This lesson introduces learners to consumer protection law and employment protection law. We look at both in detail with their pros and cons. Real life examples are looked at with two engaging scenarios/videos. Some multiple choice questions to consolidate knowledge and engaging activities such as creating a job advert which breaks employment law (to consolidate knowledge of factors which break the law). A homework table to further consolidate knowledge and application. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to the range of sources of finances available to businesses. We start with looking at why businesses need finance, then go through the different types of finance with their pros and cons, followed by a consolidation activity. A 9 mark question with a case study on an oil company, with guidance on how to structure. The second lesson is a more engaging and interactive group lesson where students look at different scenarios and work in groups to provide one source of finance each with a justification, the weakest link gets voted out. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to what a stakeholder is, we discuss examples of stakeholders, students consider the stakehodlers of their school, we then go on to look at the different interests of the stakeholders. Some consolidation activties such as matching stakeholders to definitions or a more challenging version included. Students consider the most important and least important interest for each stakeholder before going on to complete a 6 mark analyse question on Apple. A model answer is given with context highlighted in red - to help students build this important skill. Finally we look at conflicting interests of stakeholders with examples. A consolidation lesson after where students research a businesses stakeholders and present findings to class. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This triple lesson introduces learners to the importance of having good relationships with suppliers and what makes a good supplier.Real life examples from Tesco and Vi Spring, a 6 mark context question with a modelled answer to develop exam technique. Plenty of consolidation activities to differentiate between JIT and JIC. In the second lesson, we look at bar gate stock graphs, all broken down so it is easy to understand for students and a few 3 mark questions with answers to self or peer assess. In the third lesson, students are given a scenario and must decide which supplier to pick for a chocolate company, they are given data and must weigh up the pros and cons of each supplier, before coming to a judgement - done well in groups. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! - all files in zip folder. Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to the range of sources of finances available to businesses. We start with looking at why businesses need finance, then go through the different types of finance with their pros and cons, followed by a consolidation activity. A 9 mark question with a case study on an oil company, with guidance on how to structure. The second lesson is a more engaging and interactive group lesson where students look at different scenarios and work in groups to provide one source of finance each with a justification, the weakest link gets voted out. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the growing importance of the role technology plays in business. We start by looking at some businesses that operating as both online and physical stores, some discussion on what type of online businesses students have used. A 3 mark question with a model answer is included as well as a 12 mark question based on a new online retailer that has gone physical recently. Structure guidance for the 12 mark question, with a model conclusion for students to look at before peer assessing and improving their own answers. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to ethics and environmental ethics.Real life examples with questions based on Nike, Primark, Apple. Interesting clips from youtube documentaries to show what working at some of these companies is really like. Plenty of 3 mark questions, a 6 and 12 mark question with guidance and model answers to improve exam technique and self assessment. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to the different organisational structures. Real life examples, a group task to assemble an organisational structure to consolidate key terms such as span of control, chain of command. We then look at pros of cons of the different types of structures including centralisation and decentralisation. We look at how communication is impacted through the different types of structures. Some 3 and 6 mark questions with model answers to build exam skills. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners methods of expanding a business, we look at how and why businesses expand, whilst considering the impact of economies and diseconomies of scale of growth. A range of case studies such as when Irn Bru took over Funkin Cocktail, the mergers of ebay and paypal, facebook and whatsapp. A case study on Dixons and Carphone warehouse merger with exam style questions attached. In the second lesson we look at franchises as a method of growth, we look at the pros and cons and apply it to Subway, a 6 mark question with a model answer for students to aspire to and peer assess. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! - all files in the zip folder. Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to corporate cultures, and the different types that exist. We start with looking at some real examples before identifying how culture is formed, we look at the four different types of cultures that students are required to learn, followed by what influences these four types of cultures. Sometimes culture would need to change and we explore the reasons for this in an engaging way. We then go on to read a concise case study about a company’s culture and how it affects their performance, a 12 mark question with a concise model answer for students to peer assess with. A research task and box plenary to finish off with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to different types of training such as off the job, on the job and induction training, pros and cons of each discussed and two 3 mark questions with model answers for self or peer assessment. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to the causes and effects of change, we start by looking the what causes change, such as changes in size, poor performance and transformational leadership. We then go on to look at the effects of change before looking at a case study on a supermarket which has suddently improved performance after a new CEO joined. A 12 mark question on what caused the change with structure guidance and a concise model answer for students to peer assess with. I have included a peer assessment grid which is similar to how examiners assess essays and this could be a good tool for students to understand what makes a top band answer. A research task and box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to different types of corporate strategy such as Ansoff’s Matrix and Porter’s strategic matrix. We start by looking at Ansoff’s and the four types of strategies involved here, each with their pros and cons. We then go on to read a brief case study on a plumbing company, wth a 4 mark question and a model answer to self assess with. We then go on to look at Porter’s strategies, again each witht their pros and cons before looking at the difference between tactics and strategies. Finally a case study on Toyota and their strategy. This case study comes with a 4 and 10 mark question, both with guidance and concise model answers for peer assessment. An interactive kahoot quiz with the link to the game to consolidate the day’s learning. 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 lesson introduces learners to factors that affect the success or failure of a business, financial and non-financial. 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 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 12 mark question based on the case study. A concise model answer is included for students to peer assess. We finish off by looking at ways to interpret the performance of a business before two kahoot quizzes (one on SWOT and one on unit 1) to end the unit! Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This free lesson introduces learners to the reasons for a business to stay small, we start with a brewery discussion that provides a personal service. We then look at the reasons for staying small, a short pair task followed by a concise case study on Vision Spring - this includes a 4 mark question with a model answer to peer assess against the criteria. We then go on to look at a case study of a small firm that provides clothes to men that live a fast paced lifestyle, a group presentation task can be used to answer this and then from the feedback, students can answer it as a exam style question, a concise model answer is included to compare and improve. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 1x PPT, 2x word files and can be delivered over a double lesson. Learners build on the knowledge of scarce resources by illustrating combinations of outputs on a PPF curve. We break down the curve with examples for different scenarios such as inefficient and efficient use of resources, students have an opportunity to consolidate this by having a go at drawing the curves. We then go on to look at shifts in the curves and causes of the shifts. A task to calculate opportunity cost before a group presentation task. Two links to kahoot quizzes and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to consumer and producer surplus, we start with engaging examples to stimulate learners into the topic, we then look at what it actually is with broken down, step-by-step animated diagrams, to make it easy for students to understand, and for the teacher to deliver. We look at changes that might cause consumer and producer surplus to increase or decrease, as well as discussing society surplus with some consolidation activities. Two links to kahoot quizzes and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to negative and positive externalities, we look at examples of both, we also look at the different diagrams focusing on the socially optimum - all diagrams are animated and step-by-step so it easy for students to understand. We look at government policies for negative externalities before students attempt two kahoot quizzes and finish with a box plenary. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 2x PPT, 2x word files and can be delivered over 2-3 lessons. Learners are introduced to the concept of inflation. We start by talking about how prices have changed hugely compared to the 1960s and 70s to stimulate students on the topic. We look at what inflation is, how it is measured, changes to the basket in 2021, cost push and demand pull causes, effects of inflation on consumers, firms, workers and the government - all with relevant examples, exam questions with model answers are provided too. In the second lesson, we build on this by looking at index numbers and their uses, particularly when looking at inflation. Finally, we look at the limitations of the CPI index and finish off with a kahoot. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you