Welcome to my shop. I’m Laura, an experienced teacher with an MA in education and 10+ years experience teaching in the U.K. and Internationally. Now I work with subject matter experts to develop high quality resources that make your life easier.
Welcome to my shop. I’m Laura, an experienced teacher with an MA in education and 10+ years experience teaching in the U.K. and Internationally. Now I work with subject matter experts to develop high quality resources that make your life easier.
Printable emoji AFL cards to visibly demonstrate learner understanding.
Includes Emoji traffic light cards as well as true or false polling cards.
PDF format due to special fonts used - prints A4 - these are great laminated and stored on a key ring.
Benefits:
Designed by a highly experienced outstanding Business Studies teacher - the work has been done, so put your feet up!
Stimulating visual design that should appeal to all learners and help support SEN/ EAL learners
**REVIEW FREE RESOURCE OFFER **- Enjoy the lesson? If you leave a review, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as the resource you purchased. Just email stresslessresources@gmail.com with your user name, the resource you reviewed and the resource you would like for free and I will share it with you.
This is a 7 page lesson activity booklet designed to be ‘ready-to-go’ no matter where you are in the marketing unit. Suitable across the range of specifications and age levels. No prior knowledge required!
The lesson is based around a brief - a chocolate company wants to develop a new chocolate bar to appeal to a younger market to combat declining sales.
It includes key terms and clear tasks so students don’t need to have existing knowledge of marketing to complete it.
Perfect for emergencies or those times you’re not able to plan something, this activity booklet can be worked through independently and at the pace of the individual student.
This content may last longer than 1 hour so can be set to be completed for homework.
Lesson features:
LOs and key terms
Task brief
Case study and questions
Interpreting market research results
Designing a new product (chocolate bar) and packaging based on market research results
Peer evaluation
Self-evaluation
Benefits:
Designed by a highly experienced outstanding Business Studies teacher - the work has been done, so put your feet up!
Easy to edit off-the-shelf resource
Suitable for a range of courses and specifications
Please check out our other resources – new Business Studies resources are being added all the time.
Making resources is my passion and I would be so grateful if you could leave a review so that I can keep making them. As a thanks, if you leave a review, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as the resource you purchased. Just email stresslessresources@gmail.com with your user name, the resource you reviewed and the resource you would like for free and I will share it with you.
Christmas countdown activities for 12 business lessons. PPT includes 12 christmas business activities to get ready for the xmas break.
This is a fully editable PPT ‘countdown the lessons to Christmas’ advent calendar with 12 different fun Business activities that can be used as is (covers intro to business and marketing) or easily adapted to wherever your learners are in the spec.
Use the activities as starters, plenaries or during the lessons. They make good revision activities for the introduction to business and marketing units.
Click on the door to be taken to the corresponding activity for that day.
Activities include:
pass the parcel
anagrams
dingbats
quizes
self-evaluation Christmas cards
And much more…
Benefits:
Designed by a highly experienced outstanding Business Studies teacher - the work has been done, so put your feet up!
Easy to edit off-the-shelf resource
Suitable for a range of courses and specifications
Looking for a Business-themed Christmas quiz too? Check this out: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/business-christmas-quiz-2021-50-fun-questions-12595462
Please check out our other resources – new Business Studies resources are being added all the time.
Making resources is my passion and I would be so grateful if you could leave a review so that I can keep making them. As a thanks, if you leave a review, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as the resource you purchased. Just email stresslessresources@gmail.com with your user name, the resource you reviewed and the resource you would like for free and I will share it with you.
Marketing christmas activity. This is a fun Business Studies Marketing christmas lesson group activity for your class.
Suitable across the range of specifications. No prior knowledge required! Probably more suited to GCSE teaching.
Relates to the marketing unit so could be used during the teaching of this unit or as a revision activity.
The lesson is based around a brief - a snack company wants you to come up with a new special edition Christmas crisp flavour and a 30 second advert to win a bid to work with them.
The activity is detailed on a thorough task sheet with success criteria, and there is also a peer-evaluation form.
