BUSS1 Key Revision Terms Quiz
Here is a fifteen question revision quiz covering some key terms for the BUSS1 exam. For each question type in the correct answer - each question shows the number of letters required in the correct term! Good luck!
read more...»BUSS3 Quiz on Financial Strategies and Accounts
Here is a ten question “type the answer” quiz covering ten key concepts in BUSS3 financial strategies and accounts created using Zondle.
read more...»Illustrate statistical concepts with salary trackers
I came across this useful website whilst researching the UK retail sector - though it can be used to gather data from any industry or sector in the UK…
read more...»A sneak peak at TBBLE 2011/12
This is very naughty of me, but i just couldn’t resist looking inside the delegate pack for the first TBBLE of 2011 - at the Guoman Charing Cross, on Tuesday 4 October.
The format of this course is unlike any other CPD course you’ve ever attended. Three presenters (on Tuesday, it’s tutor2u bloggers Michelle Stephenson, Innes Robinson and Lord Sutch) compete for the votes of the delegates. Their aim is simple - to introduce and demonstrate their best ideas for business lesson starters, plenaries and other teaching activities. Teachers attending TBBLE take the whole package of resources, ready to use the very next day!
So what did I find when I opened one of the delegate packs sat here in the office ready to be despatched via tutor2u’s fastest (and strongest) carrier pigeons?
Here’s a sneak preview…(p.s. please don’t tell Michelle, Innes and his Lordship that I’ve done this)
read more...»The breakeven simulator
One from the archives here which might be of interest to colleagues - particularly those new to tutor2u. This is an interactive breakeven simulator, with supporting notes and student activities..
read more...»Zondle Packages for GCSE
At the end of the last school year I really took to Zondle. Its intuitive interface and fun games make it an easy win with students (I am working on the staff side having just uploaded the whole school into the system).
After seeing Geoff’s post on creating a package I thought to myself, “Gareth, if you create a few of those a week in the summer hols, you’ll be in clover come September”. Unfortunately some extreme decorating chez moi got in the way of my plans, but now I am back on the case.
read more...»Business Studies Teachers on Twitter (updated 15 September 2011)
Many business studies teaching colleagues are making superb use of Twitter. They source information, communicate directly with businesses and entrepreneurs, network with colleagues and in some cases communicate with students. If you are not already on Twitter, I highly recommend you give it a try. The best way to see it in action is to set up (or use) your account and follow some of these excellent business teachers who are active on Twitter. There are several active business & economics teaching threads on Twitter - perhaps the best hashtag to follow is #ecbusteach
read more...»Creating a Business Lesson Resource Package using Zondle
One of the great features of the Zondle web site is that teachers can create a customised package of resources on a chosen topic. I played around with this today and put together a short package on the economics of coffee to get a feel of what is possible.
Business studies teachers looking for an easy-to-use site to create their own business quizzes and other activities should head to Zondle to have a look! Here is a brief guide…
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...»Strategy explained - Insights into Amazon
A quite brilliant deck of analytical slides here from Fabernovel which explain the business strategy of Amazon.com. Lots of detail, of course, but within this presentation is a gold mine of strategic insights into all aspects of Amazon. It would be interesting to simply give the link to your Year 13 students and ask them to highlight five key points or pieces of evidence that they can use to illustrate how a firm can be so successful online.
read more...»Superb Analysis of the UK Coffee Market
A dramatic flourish of a hat tip to Gavin Chatterton for spotting this terrific resource for business & economics teachers - the latest analysis of the UK coffee shop market from the specialist researchers in this segment - Allegra Strategies…
read more...»CSR - the Essential Economist Podcast
This podcast is a couple of years old, but frankly it is so good that I think it ought to be essential listening to every colleague and student preparing students for exams which feature CSR…
read more...»Strategic decision-making: hunch, science, tankers and speedboats
A fantastic discussion on BBCR4 Bottom Line last week (22 Feb) on the nature of decision-making in business. The superb Stephanie Flanders was joined in the studio by Dominic Taylor, chief executive of payment services company PayPoint; Rita Clifton, chairman of branding consultancy Interbrand; Sir Michael Rake, chairman of BT Group. They talked about the role of intuition in making important decisions. Is there still room in modern business for the good old-fashioned hunch, or do decisions these days always need to be backed up by solid analysis?
My notes from the discussion are provided below. The programme’s discussion is highly recommended for all advanced business students…
read more...»CSR - The Word Cloud
Here is a crowd-sourcing exercise for you and your students to participate in. What key words or terms do you associate with the concept of CSR - corporate social responsibility? We’ve created a list of possible choices - which ones would you select?
