This set of resources includes 1x PPT which can be delivered over a double lesson. This lesson introduces learners to different types of strategy businesses can adopt as demonstrated through Ansoff’s Matrix. We start by looking at Ansoff’s and the four types of strategies involved here, each with their pros and cons and examples. We then go on to read a brief case study on a plumbing company, wth an exam style question and a model answer to self assess with. In the second lesson, a case study on Toyota and their strategy. This case study comes with a 4 and 16 mark style question, both with guidance and concise model answers for peer assessment. Debate questions, box plenary and an interactive kahoot quiz with the link to the game to consolidate the day’s learning. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you 3.8.1 Strategic direction: choosing which markets to compete in and what products to offer

This resource includes 1x PPT and 1x word document which can be delivered over a double lesson. In the first lesson, we start by looking at what culture means in business and what a organisations culture is made up of, how it is formmed. We then look at a number of real life examples of strong and weak cultures. We then look at Handy’s four cultures and Hofstede’s national cultures models. Influences on culture as these differ in businesses, finally we look at the challenges of changing culture as this is deeply embedded and always visible in business. In the second lesson, we recap with some true or false questions before reading a case study, an exam question evaluating culture in a business, concise model answer and peer assessment grid for students to identify WWW and EBI before responding with an improvement. Research task, debate, kahhoot quiz and a box plenary to end with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 2x PPTs which can be delivered over 4 lessons (over 50 slides of engaging and interactive learning). In the first lesson, we start by looking at what causes change in a business e.g. internal or external reasons, disruptive and incremental change. We discuss these with examples before looking at Lewin’s force field analysis, again with examples to make it easier to contextualise in answers. Some true or false questions before reading a case study and attempting a 16 mark exam style question, concise model answer and peer assessment grid provided for students to identify WWW and EBI and make improvements to their response. In the second lesson we look at the value of flexibility in an organisation i.e contracts, restructuring and delayering. a short exam style question on flexibility with model answer to compare. We then look at barriers or resistors to change and how to overcome them as outlined by Kotter. An excellent roleplay activity where a change is taking place in a business and students represent different stakeholders and give their views on the change. This can be presented back to the class and a discussion on how change is being implemented can be the focus. Kahoot quiz and box plenary to end with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 4x PPTs which can be delivered over 7 lessons (over 100 slides of engaging and interactive learning throughout the bundle). This bundle consists of lessons on 3.9.1 Assessing a change in scale, the lessons are broken down as follows: L1-2 Assessing a change in scale (an overview with a focus on economies and diseconomies of scale) L3-4 Assessing a change in scale 2 (focus is on organic growth) L5-6 Assessing a change in scale 3 (focus is on mergers, takeovers and joint ventures) L7 Assessing a change in scale 4 (focus is on franchise) A huge range and variety of activities including numerous case studies and exam questions with model answers, peer assessment grids, videos, debates, research tasks and more throughout the lessons! Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 2x PPTs which can be delivered over 3 lessons (over 65 slides of engaging and interactive learning throughout the bundle). We start by discussing the different types of social changes that exist before looking at some informative graphs and charts to contextualise understanding. A short exam style question before going on technological changes, again discussion of real life examples for context and a short question. Some true or false questions as a mini plenary and debate. In the second powerpoint, we focus on corporate social responsibility, lots of real life examples. case studies, videos to help students understand the extent to which businesses are socially responsible (or not) i.e Apple and Primark’s suppliers and tax avoidance by many firms. We also have a case study on shareholders vs stakeholders, students prepare arguments to present back to the class on whether the firm should aim to satisfy shareholders or stakeholders, this can be answered as a 24 mark exam style question with a peer assessment grid to follow. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to the reality of business - that strategies fail at times. We start by looking at the decision making process of developing a strategy and identify reasons where failure can be rooted from in this process. We then look at the difference between a planned and emergent strategy as well as strategic drift. A video of real life business examples that drifted away from the environment such as Nokia and Kodak. We look at the divorce between ownership and control and the impact this can have on a businesses strategy. We look at the subjective nature of ‘success’ when evaluating the performance of a strategy. Importance of contingency plans, some true or false questions, research task, debate, box plenary and a kahoot quiz on topics from all of year 2 for the final lesson! Enjoy! Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This resource includes 1x PPT and 1x word document which can be delivered over a double lesson. We start off by discussing what innovation is and the main types of innovation that exist, the pressures that lead to businesses to innovate, the pros and cons of innovation and finally how to protect innovations. We look at how innovation can impact different functional areas. Visual infographics of businesses that spend on R&D to innovate, video clip, debate, true or false questions, a 4 mark and 16 mark exam style question (guidance, concise model answer and peer assessment grid included) before ending with a box plenary. