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Please check out my quality teaching resources that cover both Business Studies and Economics. I have been a teacher for over 10 years and always aim to produce high quality worksheets, activities and presentations. I have taught both Business Studies and Economics from GCSE to A-Level. Please come back often to see my latest and greatest resources.

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Please check out my quality teaching resources that cover both Business Studies and Economics. I have been a teacher for over 10 years and always aim to produce high quality worksheets, activities and presentations. I have taught both Business Studies and Economics from GCSE to A-Level. Please come back often to see my latest and greatest resources.
Operations - Production Methods - PPT & Worksheet - GCSE Business Studies
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Operations - Production Methods - PPT & Worksheet - GCSE Business Studies

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A good lesson that covers the theory behind the main production methods. This PPT covers job, batch and flow production. It also covers CAD, CAM and CIM manufacturing. It also looks at the difference between automation and mechanisation. It has links to a few key videos. The lesson starter asks students to guess how long it takes a computer and robot to solve a Rubik’s cube - with a link to the relevant video. The lesson concludes with a detailed worksheet that covers all the key theory in production. A great lesson that helps cover operations for GCSE Business Studies. This lesson may also be useful for design technology lessons.
Price Elasticity of Demand (PED) - Microeconomics -  Elastic & Inelastic Goods - PPT & Tasks
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Price Elasticity of Demand (PED) - Microeconomics - Elastic & Inelastic Goods - PPT & Tasks

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A great lesson that teaches prices elasticity of demand (PED). The lesson includes all the key theory behind the concept of elasticity, the difference between elastic and inelastic goods and how to calculate price elasticity of demand. The lesson also looks at elastic and inelastic demand curves. There are many tasks throughout the lesson including a product list task, guess the demand curve task and many tasks on calculating the price elasticity of demand - starting with a simple table tick task, leading up to deep calculations using the PED formula. A perfect lesson for introducing a tough topic. This lesson could be used for both GCSE and AS Level Economics.
Price – The Functions of Price, Equilibrium Point & Supply & Demand Diagrams
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Price – The Functions of Price, Equilibrium Point & Supply & Demand Diagrams

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This detailed and engaging lesson covers the key theory behind price. This includes the functions of price, how price reflects value and how supply and demand diagrams help show price. The lesson looks at the equilibrium point and how excess demand or supply can change price. There are many examples of why the supply curve can shift. The lesson includes many tasks and activities throughout. Main Aim: Students will understand how price is determined through supply and demand and the equilibrium point. The lesson also covers the functions of price. The lesson covers the supply and demand diagrams and the theory behind excess demand and excess supply. The lesson includes many tasks and examples.
Supply Lesson - Curves, Shifts & The Law of Supply - Full Economics Lesson
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Supply Lesson - Curves, Shifts & The Law of Supply - Full Economics Lesson

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This detailed and engaging lesson covers the key theory behind supply. This includes the law of supply, contractions and extensions of supply and why the supply curve can shift. There are many examples of why the supply curve can shift. The lesson includes many tasks and activities throughout. There is also a nice bonus supply worksheet included. Main Aim: Students will understand the law of supply, how supply can be shown on a demand curve. The lesson covers the main shifts and movements on the supply curve and many tasks and examples.
Competition & Market Structures Revision / Overview Lesson - A3 Worksheets & Research Task
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Competition & Market Structures Revision / Overview Lesson - A3 Worksheets & Research Task

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This lesson helps students complete many tasks linked to Competition and Market Structures. The lesson will help retrieve and re-cap on essential theory and tasks. This is the perfect lesson to cover after competition theory has been covered in class. The lesson also includes a detailed research / independent study task - perfect for homework. Main Aim: Students will re-cap and revise the key theory of competition and market structures. Students will cover three A3 revision sheet that covers all the key questions linked to competition. Students will practise theory, analysis, exam and data-based questions. Students can also complete a detailed research task on competition.
Inflation & Price Stability Revision Overview Lesson - A3 Worksheets
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Inflation & Price Stability Revision Overview Lesson - A3 Worksheets