Would make a good cover lesson - just print out and go!
What’s included:
Task brief
Success criteria
Peer-evaluation
Self-evaluation
Business theory questions related to the task
Teacher instructions sheet
Benefits:
Designed by a highly experienced outstanding Business Studies teacher - the work has been done, so put your feet up!
Easy to edit off-the-shelf resource
Suitable for a range of courses and specifications
Please check out our other resources – new Business Studies resources are being added all the time.
Making resources is my passion and I would be so grateful if you could leave a review so that I can keep making them. As a thanks, if you leave a review, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as the resource you purchased. Just email stresslessresources@gmail.com with your user name, the resource you reviewed and the resource you would like for free and I will share it with you.
Leadership lesson powerpoint for HR Business lesson. This Human Resources lesson on leadership for AS Business incl leadership styles: autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire and paternalistic.
This visually appealing lesson presentation is designed as a complete lesson to cover the content of 1.4.5. Leadership from the EDEXCEL AS and IAL specification but the content would be useful to many other specifications too.
Theory covered over 26 slides:
Explain the distinction between management and leadership
Explain the different types of leadership style: autocratic, paternalistic, democratic and laissez-faire
Apply leadership styles to business contexts and analyse their relative benefits and drawbacks
Lesson features:
Starter activity
Objectives
Theory slides
Mini plenary multi-choice questions
Class activity
Case study
Extension prompts
Plenary
Benefits:
Designed by a highly experienced outstanding Business Studies teacher - the work has been done, so put your feet up!
Totally aligned to the course specification and learning objectives
Stimulating visual design that should appeal to all learners and help support SEN/ EAL learners
Easy to edit off-the-shelf resource
REVIEW FREE RESOURCE OFFER - Enjoy the lesson? If you leave a review, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as the resource you purchased. Just email stresslessresources@gmail.com with your user name, the resource you reviewed and the resource you would like for free and I will share it with you.
Motivation in practice lesson for AS Business HR students. PPT includes financial motivation and non-financial motivation methods full Human Resources business lesson.
This visually appealing lesson presentation is designed as a complete lesson to cover the content of 1.4.4. Motivation in Practice from the EDEXCEL AS and IAL specification but the content would be useful to many other specifications too.
Would probably be appropriate over 2x 1 hour lessons.
Theory covered over 43 slides:
Explain different financial incentives to improve employee performance
piecework, commission, bonus, profit share and performance-related pay and analyse their benefits and drawbacks
Explain non-financial techniques to improve employee performance: delegation, consultation, empowerment, teamworking, flexible working, job enrichment, job rotation, job enlargement and analyse their benefits and drawbacks
Apply theories of motivation to motivational practices
Features
Starter activity
Learning objectives
Key terms from textbook clearly highlighted
Extension activities throughout
2 x multichoice knowledge check ‘mini-plenaries’ for continuous assessment
Case study with discussion questions
Plenary
Benefits:
Designed by a highly experienced outstanding Business Studies teacher - the work has been done, so put your feet up!
Totally aligned to the course specification and learning objectives
Stimulating visual design that should appeal to all learners and help support SEN/ EAL learners
Easy to edit off-the-shelf resource
**REVIEW FREE RESOURCE OFFER **- Enjoy the lesson? If you leave a review, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as the resource you purchased. Just email stresslessresources@gmail.com with your user name, the resource you reviewed and the resource you would like for free and I will share it with you.
Staffing HR People in Business Lesson for AS Business students. Covers dismissal, redundancy, flexible workforce and more.
This visually appealing lesson presentation (PPT) with activities is designed to introduce students to the theory of approaches to staffing (HR/ People unit Lesson 1.4.1 – Edexcel Business Studies AS IAL Level)
Theory covered over 33 slides:
staff as an asset/ staff as a cost
Flexible workforce
Dismissal and redundancy
Employer/ employee relationships, individual approach/ collective bargaining
Lesson features:
Starter activity
Key terms from textbook clearly highlighted
‘Challenge yourself’ extension activities throughout
2 x multichoice knowledge check ‘mini-plenaries’ for continuous assessment
Video case studies
Discussion prompts throughout
Case studies with discussion questions
Plenary
Benefits:
Designed by a highly experienced outstanding Business Studies teacher - the work has been done, so put your feet up!
