A new range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of balance sheets and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation considers the basic purpose of a balance sheet before examining how the statement is structured and how stakeholders are interested in this key financial account. It then examines the concepts of different types of asset and liability and considers the key concepts of liquidity, depreciation and working capital. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a practice calculation question, a short objective test and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.
A new range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the Edexcel GCSE (9-1) in Business. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of legislation and business and has been designed to meet the specific requirements of the Edexcel 1BS0 specification. The presentation considers the impact upon business of both consumer and employment law and examines issues surrounding pay, discrimination, quality, consumer rights, recruitment and health and safety. The pack contains a starter and plenary activities, class activities, knowledge questions, key word definitions and an examination style question, all complete with suggested answers.
A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 2.5.1. Economic Influences. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the concept of economic influences with a specific focus upon the topics of interest rates, inflation, government taxation and spending, exchange rates and the business cycle. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.
A new range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of financial ratio analysis and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation considers the basic purpose of financial ratios. It then examines the key ratios of ROCE, Gearing, Payables and Receivable Days, Current Ratio and Inventory Turnover considering each of their strengths and weaknesses and providing suggestions as to how each could be improved. The pack concludes with a critical analysis of ratios and assesses their weaknesses. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, several practice calculation questions, a short objective test and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.
Written by an experienced A Level teacher of over 25 years, each PowerPoint covers topics from the Edexcel A Level Business specification in detail and includes activities with answers to assess student understanding.
For more detail on the specific content of each topic, simply click upon the slide in the file preview window.
This is a bundle of 4 PowerPoints covering the following areas:
Production, Productivity and Efficiency
Capacity Utilisation
Stock Control
Quality Management
A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 2.2.4. Budgets. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the concept and issues surrounding budgeting including an assessment of historical and zero-based budgeting, variance analysis and the limitations of budgeting. It includes a couple of worked examples and practice questions with answers. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.
A range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business and modified to reflect the 2023 changes. This is a detailed presentation designed to cover the topic of how firms seek to improve their organisational design and also how they manage their human resource flow.
The presentation critically examines some of the main influences acting upon organisational design and this includes decisions relating to authority, span of control, hierarchy, delegation, centralisation and decentralisation. Organisational structures are then considered and include: functional, product based, regional and matrix structures. After a consideration of the value of changing organisational design, the presentation concludes with an examination of how managing the human resource flow helps meet human resource objectives. Specifically there is an assessment of human resource planning, recruitment, training, redeployment and redundancy.
The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test, and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.
A new range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of income statements and has been adapted to meet the specific requirements of the AQA specification. The presentation considers the basic purpose of income statements before examining how the statement is structured and how stakeholders are interested in this key financial account. It then examines the concepts of different types of profit and how profit is used. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a practice calculation question, a short objective test and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.
Written by an experienced A Level teacher of over 25 years, each PowerPoint covers topics from the Edexcel A Level Business specification in detail and includes activities with answers to assess student understanding.
For more detail on the specific content of each topic, simply click upon the slide in the file preview window.
This is a bundle of 3 PowerPoints covers the following areas:
Marketing
Niche Markets
Cultural/Social Factors
A new range of materials aimed at supporting teachers of the AQA A Level in Business. This presentation is designed to cover the topic of improving motivation and employee engagement. It starts with a look at the key influences acting upon the extent and methods of employee involvement in decision making. This specifically includes analysis of both trade unions and works councils. The presentation then examines how to manage and improve employer-employee communications and relations, including a look at the communication model and the role of IT in the modern business. The presentation concludes with an evaluation of the value of good employer-employee relations. The pack contains the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test, and an essay question all complete with suggested answers. This pack also includes a FREE copy of the student revision notes for this section of the course.
Written by an experienced A Level teacher of over 25 years, each PowerPoint covers topics from the Edexcel A Level Business specification in detail and includes activities with answers to assess student understanding.
For more detail on the specific content of each topic, simply click upon the slide in the file preview window.
This is a bundle of 4 PowerPoints covers the following areas:
Internal Finance
External Finance
Liability
Planning
A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 2.4.2. Capacity Utilisation. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the concept of capacity utilisation with a focus upon how to calculate capacity utilisation and then an assessment of under and over-utilisation and their impact upon a business. It also considers ways in which a business can improve their capacity utilisation. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.
