The following resource is good to assess Business student’s understanding of cash flow management. Can be used with GCSE and A-level Business students. The worksheet tasks students with filling in the cash flow template, using data from the fictional case study provided. The first month has been completed so as to model practice to students. Solutions provided on page 2. Extension task provided for fast working students. *the doc is saved as editable for ease of use.

The following resource is excellent when introducing Business students to change management and reasons for staff resistance. (Aimed at A-level Business students) The PowerPoint should be played in presentation mode. Students are tasked with 8 different fictional changes that are happening within their school in the future. Students must discuss in pairs which changes would result in most and least staff resistance, and prioritise the changes in regards to best and worse choices for the school moving forward. Fantastic in generating class discussion and exploration as students need to justify their response. The teacher can then introduce Kotter and Schlesinger model thereafter. *the doc is saved as editable for ease of use.

The following resource is excellent when introducing Business students to crisis management and contingency planning. (Aimed at A-level Business students) The PowerPoint should be played in presentation mode. With slide one, students are tasked with guessing the real life crisis examples in relation to the 10 images. The specific answer to each image transitions in with each ‘click’ on the keyboard/mouse. Great for generating class discussion and testing commercial awareness of students. The teacher can then question students on how contingency planning could have avoided or minimises the severity of each situation in question. Slide two flips the concept and gets students to consider why a crisis can be good for businesses, and provides some sample answers. *the doc is saved as editable for ease of use.

The following resources are excellent when teaching Business students market research. Can be used with both GCSE and A-level students. Research jumble exercise- this resource provides 16 different types of market research, and students need to identify whether they are primary or secondary sources. Students can write directly on the worksheet, or the teacher can cut and jumble up beforehand and provide to students to sort. qualitative vs. quantitative worksheet- this worksheet introduces the difference between qualitative and quantitative data, and provides 12 examples of survey questions where students need to identify where the it will produce quantitative or qualitative data. Great for class discussion. *the doc is saved as editable for ease of use.

The following resources are excellent in stimulating class discussion when suppliers (as part of the operations management unit) to Business students (aimed at Year 1 A-level students, but could be used with GCSE students). Choosing an effective supplier worksheet- can be done individually or in pairs, where students use data from the fictional case study to consider a variety of factors (like price, quality, reliability etc) when a business chose a supplier. Supplier choice task- as a follow up to the worksheet, this task provides three different coffee suppliers giving their sales pitch on why they should be chosen. Great for staff discussion. *the doc is saved as editable for ease of use.

The following resources are excellent in stimulating class discussion when introducing specialisation and division of labour to Business students (aimed at GCSE students, but could be used with A-level students). Division of labour presentation- slide one provides a visual stimulus for whole class discussion. Slide two links with the Adam Smith summary worksheet when introducing the topic. Slide three provides a brief over view of the content. Slide four links in with the world specialising quiz (solutions provided on page 2). Slide five introduces students to a simple exam practice question (3 marks) with key terms suggestion list to support students with their write up. *the doc is saved as editable for ease of use.

The following resources are excellent in stimulating class discussion when introducing ‘business ethics’ to A-level Business students. ‘What’s important to you?’ quiz- these starter exercise provides students with a fictional case study where the 5 main characters in the story represent certain values like morality, business, friendship, love and power. Students need to prioritise the characters who they felt were most important to them, and whilst purely subjective, is an interesting starter exercise to introducing business ethics. Business ethics exploration presentation- this slide provides students 8 typical cases of business ethics, and students are tasked with discussing and prioritising them from most ethical to least ethical actions/ decisions. Great for whole class discussion. *the docs are saved as editable for ease of use.

The following resource is useful to use when teaching Business students about scientific decision making. The presentation contains 2 respective tasks for students to complete, either individually or in pairs. It can be played on the board and/or given to students as worksheets. Slide 1 tasks students with thinking of advantages and disadvantages of scientific decision making vs. Intuition decision making. Extension question for fast working students in getting them to evaluate which method is best and why. Slide 2 provides three fictional management scenarios and students need to explore how their decisions are short-termism and effects on the business in the short and long term. Extension question for fast working students in getting them to think how scientific decision making processes and methods could be applied to each scenario. *no mark scheme/ solutions provided. *the doc is saved as editable for ease of use.