Totally aligned to the course specification and learning objectives
Stimulating visual design that should appeal to all learners and help support SEN/ EAL learners
Easy to edit off-the-shelf resource
Please check out our other resources – new Business Studies resources are being added all the time.
Making resources is my passion and I would be so grateful if you could leave a review so that I can keep making them. As a thanks, if you leave a review, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as the resource you purchased. Just email stresslessresources@gmail.com with your user name, the resource you reviewed and the resource you would like for free and I will share it with you.
7 HR Human Resources Business Studies lessons. Covers most HR topics for AS level Human Resources lessons: motivation, leadership, recruitment and more.
This resource is a bundle of 7 visually appealing lesson presentations and is designed to cover the content of 1.4. People in Business from the EDEXCEL AS and IAL specification but the content would be useful to many other specifications too.
Enough content here for at least 10 hours of instruction.
**Theory covered over 7 PPTs **
1.4.1 Approaches to Staffing
1.4.2. Recruitment and Selection
1.4.2. Training
1.4.3. Organisational Design
1.4.4. Motivation in Theory
1.4.4. Motivation in Practice
1.4.5. Leadership
**Features **
Starter activity
Learning objectives
Key terms from textbook clearly highlighted
Extension activities throughout
2 x multichoice knowledge check ‘mini-plenaries’ for continuous assessment
Case study with discussion questions
Plenary
Benefits
Designed by a highly experienced outstanding Business Studies teacher - the work has been done, so put your feet up!
Totally aligned to the course specification and learning objectives
Stimulating visual design that should appeal to all learners and help support SEN/ EAL learners
Easy to edit off-the-shelf resource
A-level business essay assessment feedback matrix. Give AS and A-level students assessment objective achievement feedback for longer-answer questions in a way in which they can easily track their progress.
This is an editable (word doc) ‘traffic light’ assessment matrix that allows you to give individualised feedback more quickly.
The A4 page contains a highlightable or tickable grid with detailed feedback relating to the individual assessment objectives of knowledge, application, analysis and evaluation.
Students can be marked ‘developing’, ‘gaining confidence’ or expert against each assessment objective.
There is also a section for additional teacher feedback, student response and student target setting - this is a really detailed assessment tool promoting student-led improvement and metacognition.
This was developed for use teaching Cambridge international A-levels and Edexcel A-levels but should be useful for other exam boards too,
Benefits:
Designed by a highly experienced outstanding Business Studies teacher - the work has been done, so put your feet up!
Totally aligned to the course specification and learning objectives
Stimulating visual design that should appeal to all learners and help support SEN/ EAL learners
Easy to edit off-the-shelf resource
Please check out my other resources – new Business Studies resources are being added all the time.
Making resources is my passion and I would be so grateful if you could leave a review so that I can keep making them. As a thanks, if you leave a review, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as the resource you purchased. Just email stresslessresources@gmail.com with your user name, the resource you reviewed and the resource you would like for free and I will share it with you.
Training HR People in Business Lesson for AS Business students. Covers staff training - induction, on job and off job training. Edexcel business.
This visually appealing lesson presentation is designed as a complete lesson to cover the content of 1.4.2. Training from the EDEXCEL AS and IAL specification but the content would be useful to many other specifications too.
Theory covered over 25 slides:
Outline types of training: induction, on the job and off the job recruitment and the costs of training
Analyse the benefits and drawbacks of different methods of training
Features
Starter activity
Learning objectives
Key terms from textbook clearly highlighted
Extension activities throughout
2 x multichoice knowledge check ‘mini-plenaries’ for continuous assessment
Case study with discussion questions
Plenary
Benefits:
Designed by a highly experienced outstanding Business Studies teacher - the work has been done, so put your feet up!
