Making Finance Fun 2012 - CPD Course (London and Manchester)
This new CPD course from the tutor2u team looks at how we can make the teaching and learning of finance fun!, We’re running the course for the first time on 20 June 2012 in central London and the following day in Manchester…
read more...»EntrepreneurLIVE! 2012 - Dates Announced
The dates and venues for EntrepreneurLIVE! 2012 have just been announced. We’ve moved this popular event to an earlier date to better fit with the teaching of a wide range of business courses and out of the cluttered Global Enterprise Week. So for 2012 we visit London on 1 October 2012, Birmingham on 2 October 2012 and finally Manchester on 3 October 2012.
We’re busy recruiting a fantastic team of successful and inspirational entrepreneurs who will guide business students through the highs and lows of setting up and running a business. We’ve got some pretty special people lined up and we’ll announce the names here on the Business Studies Blog as soon as their diary commitments are finalised.
The event will follow a similar format to the one which has proved so popular with teachers and students in the last two years. Students will get the opportunity to hear from a superb selection of entrepreneurs who will tell their story, provide insights highly relevant to every business studies course and then, most importantly, take questions from our student audience. We’ll also be running the highly popular Enterprise Pitch Challenge where student teams pitch their solution to a business challenge, competing to win some attractive cash prizes!
You can read a couple of excellent reports from students who attended Entrepreneur LIVE! 2011 here: from Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls and here from Stoke Sixth Form College who brought students to Manchester (Salford Quays)
Provisional bookings for EntrepreneurLIVE! 2012 can now be made using this online form:
BTEC First Award in Business - New 2012 Specification Teacher Resource Course
A diary date here for all colleagues teaching the new BTEC First Award in Business specification - Friday 15 June 2012. tutor2u is running a special Teacher Resource CPD course at the amazing Drayton Manor Theme Park designed for colleagues teaching the new specification from September 2012. We’ll look at the new methods of assessment and provide guidance on resourcing and organising the other new units too. We’ll also have some guest speakers from Drayton Manor - a great case study to use for BTEC First. The course programme is outlined further below.
Places are strictly limited and we’re already experiencing heavy demand for places.. Please complete this provisional booking form to grab some places before they all go…
read more...»Business Cafe - March 2012
The latest edition of Business Cafe, our case-study digital magazine for Level 2 and Level 3 business studies courses, is now available to subscribers. An outline of each new case study is provided below.
read more...»Business Cafe - Christmas 2011
The Christmas 2011 edition of Business Cafe - our digital learning resource for all Level 2 and Level 3 business courses, is now available to subscribing schools and colleges. Details of the new articles and case studies in this edition are summarised below.
read more...»Revision Quiz - Market Research for a Business Startup
This new revision quiz looks at how a startup can undertake market research. There are over 20 questions in the quiz bank for this topic and each time you run the quiz 10 questions are selected at random.
Launch Revision Quiz - Market Research for a Business Startup
The rise of the Business BTECs
Where have all the GCSE Business Studies students gone in recent years? The bottom line is that many have been switched to non-examined BTEC courses, as this little piece of analysis indicates…
read more...»TBBLE (The Best Business Lesson Ever) 2011/12 - New CPD Dates Added!
We’re delighted to add Belfast and Glasgow as two extra venues for TBBLE 2011/12. TBBLE stands for “(probably) The Best Business Lesson Ever” and we’re really excited about the speakers and teaching resources that have already been lined up for the 2011/12 series! Our very own Lord Sutch and Michelle Stephenson are just two of the providing delegates with a fabulous selection of new business teacher resources and activities…
read more...»Business Cafe - Easter 2011 Now Available
The Easter 2011 edition of Business Cafe - our digital case study magazine for all Business Studies courses - is now available to subscribing schools and colleges. Details of the Easter 2011 case studies and a sample download below…
read more...»Recession? Hair today, gone tomorrow
As we enter a period dominated by “cuts”, here is a profile of an industry which thrives on cuts. Some great business lesson material here on market segmentation, adding value and the nature of demand for a product.
read more...»Revision games - Marketing Basics (True / False)
Try these true/false revision games which provide 20 questions on the basics of the marketing mix each time you play…
Introducing the “austerity” entrepreneurs
It is often said that enterprise thrives in adversity. Many successful and exciting businesses are born in a downturn. This feature article in the Independent provides some terrific examples of how the entrepreneurial flame burns bright amongst people who have been let down by the traditional employment market,
The underlying theme of each of the entrepreneurial stories told in the article is that of grasping opportunities. That involves hard graft, persistence and an unwillingness to admit defeat. Students should read these stories and learn. Hopefully they will also be inspired!
Lesson activity - business organisation basics (matching)
This series of matching activities which can be used to consolidate knowledge of key terms relating to business organisation. The activities have different numbers of terms to match, ranging from 10 terms to 25. The worksheet with 10 terms is a little easier, as well as shorter, than the 25-term challenge…
read more...»Lesson activity - people basics (matching)
This series of matching activities uses a list of core people management terms. Select activities which range from just ten terms (quite easy) to 25 terms (more time required & a little harder!)
read more...»Lesson activity - operations basics (matching)
We’ve picked out 20 popular production & operations terms from the main GCSE exam specifications for these matching activities. The activities have different numbers of terms to match, ranging from 10 terms to 20. The worksheet with 10 terms is a little easier, as well as shorter, than the 20-term challenge…
read more...»Lesson activity - marketing basics (matching)
This series of matching activities which can be used to consolidate knowledge of core marketing terms. The activities have different numbers of terms to match, ranging from 10 terms to 25. The worksheet with 10 terms is a little easier, as well as shorter, than the 25-term challenge…
read more...»Lesson activity - basic finance (matching)
Here is a series of three matching activities which can be used to consolidate knowledge of key terms in business finance. The three activities have different numbers of terms to match, ranging from 10 terms to 25. The worksheet with 10 terms is a little easier, as well as shorter, than the 25-term challenge…
read more...»Video case study - enterprise at the sharp end
Market trading. You’ve seen it on various tasks on The Apprentice. And the value of sales at the UK’s 1,000+ outdoor markets is estimated at over £3.6bn. So perhaps it is not surprise that increasing numbers of people are looking to make their first step into enterprise by setting up a stall in a local market. The problem is that running a viable market stall is no easy task. The typical customer at a local market is feeling the pinch and you also need to develop some sharp entrepreneurial skills to make the stall a success.
