The following resource is useful when teaching employment law and specifically, contract of employment, to GCSE Business students. It is a in class task in which students are able to show their understanding and creativity in drawing up fictional contracts (using the template doc) for 3 roles mentioned in the brief. Extension task provided for fast working students. *the doc is saved as editable for ease of use.

The following resource is useful when teaching the recruitment process to Business A-level and GCSE students. The task outlines 2 different recruitment processes, and students need to work in groups identifying the advantages and disadvantages of each recruitment process. Thereafter, they need to pick one and give suggestions for further improvement so as to strengthen the recruitment process. Extension task provided for fast working students. It is an excellent stimulus for whole class discussion and exploration. *the doc is saved as editable for ease of use.

In class test paper (total 50 marks) that assesses student's knowledge and understanding of income statements, profit and loss. topics include revenue, costs, gross profit, net/ operating profit and filling in an income statement. A mixture of small and medium size mark questions. Aimed at GCSE Business students, but could be used with AS Business students (mark scheme provided for calculations. test paper is saved as a word doc for ease of editing).

A 60 minute in class test (5 long mark questions) that assesses student's understanding of business ethics, CSR and responding to pressure groups. case study included to support student's application skills. Aimed at AS/A2 Business students. (no mark scheme, saved as word doc for ease of editing)

a useful revision worksheet (2 pages) that assesses student's understanding of break even forecast. questions include identification of fixed and variable costs, completing a profit/loss grid and drawing an break even chart. Aimed at AS Business students, but could be used with GCSE Business students. (solutions provided for calculations. saved as word doc for ease of editing).

a excellent class worksheet to support students with their analysis of benefits and drawbacks in the use of technology in operations management for business. Aimed at AS Business students, but can be used with GCSE Business students. (saved as a word doc for ease of editing).

a revision worksheet that supports students to identify types of operational objectives (through grid exercise) and prioritisation of most important objectives for a specific business. Aimed at AS Business students. (saved as a word doc for ease of editing).

a revision worksheet that assess's students understanding of economies of scale through calculations of average costs and identification of types of economies of scale. Aimed at AS Business students, but could be used with GCSE Business students. (solutions provided for calculations).

a useful revision summary grid of all sources of finance students need to learn (2 pages). In class worksheet demands definitions, identification of time length, description, benefits and drawbacks. can be done together with the teacher or students completing independently. Aimed at AS Business students. (saved as a word doc for ease of editing).

In class assessment (34 marks) based on a fictional case study about EE and call centres. a mixture of small, medium and large size questions that assess student's understanding and application of motivation theory and methods. Aimed at AS Business students. (no mark scheme. saved as a word doc for ease of editing).

2 page worksheet based on a fictional case study that explores the impact of changes of exchange rates on exporting and importing of business. Aimed at GCSE Business students, but could be used with A-level Business students. (no solutions provided. saved as a word doc for ease of editing).

A excellent case study to support students with considering quantitative and qualitative factors that influence the choice of location for a business start up. framed as a fictional newspaper report, students work in teams to review the 5 options and then feedback on their choice of location and justify why. Aimed at GCSE Business students, but could be used with yr1 A-level Business students as well. saved as a word doc for ease of editing.

The following resources can be used to assess Business student’s understanding of Sole traders. Ideal for Business GCSE students but could be used with A-level students as well. Sole trader markets scenarios- 6 industry scenarios provided to students, who are tasked with picking and prioritising the best industry to enter. Great for pair/ team discussion and demonstration of holistic understanding. Sole trader MCQ quiz- 8 questions to assess individual students further. *resource has been saved as a word doc for ease of editing. *no mark scheme or solutions provided.

The following resources are useful when teaching office layouts (cellular vs. open plan offices) to GCSE Business students. Types of office layout presentation- a starter exercise is provided for students to collaborate and express creative thoughts. Slides two and three describe the differences between cellular offices and open plan offices. Student grid worksheet- a worksheet that lists features of cellular and open plan offices. Students to identify whether the statement is an advantage or disadvantage, and to explain why thereafter. Past exam practice question- this worksheet provides a fictional case study with two exam style questions (marks indicated). No mark scheme/ solutions provided. *the docs are saved as editable for ease of use.

The following resource is useful when teaching motivation in practice and remuneration to Business GCSE and A-level students. A fantastic stimulus for discussion, this activity tasks students working in pairs to sort the 8 job titles into lowest to highest paid salaries, and estimate the annual salary for each job. Solutions on slide 2, which transition in when PowerPoint is played in presentation mode as you click forward. This activity serves as a good resource when introducing remuneration as a topic and advocates explorative learning. The teacher can then follow up with the class on whether pay is the most important factor when motivating workers. *the doc is saved as editable for ease of use.

The following resource is useful to assess year 9 student’s knowledge and understanding of business before they enter GCSE/ Key Stage 4 studies. This could be used as a diagnostic test for year 10 GCSE students as well in the first term. This 4 page test (55 minutes) carries 50 marks, and assesses students in regards to the following concepts: entrepreneur characteristics, business plan contents, market segmentation, primary vs. secondary market research, USP, Marketing Mix, product life cycle and extension strategies and types of promotion methods. *solutions provided on page 5 and 6. *the docs are saved as editable for ease of use.

The following resource is useful to assess Business student’s knowledge and understanding of the recruitment and selection process. The 3 page worksheet is based off the Arcadia retail group, and individual students are tasked with answering a series of short questions (x9). Aimed at GCSE Business students, but could be used with Year 1 A-level students as well. The worksheet could be used as an in class exercise or given as a homework task. *the doc is saved as editable for ease of use.

For use when teaching AQA AS Level Business (7131). Covers content in unit 1 'what is business', unit 2 ‘managers, leaders and decision making’, unit 3 ‘decision making to improve marketing performance’, unit ‘4 decision making to improve operational performance’, unit 5 ‘decision making to improve financial performance’ and unit 6 ‘decision making to improve human resource performance’. The 15 slide PowerPoint contains 5 random key terms (per slide) from the 6 units of the year1 AQA Business A-level specification that student need to know for their examination. Answers transition in by clicking onwards in the PowerPoint, with extension task on each slide to encourage fast working students to demonstrate their understanding of key words further. A fantastic revision exercise that the teacher can use as an ‘starter’ activity after finishing delivering all content in helping students to recap on prior learning. The PowerPoint is able to be edited.

A mini test paper (total 70 marks) to assess student's knowledge and understanding of HRM- organisation charts, tall vs flat structures, Maslow's hierarchy of needs, financial vs non financial incentives, types of training, trade unions and the recruitment process . A variety of small mark and medium mark size questions (highest is 6 marks). Aimed at GCSE Business students. (No mark scheme. Assessment is saved as a word doc for ease of editing)

A mini test paper (total 50 marks) to assess student's knowledge and understanding of Business operations and management- break even, economies of scale, automation, types of production, TQM and types of intergration . A variety of small mark and medium mark size questions (highest is 10 marks). Aimed at GCSE Business students. (No mark scheme. Assessment is saved as a word doc for ease of editing)