Totally aligned to the course specification and learning objectives
Stimulating visual design that should appeal to all learners and help support SEN/ EAL learners
Easy to edit off-the-shelf resource
**REVIEW FREE RESOURCE OFFER **- Enjoy the lesson? If you leave a review, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as the resource you purchased. Just email stresslessresources@gmail.com with your user name, the resource you reviewed and the resource you would like for free and I will share it with you.
Advertising above-the-line promotion lesson - marketing mix. AS Business Lesson on advertising and promotional methods.
This visually appealing lesson presentation (PPT) with activities is designed to introduce students to the concept of above-the-line promotion/ advertising (Lesson 1.3.2 Part One – Edexcel Business Studies AS IAL Level)
Theory covered over 30 slides:
What is promotion?
Aims of promotion
The difference between above-the-line and below-the-line promotion
Advertising media
Suitability of different advertising media in different contexts
Lesson features:
Starter activity
Key terms from textbook clearly highlighted
‘Challenge yourself’ extension activities throughout
2 x multichoice knowledge check ‘mini-plenaries’ for continuous assessment
Case study with discussion question
Plenary
Benefits:
Designed by a highly experienced outstanding Business Studies teacher - the work has been done, so put your feet up!
Totally aligned to the course specification and learning objectives
Stimulating visual design that should appeal to all learners and help support SEN/ EAL learners
Easy to edit off-the-shelf resource
Please check out our other resources – new Business Studies resources are being added all the time.
Making resources is my passion and I would be so grateful if you could leave a review so that I can keep making them. As a thanks, if you leave a review, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as the resource you purchased. Just email stresslessresources@gmail.com with your user name, the resource you reviewed and the resource you would like for free and I will share it with you.
Lesson on sales promotions / below the line promotion for the marketing mix unit. AS Business students can learn about different promotional methods.
This visually appealing lesson presentation (PPT) with activities is designed to introduce students to the concept of below-the-line promotion (Lesson 1.3.2 Part Two – Edexcel Business Studies AS IAL Level)
Theory covered over 23 slides:
What is below-the-line promotion?
Different types of below-the-line promotions
Advantages and disadvantages of below-the-line promotions
Factors to consider when choosing a promotional method
Lesson features:
Starter activity
Key terms from textbook clearly highlighted
‘Challenge yourself’ extension activities throughout
2 x multichoice knowledge check ‘mini-plenaries’ for continuous assessment
Case studies with discussion questions
Plenary
Benefits:
Designed by a highly experienced outstanding Business Studies teacher - the work has been done, so put your feet up!
Totally aligned to the course specification and learning objectives
Stimulating visual design that should appeal to all learners and help support SEN/ EAL learners
Easy to edit off-the-shelf resource
Please check out our other resources – new Business Studies resources are being added all the time.
Making resources is my passion and I would be so grateful if you could leave a review so that I can keep making them. As a thanks, if you leave a review, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as the resource you purchased. Just email stresslessresources@gmail.com with your user name, the resource you reviewed and the resource you would like for free and I will share it with you.
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Lesson on demand - markets topic. AS Business lesson covers - law of demand, demand curves, price and quantity demanded and non-price determinants.
This visually appealing approximately one-hour lesson presentation is designed to introduce students to the concept of DEMAND (Lesson 1.2.1 DEMAND - EDEXCEL Business Studies AS Level)
Theory covered over 30 slides:
Law of demand
Demand schedules
Demand curves
The relationship between price and QD
Shifts in the demand curve
Determinants of demand
Lesson features:
Starter activity
Key terms from textbook clearly highlighted
‘Challenge yourself’ extension activities throughout
2 x multichoice knowledge check ‘mini-plenaries’ for continuous assessment
Short activities and discussion points including graphing practise
Case study with discussion question
Plenary
Benefits:
Designed by a highly experienced outstanding Business Studies teacher - the work has been done, so put your feet up!
Totally aligned to the course specification and learning objectives
Stimulating visual design that should appeal to all learners and help support SEN/ EAL learners
Easy to edit off-the-shelf resource
Please check out our other resources – new Business Studies resources are being added all the time.
