to aid students in accurate peer assessments. We look at the other less traditional forms of business such as social enterprise and lifestyle businesses with examples. Two links to kahoot quizzes and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to difficulties and issues faced when an entreprenur moves on to become a leader in business. We look at some real life examples with a concise case study on a great entrepreneur but not fit for leadership some may argue. We go on to look at one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century - Bill Gates, who started off as young, creative businessman but has evolved into a leader over time. A task based on the issues he has faced as well as a 12 mark question based on his journey. A link to a kahoot quiz on Theme 1. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the important concept of opportunity cost, we start by looking at what opportunity cost actually means with some examples, we then have a number of scenarios where students might find themselves in, in the near future. Students are presented with two options, they have to make a choice, we discuss the reasons for their choice and any depends factors (all AOs developed). In the last scenario, we look at whether a student should go it alone or open up a business with a friend - students consider the opportunity cost and answer the 10 mark question, structure guidance and a concise model answer provided. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the various financial institutions that exist. We start by going through each one briefly to get some understanding of what it is before going onto a group task where students have cut out cards of the institutitons and a selection of statements to match to each one. Answers provided and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the various shapes and forms businesses come in, we start by looking at what liability is before going through each form of business with examples of their pros and cons. We look at the other less traditional forms of business such as state/not for profit businesses like the BBC. Students then complete a group research task before playing a kahoot quiz and finishing with a box plenary Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to the various stakeholders, we start by looking at the different types of stakeholders involved in a business, we then look at their key interests, a choice of tasks on how to consolidate this is offered (two worksheets - matching for lowers and non-matching for more challenge) followed by evaluating the most important interest for each stakeholders. Once students know the interests well, we can start to look at how stakeholders might conflict with each other - a few examples given here. We read a case study on Unilever, students prepare presentations on whether they should focus on shareholders or stakeholders, this is in the form of an essay question so students could answer it after the presentation, or for homework. Structure guidance and concise points that would be the main focus of the answer is provided. A box plenary to finish Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 5x PPTs, 4x word files and can be delivered over 8-10 lessons. There is quite a lot of theory in LO6, in the first powerpoint, we run through each category of influences briefly, and in the next 4 ppts we focus more on economic, legal and ethical influences as these are larger areas. For economic influences, we start by looking at some shocking (for students) price changes in the last few decades before looking at how inflation is calculated and the implications on businesses and concumsers. We then go onto looking at interest rates and again, implications on consumers and businesses. Two essay exam style questions included on each topic - both with structure guidance and concise model answers to help students with peer assessments. The second part to economic influences introduces learners to the stages in the business cycle and how each affects businesses and consumers, we also look at different types of tax and their implcications. Finally we look at exchange rates and their impacts. Two guided research tasks, a link to a kahoot quiz and box plenary to finish off with. For legal factors, we start by watching a clip on discrimination at work before looking at the various types of legislation that exists to protect consumers and employees. A matching consolidation activity followed by a case study on an electronics manufacturer, students have the opportunity to consider whether complying with law outweighs not complying with law - 12 mark question with structure guidance and a model answer. Students can self or peer assess with the marking grids before engaging in a kahoot, finally ending with a box plenary. For ethical factors, learners engage in provoking discussions. We start by looking at what ethics involves, we look at some real thought provoking case studies with Primark and Bangladesh’s factories, Apple and Foxconn’s sweatshops. A 12 mark question with a concise model answer to peer assess with and a debate task acting for and against firms that are unethical. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learnes to elasticity of supply. We look at the difference between elastic and inelastic supply, as well as perfectly inelastic and unitary elastic supply, with examples. We also look at the reasons that cause supply to be inelastic or elastic. Students have the opportunity to complete calculations with a model example done first. A link to a kahoot quiz and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

A mini-assessment with a full mark scheme provided - brand new, relevant and recent case studies on Nike. Questions are on design mix, ethical sourcing, distribution channels and a 20 mark choice on online vs physical store

The new Edexcel GCSE Business knowledge book for theme 1 is ready to use! The ultimate resource for knowledge retrieval - completely aligned with the specification requirements. This resource includes: • Theme 1 knowledge workbook + answer book (interactive PDF) • Bright, colourful pages with images to help students make links • A traffic light checklist for students at the bottom of each page to use as a revision resource once completed This can be used in a variety of ways, for example: • Send electronically/upload for students to type into rather than print (most cost effective) • Teacher can request this to be printed in an A4 or A5 booklet and hand out to class • Use as homework after each lesson or take time at the end of each lesson to complete the relevant page