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This resource includes 1x PPT and 1x word document which can be delivered over a double lesson. We focus on Porter’s five forces by starting with a video outlining the model, then some slides to consolidate the theory on this interesting tool to analyse influences on an industry. A case study on Tesco’s buyer power is looked at before students attempt to carry out a Porter’s five forces analysis on the smartphone industry, this could be carried out as a group activity and findings presented back to class. In the second lesson, we look at a case study which we previously looked at in year 1 (3.1.3) on the gaming market, now that students have studied the external environment in thorough detail in year 2, we attempt this again. Model answer and peer assessment grid provided, debate question, videos, case studies, kahoot quiz and a box plenary to finish with. As we come to the end of external influences, some slides at the end to remind students that PESTLE and SWOT are also useful tools to analyse external influences on businesses together with Porter’s five forces. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 2x PPTs which can be delivered over 3 lessons (over 60 slides of engaging and interactive learning) and 3x word files consisting of exam practice questions and an activity. Learners are introduced to mission statements and how they differ from vision statements, we then focus on corporate objectives, internal and external influences on them before looking at functional objectives. We wrap this up with a nice visual of how the mission flows down to the functional objectives. Difference between strategy and tactics is looked at. The second powerpoint introduces learners to the value of a SWOT analysis. We start by looking at what a SWOT analysis is and the types of questions we need to ask ourselves to find out our SWOT. We then contextualise with a few activities and examples such as Mcdonald’s, Thornton’s and a brief sorting activity with Apples SWOT. We then go on to look at a concise case study on BHP the large mining company, students can work in pairs or a group to assess the companies position using SWOT, the outcomes of this can be used to answer a 9 mark question based on the case study. A concise model answer is included for students to peer assess. We finish with a kahoot quiz! Many real life examples are given throughout the bundle to help students contextualise. A variety of tasks to consolidate this knowledge through discussions, research and case studies and more. Exam questions, with model answers and marking grids so students can self/peer assess to identify WWW and EBI with their answers. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

In this free double lesson, we look at core competencies and other ways to assess the internal performance of a business such as through the use of Kaplan & Norton’s Balanced scorecard and Elkington’s Triple bottom line. Research tasks, exam practice, true or false questions, box plenary, debate and a kahoot quiz included. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 2x PPTs which can be delivered over 3 lessons (over 50 slides of engaging and interactive learning). In the first lesson, we start by looking at how marketing, human resources and operations data can be used to assess the internal performance of a business. We look at a variety of ways to assess from each function i.e capacity utilisation for operations, labour turnover for human resources etc. In the second powerpoint, we focus on core competencies and other ways to assess the internal performance of a business such as Kaplan & Norton’s Balanced scorecard and Elkington’s Triple bottom line. Research tasks, exam practice, true or false questions, box plenary, debate and kahoot quiz included. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to the role of central banks in an economy. We start by looking at some notable central banks around the world to stimulate interest. We then look at the Bank of England in more detail before discussing the key functions of central banks such as implementing monetary policy, banker to the government, banker to the banks and regulation in the banking industry, particularly after the 2008 financial crisis. Some true or false questions to consolidate knowledge, videos, research and debate task, kahoot quiz and box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to the world of taxes. We start by discussing what a tax is, types of taxes in the UK and the categories of taxes such as progressive, proportional and regressive taxation. An engaging story video on progressive taxes to highlight what it is and an evaluation. We look at VAT with some charts and graphs to contextualise it before looking at current income tax rates. We discuss the economic effects of changes in direct and indrect tax rates on other variables with examples and thought provoking questions. A 4 mark question with a model answer and video case studies with exam style questions to further prepare students for exams. Some true or false questions, mix and match, research task and stimulating debate questions. Two kahoot quizzes and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This free lesson introduces learners to international competitiveness. We look at the importance of unit labour costs and export prices in determining the level of competitiveness of a nation. We go into some more detail and look at what the World Economic Forum looks at to determine international competitiveness. Pros and cons of being internationally competitive is discussed. Some video case studies to use as exam questions, true or false questions and a research task to contextualise the topic furhter. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you