Making resources is my passion and I would be so grateful if you could leave a review so that I can keep making them. As a thanks, if you leave a review, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as the resource you purchased. Just email stresslessresources@gmail.com with your user name, the resource you reviewed and the resource you would like for free and I will share it with you.
AS Marketing lesson resource bundle. 17 powerpoint marketing lessons for AS Business Studies. Markets and Marketing Mix.
This is a GREAT VALUE bundle of **SEVENTEEN **fully editable PPT lessons for Edexcel AS A-level/ IAL Business 1.1. Meeting Customer Needs and 1.2. The Market 1.3. Marketing Mix and Strategy - Theme 1
All you have to do is teach, these resources are ready to go.
These visually appealing resources contain hours of content and have been designed to cover all assessment objectives at the highest level
This resource is ideally suited to the Edexcel AS/ A-level IAL course but could be adapted for other exam boards too.
1.1.1. Introduction to markets
1.1.1 The Market
1.1.2 Primary research and data
1.1.2 Secondary research and market/ product orientation
1.1.3 Market segmentation and positioning
1.2.1 Demand
1.2.2 Supply
1.2.3 Market equilibrium
1.2.4 Price elasticity of demand
1.2.5 Income elasticity of demand
1.3.1. Product
1.3.2 Above the line promotion
1.3.2. Below the line promotion
1.3.2. Branding
1.3.3. Price
1.3.4 Place
1.3.5 Marketing strategy, Boston Matrix and product lifecycle
This bundle contains hours of learning - each PPT has the following features:
Starter activity
Key terms from textbook clearly highlighted
‘Challenge yourself’ extension activities throughout
2 x multichoice knowledge check ‘mini-plenaries’ for continuous assessment
Case study with discussion questions
Plenary
Benefits:
Designed by a highly experienced outstanding Business Studies teacher - the work has been done, so put your feet up!
Totally aligned to the course specification and learning objectives
Stimulating visual design that should appeal to all learners and help support SEN/ EAL learners
Easy to edit off-the-shelf resource
Market equilibrium lesson - markets AS business topic. Covers price equilibrium, market diagrams, changes in demand and supply and impact on market.
See our shop for individual demand and supply lessons.
This visually appealing approximately one-hour lesson presentation is designed to introduce students to the concept of MARKET EQUILIBRIUM (Lesson 1.2.3 THE MARKET - EDEXCEL Business Studies AS Level)
Theory covered over 26 slides:
Market diagrams
Market equilibrium
Changes in supply/ demand and the impact on the market
Shortages and surpluses
Lesson features:
Starter activity
Key terms from textbook clearly highlighted
‘Challenge yourself’ extension activities throughout
2 x multichoice knowledge check ‘mini-plenaries’ for continuous assessment
Short activities and discussion points including graphing practise
Case study with discussion question
Plenary
Benefits:
Designed by a highly experienced outstanding Business Studies teacher - the work has been done, so put your feet up!
Totally aligned to the course specification and learning objectives
Stimulating visual design that should appeal to all learners and help support SEN/ EAL learners
Easy to edit off-the-shelf resource
Please check out our other resources – new Business Studies resources are being added all the time.
Making resources is my passion and I would be so grateful if you could leave a review so that I can keep making them. As a thanks, if you leave a review, you can have a free resource of your choice up to the same value as the resource you purchased. Just email stresslessresources@gmail.com with your user name, the resource you reviewed and the resource you would like for free and I will share it with you.
Supply, demand, market equilibrium lesson PPT bundle for AS Business students. Covers all theory related to supply, demand and equilibrium. See individual resources for more details of specific course coverage.
Bundle includes around 4-5 hours of instruction.
Developed for the Edexcel AS/ IAL spec but universal content means this would suit many other specifications and levels as well.
Developed by a business and economics teacher so could be used to teach an economics class too - editable so could be adapted to suit specific needs.