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…
Dont make a hash of it! Using hash tags on Twitter
Lots of business teachers are tapping into the rich potential of Twitter for teaching and learning and one question often asked is “what are those strange hash tags at the end of so many of your tweets?” Hash tags use the hash symbol # followed by something else for example #tutor2u or #enterprise or #strategy
Why do they exist? Well, suppose that you’re interested in a particular topic in business or enterprise, or a topical event or perhaps a personality of interest, then adding a hash tag to your tweets will mean that others who use the same hash will be better able to see what is being discussed on that related hash tag within the twitter community. There are no hard and fast rules about how hash tags are created. It all depends on the community of users and what they choose to use!
read more...»How two Econ/Business departments are using Facebook with students
Facebook is a dirty word for some schools (and the IT Stasi in a fair few LEAs). But for others it provides another, 21st century platform for engaging with students as a direct part of their studies. Here are two examples i came across recently…
read more...»CPD - ICT for Business Studies & Economics - 4 March 2011 (London)
We still have a few places left for our annual ICT in Business / Economics CPD day, which takes place at the British Library on Friday 4 March 2011. Full details of the speakers and sessions below.
read more...»Why Should Business & Economics Teachers Use Twitter?
This is a cross-posting from the Economics Blog: here are some suggested reasons why Twitter should play a part in the working life of a Business or Economics teacher;
read more...»Retail Meets Monopoly - A Business Lesson Cracker
Here is a real treat for business teachers and students. A fantastic interactive resource from the ever-innovative Guardian Business team which invites us to move around the monopoly board of UK retailers. As each retailer announces its trading for the crucial Christmas 2010 period, we are asked to state whether the retailer was a winner or loser? Love it.
Letting your word clouds take shape
Anyone who has used www.wordle.net may be interested in a similar website with a twist.
read more...»Enliven your lessons with the Compendium of Editable PowerPoint Games
The team that brought you Wipeout, HeadHunter, Marketing Mixtures and Auction House have been hard at work for months. And now you can get to create fantastic lesson resources with the first Compendium of PowerPoint Games.
read more...»Great feedback on TBBLE 2010
We completed the second date for our new Business CPD course in Manchester on Friday. TBBLE (probable The Best Business Lesson Ever) was a brand new course where were tried to pack as many new business teaching ideas into one day. Starters, main lesson activities, plenaries and more - all into one CPD day, with four presenters battling to win the best approval rating of the delegates!
It really was quite a different CPD event and it was a delight to see over 60 business teachers at each of the two days - in London and Manchester. And we’ve had some lovely feedback about the day too. For example…an email we received this morning:
“Please can you pass on my immense thanks to Jim, Graham, Mark and Michelle for a totaly brilliant training day on Friday in Manchester! It was great to meet Lord Sutch in person after following his blog and using so many of his ideas for so long! After a great lunch in probably the best hotel in Manchester (and I’ve stayed at the Lowry so judgement is valid!), there
was no snoozing with my eyes open for the afternoon session which is a first! The whole team is inspirational and IF ONLY, other subject areas had the same! The course was just the BEST COURSE EVER! Thanks, thanks and thanks again!”
Always nice to get such positive feedback! I think we ought to start work now on TBBLE 2011!
(probably) The Best Business Lessons, Ever (TBBLE 2010)
Book one of the last few places available for TBBLE 2010 - the resource-packed CPD day for all business teachers
This brand new CPD day for all business teachers is packed full with more business teaching ideas and resources than you’ve ever experienced from an INSET day. You’ll also get to meet “Lord Sutch” - our prolific and inspired creator of business teaching ideas and Mark Mitchell (author of the highly successful Friday Afternoon Business Studies). Not to be missed!
Download a printable booking form (pdf)
read more...»Cashflow-Cluedoh!
Cashflow Cluedoh!, our free murder mystery game for business teachers, has just reached the 10,000 download level! Details of how to get hold of this teaching resource below…
read more...»Income inequality around the world
Students taking Edexcel GCSE Unit 3 need to briefly consider the implications of differing incomes and pay levels around the world (3.5 Economic issues affecting trade). The superb Gapminder World website is a terrific resource to enable students to conduct some interactive research into income inequality and pay levels. Highly recommended. Here is a link to a relevant example of the many fantastic data visualisations that students can produce on the website:
Income inequality: USA v China v Income Gapminder
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...»Tracking the popularity of global brands on social networks
The growing influence of social networks is providing us with new insights and data in the popularity of brands. I came across this fascinating real-time tracking site today which takes live feeds of the number of followers, fans or subscribers to the official Twitter, Facebook and YouTube sites of major brands. The site then calculates a league table of brand popularity. Interesting how Starbucks currently comes out top (at time of writing - 13 July 2010).
Here is the link. Lots of other categories are shown too.
Teaching Market Share using TV Channels
I came across a terrific interactive resource today whilst preparing some resources for our BUSS4 revision workshops. The BARB audience measurement service for TV channels is a great tool for illustrating how market share can be measured. It is also useful for illustrating the concepts of trend & extrapolation…
read more...»AQA AS Business (BUSS2) - Teacher PowerPoint Presentations
Our complete series of Teacher PowerPoint presentations to support AQA AS Business BUSS2 (Managing a Business) is available to order now. Ideal for inclusion in a full scheme of work, and also invaluable as a revision aid.
Download the AQA GCE Business Studies Resource Order Form
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