This bundle for Edexcel’s A Level Theme 3 is the ultimate pack for teachers delivering this course. Updated for 2021 with more engaging and colourful slides to cater for remote learning needs. The highest quality, unrivalled lesson experiences from start to finish. Filled with real life examples, concise case studies to save time and focus on key skills of knowledge, application, analysis and evaluation. Questions with structured guidance and modelled answers for self/peer assessments - to save your time and to build their skills at the same time rather than just going through theory slide after slide. Please have a look at individual files to see previews. 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. Thank you Note: All lessons for this bundle have been uploaded individually, so please browse for these to look at previews, the purpose of this upload is to bundle with theme 4.

This lesson introduces learners to budgeting, we start by looking at the purpose and types of budgets before moving onto variance analysis. An example calculation is demonstrated before students attempt a 4 mark exam style calculation question - answer is provided as well as an extra student answer for the class to identify where marks are given. We then look at a fictional case study on Meerkat who has decided to leave ‘compare the market’. A 12 mark exam style question on the usefulness of variance analysis with structure guidance and concise model answer is provided. Students peer assess using the marking grid criteria before finishing off with a box plenary. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

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 2x PPT, 2x word files and can be delivered over 2-3 lessons. We start by looking at various leaders to find out what actually makes a good leader. We look at 3 fictional characters with different styes as well as 3 fictional businesses, students try to justify which leader is suited for each business, we then go on to look at the four styles with examples before reading a case study on a business that has been transformed through leadership - a 12 mark question with structure guidance and concise model answer provided for students to peer assess with. In the second lesson, we look at a scenario of autocratic leadership, students discuss for and against this style by applying it to the scenario. We then go on to an engaging group activity with different difficult scenarios students find themselves in, and as leaders they have a range of actions they can take to fix the difficult situations. A case study on the legendary investor Warren Buffet with a 4 mark question and model answer. Two links to kahoot quizzes and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to trading blocs, we start by looking at the history of european union and how it started in 1973. We look at other trade blocs then discuss the advantages and disadvantages of trading bloc. We look at a case study on the creation of the RCEP trade bloc, a concise case study and a 10 mark question, structure guidance is provided and a model answer to help students when peer assessing to build important exam skills. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to the different types of business ownerships, we look at each with examples, and their pros and cons, with an emphasis on liability. Three 3 mark questions with model answers to help students develop exam technique and the use of connectives early on in the course. A case study with a 6 mark analyse question included. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners the design mix and what makes a product stand out through looking at function, cost and aesthetics. The product life cycle is illustrated with plenty of real life examples to help students contextualise their understanding of the topic. Group activity and a 3 and 6 mark question. The 6 mark question has a partially completeted answer for students to finish to improve exam technique. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This lesson introduces learners to different types of training such as external formal training and informal on the job training, pros and cons of both discussed and two 3 mark questions with model answers for self or peer assessment. Formula for retention rate and performance management is covered here too. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson aims to enthuse learners on entrepreneurship through talking about well known entrepreneurs such as Bill Gates, Richard Branson, Steve Jobs and more. A task to create a fact file on an entrepreneur, a 6 mark discuss question to have a go at early on in the course, and finally a creative activity to design and add value to a t-shirt Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 1x PPT and 2x word files and can be delivered over 3 lessons. Learners are introduced to two main concepts 1) the product life cycle and 2) the boston matrix and how the two concepts are linked together. We start with looking at different stages a product goes through by looking at some real examples, students have the opportunity to become familiar with the cycle by creating their own - and describing what sales and costs are like at each stage too. We then go on to look at the boston matrix, we look at each quadrant to understand the cash cows and dogs characteristics in depth. A group task to develop a marketing mix for a drink or a chocolate whilst considering the stage in the product life cycle - students can present their ideas back on the A3 sheet to the class. Another group task where students are given a business and they need to allocate the businesses products into the boston matrix, this could also be fed back or presented. 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 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 builds on students understanding of the balance of payments from Theme 2, we now look at the financial and capital account as well as the current account. We start by recapping what the BoP is, some context given on surplus and deficits before we look at the causes and consequences of current account deficits. A group task for students to come up with policies to reduce a current account deficiit before we go through a range of strategies to address deficits in the BoP. Video case studies to stimulate discussion and debate. True or false questions, followed by a box plenary and a kahoot quiz. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This set of resources includes 2x PPTs which can be delivered over 4 lessons (around 90 slides of engaging and interactive learning) and 4x word files consisting of exam practice and activities. Many sources of finance are covered here, the spec’s required sources of finance plus more, the rationale for this is to develop students wider understanding of the topic. This first double lesson introduces learners to ways of raising capital from within the business (internal). we start by discussing the reasons for why a business might need finance and the different types. We look at the 3 main types of internal finance with their pros and cons, before a short pair research task to apply and consolidate. We then look at a concise case study of a firm that requires capital but wants to only use internal finance - a 16 mark question on this with structure guidance and a concise model answer for students to use when peer assessing. A peer assessment grid and how it is used by examiners is provided for students to make improves on WWW and EBI. A box plenary to finish with. The second double lesson introduces learners to the various external sources of finance, building on from internal finance. We start by recapping the reasons for finance, then go through each one with their pros and cons. A brief case study on Dr. Dre’s beats and share capital with a 4 mark question and model answer provided. We then go on to consolidating the knowledge with some matching and recall activities before a group activity, students are put into groups and given scenarios that require finance, students decide which sources of finance are most appropriate for scenario and present ideas back to class. Class then decides who the weakest link is (encouraging application and evaluation skills) A case study and 16 mark question on venture capital is included, structure guidance and a concise model answer is provided to help students develop their exam technique. A link to a kahoot quiz and box plenary to finish off with. I have found this to be a very engaging lesson personally. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to the various sales promotion techniques that businesses can use to encourage sales. We start off by looking at some real examples of promotions before going through the 7 types of promotions that students need to know. A mix and match activity to consolidate the pros and cons followed by an MCQ, research task, design a competition and a box plenary to finish with. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

In this lesson, learners are introduced to the bottom-up approach to offender profiling, following on from the top-down approach. We start by discussing what the bottom-up approach might involve before looking into the two branches of the approach - investigative psychology and geographic profiling. We look at a case study on ‘the railway rapist’ and a video on the Rachel Nickell case. Evaluation task and discussion, MCWs, a 16 mark exam style question with example paragraphs, peer assessment grid so students can reflect on WWW/EBI and make improvements. True or false questions, a debate task, 2 kahoot quizzes and we finish with a box plenary. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you Offender profiling - The bottom up approach

This lesson introduces learners to the factors which have led to a more connected world economy. We start by looking at the the great depression to understand the protectionism that eventually failed the world, and the process of trade liberalisation which picked it back up. We briefly look at free trade and the EU (as this is another lesson in the spec), then look at the various factors that have increased trade such as reduced cost of transport/containersation. A concise case study on CEFTA which students can attempt a 4 mark question on, a model answer to self assess. Colourful, concise and engaging slides! Thank you

This double lesson introduces learners to decision trees, we break down the tree right from the very beginning, and look at how to construct one step by step, to ultimately work out the expected values of outcomes and the final net gains. Students have the opportunity to practice calculations for themselves, and then self assess with the answers on the board. We then go on to look at the advantages and disadvantages of using decision trees, followed by a 10 mark question on the usefulness of decision trees. Structure guidance and a concise model answer is provided for students to look at and improve own answers. A link to a kahoot quiz and a box plenary to finish off with. 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. Thank you