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High quality and engaging educational resources predominantly for teachers of Business and Computing subjects. There's more on the website... www.meanbusiness.co.uk

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High quality and engaging educational resources predominantly for teachers of Business and Computing subjects. There's more on the website... www.meanbusiness.co.uk
Start-Up and Running Costs - GCSE Business Studies - Full lesson, lesson plan and 3 handouts!
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Start-Up and Running Costs - GCSE Business Studies - Full lesson, lesson plan and 3 handouts!

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This is another in my 'Let's Learn' series. The lesson gets students to think about their initial ideas before introducing start-up and running costs so progress can easily be judged. The lesson PowerPoint is equally good for revision if printed or made available electronically so it's even more of a bargain! There are two main activities (one is an exam style question assessment that can be peer marked with teacher guidance. The lesson plan is included to guide teachers through every step of the lesson. Enjoy!
GCSE Business Studies - Business Ownership - 3 FULL lessons - plans, resources and extras!
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GCSE Business Studies - Business Ownership - 3 FULL lessons - plans, resources and extras!

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Save over 25% on the three MASSIVE lessons on Business Ownership for GCSE Business Studies. Lesson 1 - Sole traders Lesson 2 - Partnerships Lesson 3 - Companies (Private and Public) ALL fully resourced ALL include a lesson plan ALL include student handouts ALL double up for revision handouts! Bargain! ALL differentiated by outcome ALL include parts to stretch high abilities If you want to see quality BEFORE you buy, look for the ownership lesson plan within my free resources. I've also added a learning puzzle (this is literally a full lesson to complete!), homework sheet and a match up task. These additional tasks are for when sole traders, partnerships and companies have been taught to really ensure students have learnt the topic or could be used to recap in a few months after teaching. Enjoy!
Private Limited Companies and Public Limited Company Ownership - FULLY resourced lesson inc. plan!
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Private Limited Companies and Public Limited Company Ownership - FULLY resourced lesson inc. plan!

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**SAMPLE AVAILABLE** If you want to see the quality of this resource, the lesson plan is available within my free resources. Perhaps download/view this before making your purchase. This resource includes a FULL lesson - would fill a 'double' session, or more, if needed. The slides are also GREAT for revision if printed or made available electronically to your learners. TWO student handouts are included as well as a full lesson plan. The slides introduce company ownership (both types of limited company) and include a paired task, independent task, case study questions, differentiated glossary (focus on literacy) and plenary. Plenty to keep learners focused and a really good resource for teaching GCSE Business Studies Company ownership. Lessons on sole traders and partnerships are also available in the same theme and to the same quality standard. A bundle for all three is also available, if you like the look of this lesson! Enjoy!
Partnerships Business Ownership FULL lesson includes assessment, lesson plan presentation & handout!
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Partnerships Business Ownership FULL lesson includes assessment, lesson plan presentation & handout!

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Everything you need to teach Sole traders and teach it well - perfect for an observation. Differentiated learning outcomes included on the presentation. The presentation would also be useful printed as some stage for revision for your learners. The two main activities include sorting advantages and disadvantages of sole trader ownership and an extended writing question. The lesson includes marking sheets that have space to match the work completed in this lesson to success criteria and space to give WWW and EBi (gap task). This is a FULL lesson; ideally a 'double' session. Starter, 2 main activities (including paired work), and a plenary. Includes a full lesson plan for your records or for whoever is observing you. Enjoy!
Sole trader Business Ownership FULL lesson includes assessment, lesson plan presentation & handout!
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Sole trader Business Ownership FULL lesson includes assessment, lesson plan presentation & handout!

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Everything you need to teach Sole traders and teach it well - perfect for an observation. Differentiated learning outcomes included on the presentation. The presentation would also be useful printed as some stage for revision for your learners. The two activities include sorting advantages and disadvantages of sole trader ownership and an extended writing question. The lesson includes marking sheets that have space to match the work completed in this lesson to success criteria and space to give WWW and EBi (gap task). This really is value for money. To get even more value, use the plenary from the last slide in some of your other lessons - it's not lesson specific and is quite a nice end to any lesson. Enjoy!
Pose Pause Pounce Bounce Questioning Tool - Cross Curricular - Any Age and FREE!!!
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Pose Pause Pounce Bounce Questioning Tool - Cross Curricular - Any Age and FREE!!!