The following resource is useful to use after teaching Business students ‘decision trees’. The recap task assesses student’s understanding to calculate expected value and net gain using the data from the fictional case study of KFC. There is an additional extension task which gets students to consider other quantitative and qualitative factors factors that the business should consider before making their final decision on which product to pursue. The task can be shown on the board for students to work from and/or printed as a worksheet for them to answer on. *solutions for expected value and net gain are included on slide one- they are behind the decision tree, which will transition away when played in PowerPoint presentation mode. *the doc is saved as editable for ease of use.

The following resources are useful when teaching types of leadership to Business students (GCSE and /or A-level). Introduction to leadership presentation- can be used when introducing types of leadership styles for students. Slide one links in with the worksheet in supporting students to understand and explain the differences between each style. Slide two provides overview in the shift away from autocratic style of leadership. Slide three is a group discussion exercise on the essence of leadership where students explore the 9 quotes provided. Leadership class worksheet- this one page grid can be used by individual students to note down advantages and disadvantages of each style, following teacher input and prior discussion. The description column has been pre-filled to assist students. This worksheet links in with slide 1 of the presentation. *the docs are saved as editable for ease of use.

The following resource can be used when teaching business objectives to students and introducing SMART objectives/ targets. Ideal for Business A-level students but could be used with GCSE students as well. Slide 1 outlines what SMART objectives means and links to an effective YouTube video. Side 2 is a fictional activity that is an excellent stimulus for peer collaboration and discussion. Students are tasked with devising SMART objectives for Nintendo, based off the case study provided. Extension task provided for fast working students. *resource has been saved as a PowerPoint doc for ease of editing.

The following resource can be used when teaching limited companies to students and introducing shareholders. Ideal for Business A-level students but could be used with GCSE students as well. Slide 1 gets students to demonstrate their initial understanding of what shareholders are, and gives some examples of responses they could have given. Side 2 identifies the various aspects of a shareholder. E.g. dividend, voting rights, divorce of ownership and control etc. Useful for class discussion. Slide 3 shows a break down analysis of the impact of a limited company having shareholders. This is useful for class discussion, and extension question also provided to stretch student’s thinking further. *resource has been saved as a powerpoint 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.

This worksheet can be used to assess Business student’s understanding of PESTLE analysis. Three short tasks to be completed in task after being taught the topic, which will help to reinforce the content and elements of PESTLE analysis. Ideal for Business A-level students but could be used with GCSE students. *resource has been saved as a word doc for ease of editing. *no mark scheme or solutions provided.

This worksheet can be used to assess Business students’ understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of sole trader and partnership ownership structures. Based off a fictional case study, students are tasked with classifying the various statements as either advantage or disadvantage, and then explaining further by providing an applied example. Ideal for GCSE students but can be used with Business A-level students as well. It can be used as an in class task or homework task. *resource has been saved as a word doc for ease of editing. *no mark scheme or solutions provided.

This fictional case study is a useful homework exercise to set your Business students when teaching sole traders and partnerships. Three scaffolded questions that assess student’s understanding of content, writing skills and application of case study. Ideal for A-level students, or stretch and challenge for academically more able GCSE students. *resource has been saved as a word doc for ease of editing. *no mark scheme or solutions provided.

The following class worksheets can be used when teaching business students (GCSE or A-level) about types of costs (fixed vs variable) and sources of revenue. The worksheets will assess their understanding by classifying the various items on both worksheets in relation to whether it is a fixed cost, variable cost or source of revenue. Useful exercises for class discussion thereafter. *resources have been saved as a word doc for ease of editing.

Two useful in class exercises to support student’s understanding of the business/ trade/ economic cycle as an external influence on businesses. Resources can be used when teaching GCSE or A-level Business. Business cycle news report task- group work exercise where pairs/ groups of students are given one of the two news reports, and to discuss how the real life business examples will be affected by the news report. excellent for differentation and class discussion. Business cycle clss worksheet- to be completed indvidually, supporting students to understand the effects of various stages of the business cycle in relation to GDP, level of production, consumer investment, levels of unemployment, levels of business start ups etc. *both tasks are saved as word docs for ease of editing.

For use when teaching AQA A- Level Business (7132). Covers content in year 1 (units 3.1- 3.6) and content in year 2 (units 3.7-3.10) The 19 slide PowerPoint contains 6 random key terms (per slide) from the 10 units of the entire 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 and generate discussion. The PowerPoint is able to be edited.

A useful class exercise to stimulate discussion with students in regards to the various consumer rights laws (e.g. sales of good act, trade description act etc). the quiz contains 10 fictional questions with multiple choice answers (2 pages). can be used before teaching the laws to assess student’s prior knowledge ideally. *solutions provided on pages 3-4.