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This lesson helps students complete many tasks linked inflation and price stability. The lesson will help retrieve and re-cap on essential theory and tasks. These include data analysis tasks, key theory tasks, exam style questions and diagram questions. This is the perfect lesson to cover after teaching inflation.
Evaluating Monetary Policy
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Evaluating Monetary Policy

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Students will understand the key economic theory of evaluating monetary policy. Students will reflect on how monetary policy can impact investment, savings, borrowing and consumer spending. The lesson also includes a task based on the financial crash in 2008. The lesson includes tasks, examples and videos.
Subsidies
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Subsidies

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Students will understand the key economic theory of subsidies. The lesson covers the pros and cons of subsidies and the likely impact on the market, with supply and demand diagrams. The lesson includes tasks, examples, exam style questions and videos.
Aggregate Demand, Consumption, Multiplier & Economic Activity
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Aggregate Demand, Consumption, Multiplier & Economic Activity

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Students will understand the key economic theory of economic growth and how it links to consumption and how this can change in an economy. Students will learn about the multiplier theory, marginal propensity to consume and the consumption function. The lesson includes deep theory, many tasks, examples and videos. This lesson is aimed at higher level Macroeconomic teaching and includes many activities.
Employment & Unemployment
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Employment & Unemployment

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Students will understand the key economic theory of employment and unemployment. The lesson covers the types of unemployment and how it is measured. The lesson also covers ‘stick wages’ and how this links to voluntary and involuntary unemployment. The lesson covers the natural rate of unemployment, NAIRU and the consequences of unemployment. The lesson includes deep theory, many tasks, examples and videos. This lesson is aimed at higher level Macroeconomic teaching and includes high mark essay style questions.
Inflation, Price Stability & Deflation
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Inflation, Price Stability & Deflation

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Students will understand the key economic theory of inflation, price stability and deflation. The lesson covers inflation, hyperinflation, disinflation, reflation and much more. The lesson covers the equation of exchange, the quantity theory of money and the Fisher Equation of Exchange. The lesson also covers the consequences of inflation and deflation and whether deflation can ever be good for an economy. The lesson includes deep theory, many tasks, examples and videos. This lesson is aimed at higher level Macroeconomic teaching and includes high mark essay style questions.
Exchange Rates Overview Revision Lesson - A3 Worksheets
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Exchange Rates Overview Revision Lesson - A3 Worksheets

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This lesson helps students complete many tasks linked to exchange rates. The lesson will help retrieve and re-cap on essential theory and tasks. These include data analysis tasks, key theory tasks, exam style questions and diagram questions. This is the perfect lesson to cover after teaching exchange rates policies. A perfect consolidation lesson.
Aggregate Demand (AD)
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Aggregate Demand (AD)

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Students will understand the key economic theory of aggregate demand. The lesson covers how aggregate demand is calculated and how it is displayed on AD curves. The lesson also covers how the AD can shift and move with various examples and how the multiplier works. The lesson includes deep theory, many tasks, examples and videos. This lesson is aimed at higher level Macroeconomic teaching and includes high mark essay style questions.
Short-Run Aggregate Supply (SRAS)
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Short-Run Aggregate Supply (SRAS)

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Students will understand the key economic theory of the short-run aggregate supply curve. The lesson cover show aggregate supply is calculated and how it can be show on AS curves. The lesson covers how AS curves can move and shift. The lesson includes deep theory, many tasks and examples. This lesson is aimed at higher level Macroeconomic teaching and includes a great task at practising AD/AS curves and predicting shifts in curves.
Price - Pricing Strategies - The Marketing Mix - 4 P's - Business Studies - GCSE & AS Level
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Price - Pricing Strategies - The Marketing Mix - 4 P's - Business Studies - GCSE & AS Level