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I've been doing some work on planning for questioning and come up with this presentation as a tool to improve my questioning technique. I plan the questions I am going to ask and use Pose, Pause, Pounce, Bounce (NOT MY IDEA!) - I think this is a concept from Teacher Toolkit, though I could be wrong. My idea is the planning tool and the wait time. Teachers should write their planned questions on separate slides using the template, perhaps moving the circle in the top right hand corner to identify whether the question is open or closed (this helps me to ensure the majority of the questions I ask are open questions). Use the tool for a starter or plenary by showing the question (by clicking the yellow POSE button). Allow 15 seconds thinking time (by clicking the PAUSE button), the soothing Jeopardy music will play. Click POUNCE to ask for an answer from the student and then BOUNCE to ask the student to select someone who will answer the next question (or the teacher could do this). I hope this helps! Enjoy.
Plenary & Starter Generators - Generic, Cross Curricular, Fun activities!
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Plenary & Starter Generators - Generic, Cross Curricular, Fun activities!

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My first plenary wheel has been so successful that I’ve developed a sequel! Get both wheels now for a discounted price and have all your plenaries sorted for the academic year! NO PLANNING NEEDED! I’ve also included my Starter Activity Generator. This does require minimal planning but is a great template to have. Enjoy!
Plenary Wheel VERSION 2! 8 new ideas!
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Plenary Wheel VERSION 2! 8 new ideas!

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If you liked the first Plenary Wheel, things just got even better!! Version 2 is here, all new, USE ALONGSIDE VERSION ONE, NOT INSTEAD OF!! All your plenaries will be planned for months to come, if not longer!! See a video preview below BEFORE choosing to buy this TOP quality resource. Interactive, fun and engaging. A perfect end to the lesson! The plenary wheel is a PowerPoint file with a rotating wheel. Ask one of your students to shout STOP to select how the lesson ends. NO PLANNING involved. Just open the file and let your students decide. This wheel is the sequel to my original plenary wheel - it contains 8 NEW PLENARY activities that focus on the question “What have I learnt today”. It’s not a rebrand - so if you want both look for my bundle and then you’ll have SIXTEEN plenary activities - that’s your academic year sorted! The plenaries are: 60 seconds - tell a partner what you’ve learnt in a minute - timers includes. Picture review - draw how you feel/what you’ve learnt - template/handout included (print a bank of these ready!). Emoji review - select an emoji to summarise your learning today - template included if required (black and white or colour). Text message - write a reply to the text on the slide. 4-3-1, my take on the 5-5-1 review - write four sentences then whittle it down to just 1 word to summarise today’s lesson. Handout included, again print a stack ready! Red, Amber, Green - three sentence review of your learning today. Tell me three - answer the three summary questions about today’s learning. Status update - write a social media status to summarise your learning today. Macros must be enabled for the wheel to function, though the plenary activities can still be viewed without the wheel spinning (less exciting!). Enjoy!
AfL & Key Terms - Reduced Planning Bundle - 6 Creative Resources! Starters / Plenaries ALL subjects!
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AfL & Key Terms - Reduced Planning Bundle - 6 Creative Resources! Starters / Plenaries ALL subjects!

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Suitable for ANY subject area and ANY year group! 1. Starter Central includes seven starter ideas in a creative and engaging PowerPoint. Fully editable for minimal planning and regular use. 2. Plenary Wheel - a FUN way of allowing your class to CHOOSE their own plenary! Fully resourced; students LOVE shouting STOP to select the end of their lesson. Great way to perk the class up towards the end of a lesson. 3. Exit Notes - A range of exit notes with questions suitable for ALL subject areas. These allow students to review their learning AND allow teachers to plan for next lesson based on what students now know and what they may have struggled with (but haven’t told you!). 4. Key Terms Bingo 5. Key Terms Memory Challenge 6. 2nd Version of the Plenary Selector Wheel. Enjoy!
KS2/KS3 Averages Series of Lessons FULLY RESOURCED - Full Lessons
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KS2/KS3 Averages Series of Lessons FULLY RESOURCED - Full Lessons

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At least four full lessons on averages. Each lesson introduces the average concerned (mean, median, mode and range). Confidence is built through a guided activity before students have to complete an activity themselves. Fully planned, resourced and differentiated. Almost 30% discount here! Enjoy.
House Brick Challenge Lesson - Business / Primary Induction
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House Brick Challenge Lesson - Business / Primary Induction

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A fun resource, and very adaptable. Perfect for year 6 induction, team building sessions, GCSE Business Induction session or PSHE lesson on Enterprise. So many different uses - and suitable for a range of ages. The session gets students to come up with a new product that turns the humble house brick into something everyone wants! Fully resourced. No need for a computer if you’re teaching in a classroom - just some basic art supplies (pencils/crayons etc.). This resource includes a student example, student hand out, instructions and PowerPoint display. Enjoy.
Stakeholders, Conflict and Resolving Conflict - FULL, differentiated lesson
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Stakeholders, Conflict and Resolving Conflict - FULL, differentiated lesson