Marketing mix and marketing strategy bundle for business studies AS lessons. Complete lessons for teaching marketing mix and marketing strategy.
Bundle of AS Business lessons for the following topics (developed for Edexcel AS and IAL spec but could be useful for other specifications too - lots of crossover):
1.3.1. Product
1.3.2 Above the line promotion
1.3.2. Below the line promotion
1.3.2. Branding
1.3.3. Price
1.3.4 Place
1.3.5 Marketing strategy, Boston Matrix and product lifecycle
This bundle contains hours of learning - each PPT is on average 30 slides long and has the following features:
Starter activity
Key terms from textbook clearly highlighted
‘Challenge yourself’ extension activities throughout
2 x multichoice knowledge check ‘mini-plenaries’ for continuous assessment
Case study with discussion questions
Plenary
Benefits:
Designed by a highly experienced outstanding Business Studies teacher - the work has been done, so put your feet up!
Totally aligned to the course specification and learning objectives
Stimulating visual design that should appeal to all learners and help support SEN/ EAL learners
Easy to edit off-the-shelf resource
Introduction to markets marketing lesson for AS Business. This is a free PDF lesson on marketing, market size, market growth etc.
*Please note this is a FREE PDF lesson that is not editable. For the editable version, go here:
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/1-1-1-part-1-introduction-to-markets-edexcel-business-as-a-level-theme-1-12547553
This visually appealing approximately one-hour lesson presentation is designed to introduce students to the concept of markets (Lesson 1.1.1 Part One – Business Studies AS Level)
Theory covered over 24 slides:
Marketing
Market size
Market growth
Market share
Dynamic markets
Online retailing
How markets change
Risk and uncertainty in marketing activities
Check out the other Business Resources in my shop, more are being added all the time.
https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/stress_less_resources
You may also be interested in:
1.1.1. Part Two - The Market: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/1-1-1-the-market-edexcel-as-a-level-business-theme-1-12547563
1.1.2 Secondary Research: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/1-1-2-secondary-research-and-market-product-orientation-edexcel-business-as-a-level-theme-1-12548054
1.1.2 Data and Primary research: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/1-1-2-data-and-primary-research-as-a-level-business-studies-edexcel-theme-1-12548047
1.1.3 Market segmentation and positioning: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/1-1-3-market-segmentation-and-positioning-edexcel-as-a-level-business-theme-1-12549148
Introduction to business studies. Quiz for introducing GCSE or AS business studies to your students. First business lesson. No prior knowledge needed.
This is a fully editable and visually appealing 44 question PowerPoint introduction to Business Studies quiz.
This fun and engaging quiz contains 44 questions that are accessible for students who haven’t studied business before.
This is a good introductory activity to give students confidence that they already have some awareness of the world of business - or to get them interested in the topic.
The sections of the quiz are:
Name the business
Guess the logo
Multiple choice - common business terms and theory
Picture round
True or false?
You can present the quiz in a variety of ways to teams or individual players. The answers are given at the end of the quiz.
An answer sheet is provided to allow individuals/teams to record their answers.
The quiz is suitable for all ability levels due to the highly visual nature of the slides and the variety of rounds means there should be something for everyone - if you have a mix of student abilities a team quiz format is recommended.
Market research lessons for the marketing topic of AS Business. Covers both primary and secondary market research and data and sampling methods.
Bundle of two PPT lessons on primary research, secondary research, data and market/ product positioning.
Edexcel AS/ IAL Business specification but useful for other specifications and levels too - editable slides.
Covers 3-4 hours of instruction, perhaps even more.
**Features **
Starter activity
Learning objectives
Key terms from textbook clearly highlighted
Extension activities throughout
2 x multichoice knowledge check ‘mini-plenaries’ for continuous assessment
Case study with discussion questions
Plenary
Benefits
Designed by a highly experienced outstanding Business Studies teacher - the work has been done, so put your feet up!
Totally aligned to the course specification and learning objectives
Stimulating visual design that should appeal to all learners and help support SEN/ EAL learners
Easy to edit off-the-shelf resource