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A bumper selection of resources to help you teach the price and pricing strategies of the marketing mix. This detailed PPT looks at price and key information on this topic. There are clear definitions for each of the main pricing strategies each with relevant examples. There are numerous tasks and relevant examples throughout the presentation to keep students engaged. The PPT includes a nice task where students need to read a business scenario and recommend what pricing strategy should be used. I have also included a nice quiz on marketing as a great lesson starter. A perfect lesson for GCSE Business Studies.
Improving Cash Flow Forecasts - Improving Finance - Business Studies - GCSE - PPT & Worksheets
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Improving Cash Flow Forecasts - Improving Finance - Business Studies - GCSE - PPT & Worksheets

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A bumper selection of resources to help you teach the ways to improve a businesses cash flow. This lesson follows on really well after you have taught how to calculate cash flow forecasts. The PPT looks at the main strategies a typical business can look to improve it’s cash flow; lower costs or increase revenues. There are many examples to help make this information accessible for students. I have also included a nice lesson starter where students need to look at very seasonal businesses and think about how this may impact a businesses cash flow throughout a year. I have also included a detailed cash flow worksheet that includes finance questions and written questions all based on cash flow. Perfect for GCSE Business Studies.
Assessment Centre - Fun Lesson on Recruitment - People in  Business Group Task - GCSE
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Assessment Centre - Fun Lesson on Recruitment - People in Business Group Task - GCSE

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A nice fun group work lesson that helps cover recruitment. This lessons helps turn your classroom into an assessment centre. The lesson will put students into a candidates shoes, where they will be expected to complete numerous tasks before an overall candidate is given the key job (the best student on the day). The lesson first looks at the theory of the different ways candidates can be tested. Students will the have to complete an aptitude test (I have included 2, choose which one you want to use). You then start the group task - this is done to see which team works the best and who creates the biggest straw tower. Resources will obviously need to provided by the teacher. The teacher then fills in the grading sheet and announces which candidiate(s) have impressed the most and gets the job. A nice fun lesson that works really well straight after teaching the recruitment process. Perfect for engaging GCSE Business Studies students.
Methods of Motivation - Non-Financial / Non-Monetary - People in Business - GCSE  - PPT & Worksheet
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Methods of Motivation - Non-Financial / Non-Monetary - People in Business - GCSE - PPT & Worksheet

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A nice lesson on non-financial methods of motivation. The lesson has many tasks throughout, including a nice movie motivation starter task and a worksheet on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. The lesson includes all the key non-monetary motivation theory with examples. I have also included a nice motivation worksheet that fits in well after the lesson is taught. Perfect for the People in Business topic for GCSE Business Studies.
Motivation - Revision Lesson - Exam Style Questions for People in Business - Quiz, PPT & Worksheet
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Motivation - Revision Lesson - Exam Style Questions for People in Business - Quiz, PPT & Worksheet

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A great lesson that covers the recruitment section of People in Business. The lesson looks at teaching recruitment and how to answer a 9 mark exam question. The lesson is split into four sections; knowledge, application, analysis and evaluation. Each section builds up to answering a 9 mark exam question. A really useful lesson that not only re-caps on a key topic, but also helps students fully understand how to answer the high mark questions. There is a detailed PPT with many tasks and a very useful worksheet. I have also included a great starter activity. Perfect for GCSE Business Studies.
Sources of Finance for Large Businesses / Companies - Growing as a Business - GCSE - PPT & Tasks
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Sources of Finance for Large Businesses / Companies - Growing as a Business - GCSE - PPT & Tasks

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A good lesson to help teach sources of finance to larger businesses and companies. The PPT focuses on theory of the main types of finance raised by LTD’s and PLC’s. The lesson finishes with a great scenario finance task. Students need to read an exam style business scenario and then recommend the correct source of finance for that companies needs, and explain their choice. This lesson builds on from sources of finance needed for smaller businesses and is perfect when looking at growing businesses. Perfect for GCSE Business Studies.