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This lesson includes an editable lesson plan, PowerPoint for display, group work task, extension tasks, G&T task AND lower ability task. The lesson starts by recapping or introducing stakeholder groups. Students have a challenge to name or identify as many groups as possible. Students are then introduced to conflict with a scenario of a new supermarket opening locally. They must work in groups to focus on one stakeholder group each. This is discussed as a class. Conflict is discussed then an activity concludes the lesson on resolving the potential conflicts identified. Enjoy.
How to use Tarsia - A short beginners guide - Teaching and Learning Training Booklet
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How to use Tarsia - A short beginners guide - Teaching and Learning Training Booklet

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IMPORTANT: I have compiled this guide myself. All of the text is my own and the images are taken from me using the Tarsia software (which is free to download). I have got permission from Hermitech Lab to use the print screens within the guide and confirmed this does not break any licence agreement. They were more than happy to give permission for me to upload my guide to Tarsia and, I quote, "would like to thank you for your efforts, it's very important for us to know that our software is being used and useful." This is a short guide to using Tarsia, the free Teaching and Learning aid to create jigsaw puzzles QUICKLY for use within the classroom. I use Tarsia a lot and even laminate them for use over and over, year in year out! This guide would be perfect to use for in-school training to get more staff to make use of the program, as it can look a little daunting at first. The guide briefly introduces how to make your first Tarsia puzzle and gives hints and tips for the classroom. Any questions, please let me know. Enjoy...
Reward Coupon - Teacher IOU Template - 8 per page - Positive Behaviour
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Reward Coupon - Teacher IOU Template - 8 per page - Positive Behaviour

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Easy to fill in coupons to reward positive behaviour or good work. 8 per page, so they're small enough to print a shed load and have them at hand when marking or teaching. Teachers just need to fill in the 'IOU' circle with the reward being given (we use VIVOs and just fill in IOU 10 Vivos, but this could easily be house points, commendations etc.) A tangible method of rewarding your students - they do something good, they something immediately. I get students to fill their name in on the coupon and 'post' them to me so I can reward later in the day when it's more convenient! Enjoy, for free!
Shape - Perimeter - KS2/KS3 Maths PowerPoint & Student Booklet (More than 1 lesson!)
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Shape - Perimeter - KS2/KS3 Maths PowerPoint & Student Booklet (More than 1 lesson!)

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The PowerPoint introduces perimeter to students before taking them through three sections (could be three separate lessons). - working out perimeter of squares & rectangles - working out perimeter of shapes without measurements displayed - working out perimeter of shapes with part measurements displayed I've included the student work booklet - this has also been separated into sheets if it makes it easier (not additional resources). Differentiated and fully resourced short set of lessons for KS2 Maths or lower ability KS3/recap. Answers pop up on the PowerPoint, apart from sheet 2 measurements as these depend on how you print the handout! As always, your feedback would be appreciated. Everything is owned/created by me. One or two images have come from a royalty free stock photo site, no permission is required for these to be used in my resource. Enjoy!!
Averages - Range Average - Calculating the Range KS2 or KS3 Maths FULL lesson & answers!
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Averages - Range Average - Calculating the Range KS2 or KS3 Maths FULL lesson & answers!

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NEW! See a video preview of part of this resource below... This is part of a series of lessons for KS2 or KS3 maths on Averages. This lesson introduces the Range. All four averages lessons are listed separately OR as one short unit of work at a discounted price, just check my other resources! The PowerPoint introduces the range average then gives two teacher led activities to guide students through working out the mode. After each teacher led part, the students get a chance to try themselves, where they can ask questions or even work in pairs, these appear at the top of their handout. After discovering what the range is and having a go with help, students are given an independent task to work out the range. An answer sheet is provided for the teacher too, and all answers pop up on the PowerPoint itself! The lesson is reviewed by students feeding back at the bottom of their handout. All images are either royalty free or made by myself (those coins and football shirts took some work!). Enjoy ;-)
Averages - Working out the Mode Average - FULL lesson for KS2 or KS3 Maths
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Averages - Working out the Mode Average - FULL lesson for KS2 or KS3 Maths

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NEW! See a preview below. Part of a series of lessons for KS2 or KS3 maths on Averages. This lesson introduces the Mode. All four averages lessons are listed separately OR as one short unit of work at a discounted price, just check my other resources! The PowerPoint introduces the mode average then gives two teacher led activities to guide students through working out the mode. After each teacher led part, the students get a chance to try themselves, where they can ask questions or even work in pairs. After discovering what the mode is and having a go with help, students are given an independent task to work out the mode. An answer sheet is provided for the teacher too, and all answers pop up on the PowerPoint itself! The lesson is reviewed by students feeding back at the bottom of their handout. All images are either royalty free or made by myself (those coins and football shirts took some work!). Enjoy ;-)