A lesson on organisational structures for GCSE Business Studies students. The lesson is an interactive approach to what is traditionally a dull subject with students being tasked with the creation of an organisational structure using paper cups. There is structure for the lower end and additional support in the powerpoint in the form of QR codes. Additional Resources Required: Plastic Cups for stacking Post-it-notes - for starter and progress checks. There are instructions in the notes of each slide on how to do the activities.

An interactive and engaging lesson on sampling method. This was created specifically for the OCR Cambridge Tech Enterprise and Marketing. The idea is that the students use Skittles to create and analyse different sampling methods. This could be used for other GCSE and A-Level specifications. The only additional item that is needed to teach the lesson is Skittles.

A complete set of assessments for Unit 5: Marketing and Market Research for the OCR Cambridge Technical Lv 3 in Business. The Assessment tasks are split to enable easy assessment and tracking of the assessment. The assessments provide students with detailed explanation of what evidence they need to provide in order to pass the linked criteria. The assessments are designed to be engaging and encourage students with their work. There are a varied set of methods of assessment and as such will keep students interest all the way through to completion of the unit.

An interactive approach to the teaching of cashflow forecasting. The idea of the activity is the students engage in a board game where they record inflows and outflows onto a blank cashflow forecast. From there the students look at calculating total inflow, outflow, NCF etc all with support. This is followed up with a Nando’s scale task designed to support and challenge.

Options evening postcards for both the Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Business and the OCR Cambridge Technical in Enterprise and Marketing. The Postcards are deisgned to be printed double sided onto card. These are a really effective and unique way to sell the subject to students.

A revision lesson targeting knowledge and understanding of the early calculations within the AQA Alevel specification. However this can be used for other specifications and used as a stretch and challenge activity for MAGT students within GCSE classes. Topics covered are: Costs, Revenue and Profits Breakeven calculations Breakeven charts Cashflow forecasting.

There are two different assessment tasks which cover section 2.5. of the Edexcel GCSE Business Studies 9-1. The resources is ideal for use as ongoing assessment, end of topic assessment or homework. Complete with Edexcel standard mark schemes to support the assessment of pupils. The front sheet of the assessment allows for targets to be set by the teacher, student and their peers in an easy to do format. Check out the assessment bundle I have also uploaded as it is cheaper to buy in bulk than 1 at a time.

A tracker that allows the teacher to ensure the progress of all students and show this effectively and easily over time. The tracker only needs to be populated with data once as it then filters through elsewhere. When using the tracker there is space to add in the assessment of each topic, the tracker will then analyse the results of questions to enable you to pull out the areas where students are strongest. The tracker has a seating plan function in place which allows you to analyse your cohort of students based on their subgroups and ensure that these are tracked effectively. The idea of this tracker is it leads on from a Theme 1 and Theme 2 tracker to look at how students are progressing on average overtime. The assessments which fit the tracker are all available for sale on here so please check out the bundle.

The lesson is loosely based on the board game the game of life. The students are split into groups and have different scenarios that they must chose and then record the consequences of their decisions. These are both good and bad. This will lead all the students to get into some for of debt, i.e. and overdraft, loan or student loan which they must repay. Each round is a different scenario that people might face in life. The students all record their incomings and outgoings on the record sheet, as well as keeping track of their debt and repayments they are making. The lesson ends with a discussion around the topics of debt management, interest and is debt a bad thing?

The lesson turns the classroom into the stock market floor with students buying and selling in a range of made up organisations. The news in brief gives an insight into the next weeks trading as students become money hungry and strive to outdo each other. The lesson teaches the concepts of shares and share prices. More specifically the factors that might influence share prices.

An interactive introductory lesson on the topic of critical path. I either get the students to complete the critical path on their desks using whiteboard pens or I buy a roll of wallpaper for them to write on. The lesson starts by looking at my breakfast before introducing the idea of critical path. I print out the slide showing nodes etc and give this to the students to aid them in completing the exercises.

A lesson on the recruitment and selection process which is historically a dull subject. This is student led through the use of research and a structures worksheet and QR codes to guide students through the process - add in additional engagement by adding a funny picture of yourself and get the students to think about the things you would have done to get your job in school. Its a nice starter that the students will know a little about. Therefore assesses student understanding at the start. The lesson concludes with the students looking at why having a recruitment and selection process is important. Very hands on and lots for the students to do.

A complete set of assessments for Unit 4: Customers and Communication for the OCR Cambridge Technical Lv 3 in Business. The Assessment tasks are split to enable easy assessment and tracking of the assessment. The assessments provide students with detailed explanation of what evidence they need to provide in order to pass the linked criteria. There are real life examples used to support students in providing evidence for the criteria as well as a range of engaging activities to ensure students are motivated to complete the assessment to the best of their ability.

These are homeworks for one side of the unit covering the topics contained within Learning Aims 1, 4, and 6. There are several types of homework with a weekly plan to allow for each setting. This is designed on the principal of “Look Ahead” and “Look Back” in that they resources will force students to conduct review and revision of topics which they have been previously taught and then allows for FLIP learning to take place. There are several different types of homeworks which are listed below: Knowledge Tests - these contain notes for students to learn and short 20 mark tests to check understanding. Calculation - these calculations for students to refine this key skill. Short Answer - Based on section B of the examination. Long Answer - Based on section C of the examination Video and Research - to allow for FLIP and “Look Back” Have a look at my bundle for the other side of the course resources and supporting SOW.

These are homeworks for one side of the unit covering the topics contained within Learning Aims 2,3,5,7 and 8. There are several types of homework with a weekly plan to allow for each setting. This is designed on the principal of “Look Ahead” and “Look Back” in that they resources will force students to conduct review and revision of topics which they have been previously taught and then allows for FLIP learning to take place. There are several different types of homeworks which are listed below: Knowledge Tests - these contain notes for students to learn and short 20 mark tests to check understanding. Calculation - these calculations for students to refine this key skill. Short Answer - Based on section B of the examination. Long Answer - Based on section C of the examination Video and Research - to allow for FLIP and “Look Back” Have a look at my bundle for the other side of the course resources and supporting SOW.

Edexcel GCSE Business 9-1 Theme 1 - Section 1.4 End of Unit Assessment and Mark Scheme. This assessment covers the whole of section 1.4: Making the Business Effective This is complete with a mark scheme and a student/teacher/peer assessment tool to aid students with the DIRT following the assessment and to build meaningful and useful feedback to move forward and make progress.

This is a revision lesson on the topics from section 2.1 and 2.2. The idea of the lesson is for the students to undertake the problem solving exercises which will reveal to them a key term and a password. To win the escape room the students need to enter the password into the encrypted PowerPoint which will open and reveal a message. They then use these key terminology to undertake a 9 mark exam question from one of the Edexcel SAM papers. Their challenge is to use the key terms from the escape room within their question. My students struggle using key terms and so it is a fun and interactive way to encourage their use.

A Lesson and resources for GCSE Business 9-1 - following the Edexcel specification. A complete set of example questions, lesson and out of school resources to support the teaching of this complex topic.

Support materials for research, knowledge and activities to support the revision and prep for section B of the Unit one Examination in June 22.