This excellent three minute video from Jenny Hill of BBC Breakfast takes us behind the scenes at a market in the Midlands to meet some of the experienced traders. Can a new training scheme help budding entrepreneurs make their fledgling businesses a success?
Lesson Worksheet - Aims & Objectives of Business
This lesson worksheet allows students to test themselves on the basics of the aims and objectives of businesses.
Download lesson worksheet on Aims & Objectives of Business
Business structure in the UK - the rise of micro companies
Here’s a term that ought to find itself into the next editions of the traditional business studies textbooks - micro-companies. Of course, it won’t (maybe in 2020) but it should. Because in the last five years there has been an increase of over 250,000 in their number in Britain.
read more...»BTEC Business Diploma Unit 3 Assignment
Many thanks to Simon McCrossan, one of our resident BTEC Business experts, for producing this Unit 3 assignment resource to support the new BTEC 2010 Diploma in Business. The resource pack includes an assigment, completed cash flow forecasts and a grading sheet.
To be sent the free Unit 3 Assignment Pack, please complete this online form which will help us identify the most popular units in the new BTEC Diploma and so focus our resource-creation efforts over the coming weeks and months.
Request BTEC Unit 3 Assignment Resource
BTEC First, Units 7 & 8 Joint Assignment Time Saver
I have developed a new dual assignment developed to cover 2 units of the new 2010 BTEC. Those familiar to BTEC will notice that many units have been half sized and added to on the new specification, increasing the workload for both programme managers and students alike.
Download dual assignment for Unit 7&8
read more...»Lesson Worksheet - Enterprise & Entrepreneurs
This new lesson worksheet allows students to test their understanding of the role of the entrepreneur.
Download lesson worksheet on enterprise & entrepreneurs
Make the Most of ICT in the Business & Economics Classroom 2011
Here’s a great opportunity to discover some innovative and inspiring ways to enhance teaching and learning using ICT in the Business Studies classroom…
read more...»BTEC First & National in Business - Annual Conference 2011
The dates for our popular two-day CPD conference for colleagues delivering BTEC First/National Business courses are now available. We’re going to be meeting on:
- Wednesday 11 May 2011 (BTEC First)
- Thursday 12 May 2011 (BTEC National)
The venue is still being determined. We’ve got a couple of very special locations under close consideration which follow the pattern set by our previous two venues (Chelsea FC & Jaguar). It will (once again) be a fantastic conference venue closely tied to a well-known business where we can enjoy specialist speaker input and ideally a business tour during the conferences!
The provisional booking form is now live - where you can request delegate places in advance of clearing the paperwork at college or school. Here is the link:
Provisional Booking form for BTEC First / National Annual CPD Conferences 2011
We have started the work building the conference programmes which will once again be packed full with fresh ideas, approaches, materials and other resources for teaching the new BTEC specs.
These BTEC conferences really are one of our annual highlights. They provide the chance to meet colleagues from other centres, discuss and share ideas and approaches, and above all they are an opportunity to invest in your professional development. Highly recommended!
Entrepreneurs LIVE! 2010 - THE Enterprise Event for Students in 2010
I’m delighted to announce the initial details of our student enrichment event for Autumn 2010 - Entrepreneurs LIVE! 2010.
The event is being held at two of our favourite venues:
London Westfield (Vue Cinema) - Monday 15 November 2010
Salford Lowry Mall (Vue Cinema) - Ruesday 16 November 2010
Entrepreneurs LIVE! 2010 will be a fantastic student enrichment day for students taking part in Global Entrepreneurship Week 2010. It will also be invaluable for ALL BUSINESS STUDENTS who need to develop their underdstanding of how successful businesses are started and grown. The programme will provide your students with the insights, ideas and inspirations from some of the UK’s top entrepreneurs…and also give them the chance to compete for spot prizes by taking our business challenge quizzes and pitching business ideas to the audience.
I’m delighted that two of our speakers (for both London and Manchester) have already been confirmed….
read more...»Customer Service - What Students Can Learn from John Lewis Partnership
I like this new article on the approach taken by John Lewis Partnership towards effective customer service. An excellent and accessible summary that would be well worth students (and teachers!)adding to their notes. The points about empowering employees and encouraging them to show enterprise are particularly powerful.
BTEC First in Business - CPD Day at Jaguar (17 March)
The programme for our CPD day for the BTEC First in Business is outlined further below.
Download a booking form here (fax it back to 01937 529236)
or book your places online here
read more...»BTEC National in Business - CPD Conference 18 March 2010
The stunning Jaguar Cars Factory & Training Centre in Coventry is the venue for our BTEC National in Business CPD day on Thursday 18 March 2010. There are still some places available for colleagues who would like to join us for a day which is packed full of ideas and resources for delivering the new BTEC National specification. Programme details are set out below.
Download a booking form here (fax it back to 01937 529236)
or book your places online here
read more...»The New BTEC Level 2 First in Business - A Specification Nightmare
Perhaps not the best way to finish a year. I’ve just spent three hours reading through the new 2010 specification for BTEC First in Business. What a depressing read!
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