A 3 part resource that includes detailed teacher PowerPoint resources covering Unit 1 of the AS Business course and modified to reflect the 2023 changes.
PowerPoints include:
Understanding the nature and purpose of business
Understanding different business forms
Understanding that businesses operate within an external environment
Each presentation contains extensive, detailed notes that are specific to the exam requirements of the AQA. These resources are designed to be engaging and accessible and all contain the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test and an essay practice (all with suggested solutions).
In addition, each presentation is accompanied with a FREE student revision notes handout to assist with the delivery of the material.
A 14 part resource that includes detailed teacher PowerPoint resources covering Units 4, 5 and 6 of the Year 12 element of the A Level Business course and modified to reflect the 2023 changes… This represents tremendous value for high quality resources and offers a significant saving against other commercial options.
PowerPoints include:
UNIT 4 Decision Making to Improve Operational Performance
•Setting operational objectives
•Analysing operational performance
•Increasing efficiency and productivity
•Improving quality
•Managing inventory and supply chains
UNIT 5 Decision Making to Improve Financial Performance
•Setting financial objectives
•Analysing financial performance
•Sources of finance
•Improving cash flow and profits
UNIT 6 Decision Making to Improve Human Resource Performance
•Setting human resource objectives
•Analysing human resource performance
•Improving organisational design and human resource flow
•Improving motivation and engagement
•Improving employer-employee relations
Each presentation contains extensive, detailed notes that are specific to the exam requirements of the AQA. These resources are designed to be engaging and accessible and all contain the Quick Fire Five knowledge questions, a short objective test or calculation questions and an essay practice (all with suggested solutions).
In addition, each presentation is accompanied with a FREE student revision notes handout to assist with the delivery of the material.
Refreshed and updated PowerPoint resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the WJEC/Eduqas A-level Business specification. These slides and hand out are designed to support the delivery of the Component Two topic of financial ratios with a focus upon the calculation and interpretation of ROCE, Gearing, Current and Acid Test ratios. They explain how to interpret the meaning of each ratio and also consider the usefulness of ratios and the main users of ratio data. The slides contain the Quick Fire Five questions, several practice questions and also a practice extended question (all with suggested solutions).
A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 3.3.2. Investment Appraisal. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the three main investment appraisal techniques of payback, average rate of return and discounted cash flow (net present value). The calculations are assessed and figures interpreted before concluding with the limitations of these techniques and the other factors that a business has to consider. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.
A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 3.2.2. Mergers and Takeovers. This PowerPoint presentation looks at the reasons for mergers and takeovers and the distinctions between them. It also provides an assessment of both horizontal and vertical integration, before considering the risks, rewards and problems associated with mergers and takeovers, including the issue of rapid growth. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.
This revision sheet forms part of the new AQA Business specification and focuses upon the main methods and difficulties of improving cash flow, profits and profitability. This includes looking at the issues of debt factoring, sale and leaseback, bank loans, overdrafts, reducing credit and raising prices.
A new series of resources aimed at assisting teachers with the delivery of the Edexcel A Level Business specification. This resource specifically looks at topic 4.1.3 Factors Contributing to Increased Globalisation. It considers the issues of protectionism and liberalisation; political change; transport and communication; investment flows (FDI); migration; growth of global labour forces and the growth of transnational companies. The slides contain several activities with suggested answers including the Quick Fire Five and a 10 mark practice question. The clear and well-presented nature of the slides are aimed at helping students to understand the topics with each topic analysed to provide a balanced assessment of the theory.
A new workbook aimed at developing A Level Business students' understanding of enterprise, market research and sampling methods. Primarily written to support teachers and students following the WJEC/Eduqas specification it is relevant to all boards. The work provides a variety of case studies, tasks, presentations and assignments for students to complete and finishes with a self-assessment and review of progress. It starts with an enterprise element that builds upon booklet 1 (Business Enterprise and Business Plans) and this is to help incorporate an element of practical business into the course. I tend to use the Tycoon in Schools programme by Peter Jones for this. It also examines sampling in more detail than is strictly required but this is meant as a resource from which teachers can pick and choose.