Sarah Hilton has been a business examiner for over 20 years and a business teacher for longer. She is now a teacher trainer, business teacher and qualification developer. She runs the website revisionstation which provides smashing business teaching resources at budget prices.
Sarah Hilton has been a business examiner for over 20 years and a business teacher for longer. She is now a teacher trainer, business teacher and qualification developer. She runs the website revisionstation which provides smashing business teaching resources at budget prices.
This lesson is suitable for students that need extra support with the tricky topic of supply and demand
It is written for students studying Edexcel A level Business but would also suit students on the Pearson International Edexcel A level business course.
This includes a worksheet and a separate answer booklet in Word and PDF format
Written by Sarah Hilton at Revisionstation
This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers:
a) Factors leading to a change in supply:
changes in the costs of production
introduction of new technology
indirect taxes
government subsidies
external shocks
Written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation
This is the updated version with the blue front slide
EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 1.5.4 THE ECONOMY AND BUSINESS (COMPLETE LESSON) 154
This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers:
The impact of the economic climate on businesses:
unemployment
changing levels of consumer income
inflation
changes in interest rates
government taxation
changes in exchange rates
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Pearson Edexcel A Level International Business (133) 4 Pricing Strategies
This lesson covers:
a) Types of pricing strategy:
• cost plus (mark-up on unit cost)
• price skimming
• penetration
• predatory
• competitive
• psychological.
b) Factors that determine the most appropriate pricing strategy for a particular situation:
• number of USPs/amount of differentiation
• price elasticity of demand
• level of competition in the business environment
• strength of brand
• stage in the product life cycle
• costs and the need to make a profit.
c) Changes in pricing to reflect social trends:
• online sales
• price comparison sites.
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EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 2.5.2 EFFECTIVE RECRUITMENT (COMPLETE LESSON) 252
This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers:
Different job roles and responsibilities:
Key job roles and their responsibilities: directors, senior managers, supervisors/team leaders, operational and support staff
How businesses recruit people:
Documents: person specification and job description, application form, CV
Recruitment methods used to meet different business needs
(Internal and external recruitment)
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This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and contains a comprehensive student worksheet and a teacher PowerPoint
These are the topics covered in this lesson:
a) Nature and purpose of critical path analysis.
b) Complete and interpret simple networks to identify the critical path.
c) Calculate:
• earliest start time
• latest finish time
• total float.
d) Limitations of using critical path analysis.
This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics:
Impact on business of operating in competitive markets
Meaning of market and competition
Situations when businesses face minimal or no competition
Uncertainty and risks that businesses face
Why entrepreneurs start a business
Activities businesses can take to minimise risks
EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 1.1.3 THE ROLE OF BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (COMPLETE LESSON) 113
This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers:
The role of business enterprise and the purpose of business activity:
•To produce goods or services
•To meet customer needs
•To add value: convenience, branding, quality, design, unique selling points
The role of entrepreneurship:
•An entrepreneur: organises resources, makes business decisions, takes risks
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EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 1.2.2 MARKET RESEARCH (COMPLETE LESSON) 122
This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers:
The purpose of market research:
To identify and understand customer needs
To identify gaps in the market
To reduce risk
To inform business decisions
Methods of market research:
Primary research: survey, questionnaire, focus group, observation
Secondary research: internet, market reports, government reports
The use of data in market research:
Qualitative and quantitative data
The role of social media in collecting market research data
The importance of the reliability of market research data
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AS(7131) A-level (7132) Specifications For teaching from September 2023 onwards For as exams in May/June 2024 onwards For a-level exams in May/June 2025 onwards Version 2.0
This lesson covers:
How to assess the financial performance of a business using balance sheets, income statements
financial ratios
profitability (return on capital employed)
liquidity (current ratio)
gearing
Efficiency ratios:
payables days
receivables days
inventory turnover
The value of financial ratios when assessing performance
Data may be analysed over time or in comparison with other businesses.
This lesson was written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation
EDEXCEL GCSE BUSINESS 2.1.2 CHANGES IN BUSINESS AIMS AND OBJECTIVES (COMPLETE LESSON) 212
This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers:
Why business aims and objectives change as businesses evolve:
•In response to: market conditions, technology, performance, legislation, internal reasons
How business aims and objectives change as businesses evolve:
•Focus on survival or growth
•Entering or exiting markets
•Growing or reducing the workforce
•Increasing or decreasing product range
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a) The effect on businesses of changes in:
o inflation (the rate of inflation, the Consumer Prices
Index)
o exchange rates (appreciation, depreciation)
o interest rates
o taxation and government spending
o the business cycle
b) The effect of economic uncertainty on the business
environment
This lesson is suitable for students that need extra support with the tricky topic of decision trees
It is written for students studying Edexcel A level Business but would also suit students on the Pearson International Edexcel A level business course.
This includes a worksheet and a separate answer booklet in Word and PDF format
Written by Sarah Hilton at Revisionstation
This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers:
a) Objectives of growth:
o to achieve economies of scale (internal and external)
o increased market power over customers and
suppliers
o increased market share and brand recognition
o increased profitability
b) Problems arising from growth:
o diseconomies of scale
o internal communication
o overtrading
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This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers:
a) Corporate timescales: short-termism versus
long-termism
b) Evidence-based versus subjective decision making
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This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers:
a) The effects on businesses of:
o consumer protection
o employee protection
o environmental protection
o competition policy
o health and safety
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This is a complete lesson written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation and it covers the following topics:
Different legal structures that businesses adopt
• Sole traders
• Partnerships
• Private limited companies (ltd)
• Public limited companies (plc)
• Not-for-profit organisations
The concept of limited liability and which legal structures benefit from this
Which legal structure would be most appropriate for a variety of business examples, including new start-up businesses and large established businesses
This lesson includes a PowerPoint and a worksheet and covers:
a) Factors leading to a change in demand:
changes in the prices of substitutes and complementary goods
changes in consumer incomes
fashions, tastes and preferences
advertising and branding
demographics
external shocks
seasonality
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This lesson covers:
The 4 Ps of marketing and their importance
Product
Design, invention, innovation
Product stages of the lifecycle
Introduction, growth, maturity, decline
Pricing methods
Skimming, cost-plus, penetration, competitor, promotional
Promotion – point of sale
Price reductions, loss leaders, competitions, free samples
Promotion - advertising
Social media, websites, print media, television, radio
Place – distribution of products and services
Digital and physical distribution channels
How the 4 Ps of the marketing mix work together
The use of the marketing mix to inform and implement business decisions
Interpretation of market data
Changes in demand
target market and market share
changes in product
effects of promotion
This lesson is written by Sarah Hilton at Revisionstation
AS(7131) A-level (7132) Specifications For teaching from September 2023 onwards For as exams in May/June 2024 onwards For a-level exams in May/June 2025 onwards Version 2.0
This lesson covers:
The impact of changes in the political and legal environment on strategic and functional decision making:
The political and legal environment should include a broad understanding of the scope and effects of law related to competition, the labour market and environmental legislation
The impact of government policy related to enterprise, the role of regulators, infrastructure, the environment and international trade
This was written by Sarah Hilton for Revisionstation