Business Teacher Resource Update - 13 November 2009

A quick note to highlight some resources you might want to look at:

BBC Management Structure & Salaries \ ONS Data
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Many thanks to Graham Salisbury for this terrific blog post which spots the lesson potential of the new disclosures about management organisation and remuneration at the BBC.
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/bbc-releases-details-of-top-managers-superb-online-resource/

The new data from the ONS on wages and salaries in the UK is also well worth a visit for some lesson ideas:
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/office-of-national-statistics-publishes-annual-survey-of-hours-and-earnings/

Lord Sutch Starter Activity - Spot the Difference
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A new starter activity suggestion from his Lordship - always worth a look!
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/spot-the-difference/

Greggs Strategy - “Making Both Ends Meat”
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Our local bakery chain (Ainsleys) went bust this week; but Tom White has spotted this terrific BBC resource on a chain that is doing much better - Greggs:
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/coffee-and-sausage-rolls-still-a-huge-hit-on-the-high-street/

Cash flow Clue-doh - the Mystery is Revealed
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Why did Peston Plastics go into receivership? Some suggested answers to our popular lesson activity (Cash flow Clue-doh!) are now available:
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/cash-flow-clue-doh-the-mystery-is-revealed/

Next, a couple of bits of website admin!

We’re introducing a range of new features on the subject blogs - many of which will be available only to registered users of the Blog system. Registering is free, and it allows you to post to our new teacher discussion forums and add blog posts to your favourites. If you havent already done it - signup up here:

http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/site/registration/

and finally. .. don’t forget that you can get a daily Business Blog update from the excellent Google Feedburner system.  Simply provide your email to Google and they will send you a neat summary of all the new resources added to the subject blogs each morning (at breakfast time).  This service is for students as well as teachers - so do encourage your students to signup.  Here is the link:

http://feedburner.google.com/fb/a/mailverify?uri=Tutor2u-BusinessBlog&loc=en_US

Best wishes

Jim

History Resource Update - 10 November 2009

A quick note to highlight some new entries on the History Blog which you might find useful:

Its a particularly rich time for historical resources commemorating the anniversaries of key events, and the History blog has showcased some of these including:

Remembrance Day and Beyond:
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http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/comments/remembrance-day-and-beyond1/

The Fall of Communism - a New BBC Video Clips Archive
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http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/comments/the-fall-of-communism-key-events-on-video/

Curriculum for Excellence - History
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A major new teaching resource to support learners covering Scotland’s history has just been launched.  As part of Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland’s History covers a broad range of curriculum topics, from Scotland’s early history right up to the 21st Century. Well worth a look:
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/comments/scotlands-history-curriculum-for-excellence-launched/

Apartheid Resources
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Christine White recommends the Apartheid Museum in Johannesburg as a terrific source of learning resources from its website:
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/comments/apartheid-resources/

History Timelines
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Tony Fox has also highlighted the excellent Timelines website as worthy of a visit:
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/comments/an-exiting-video-overview-timeline-resource/

together with John D Clare’s superb new GCSE Modern World History site
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/history/comments/its-more-than-a-modern-world-history-gcse-revision-site/

Best wishes

Jim

Business Studies Resource Update - 9 November 2009

Lots more great resources have been added to the Business Studies blog recently - here are some of the highlights:

Innocent Drinks is a popular case study with students and they have just published their latest (private) accounts. We’ve produced a summary analysis of the financials of Innocent Drinks which might be useful for a lesson on analysing and interpreting financial information:
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/innocent-drinks-teaching-accounts-exercise/

Tom White is a very popular author on the Business Blog and his two latest entries are ideal sources of lesson ideas for AS/A2 Business Strategy:.  Tom takes a look at the decline of the British Pub:
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/the-decline-of-the-pub/

and at the strategy behind the recent success of Yum Brands like Pizza Hut and KFC:
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/the-recent-success-of-yum-brands/

Centres around the world preparing for the Edexcel Unit 4a paper in Jan2010 will be delighted with a terrific article in the Guardian which takes us behind the scenes at Brompton Bicycles (the business featured in the Unit 4a case study).  Actually, it would also make a great article for AS and A2 students - packed full with key Business topics like niche marketing, adding value, training and patents.
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/brompton-bicycles-guardian-profile/

We’re putting the last touches to our support material for AQA BUSS4 (Emerging Markets) this week, and one resource which might have broader appeal is our presentation on the international strategy of Mothercare.  This would be ideal for Edexcel Unit 3 as well as the BUSS4 contingent.
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/emerging-markets-case-study-mothercare-international-expansion/

Looking for starter activities?  Lord Sutch has been busy again on the Business Blog - his latest suggestion (I Want to Tell You a Story) is a great activity for revision and developing skills of application and analysis:
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/i-want-to-tell-you-a-story/

Meanwhile, Penny Brooks has found a great example of training employees to meet seasonal demand:
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/school-for-santas/

And HR expert Graham Salisbury has written about the topical issue of flexible working:
http://www.tutor2u.net/blog/index.php/business-studies/comments/flexibility-does-it-work/

Finally - those of you who came to the BTNC 2009 will remember Sabirul Islam - the award-winning young entrepreneur.  I’m delighted that tutor2u has agreed to provide exclusive distribution of Sabirul’s new Enterprise Boardgame - Teen-Trepreneur.  Teen-Trepreneur would a make a great addition to departmental resources - details here:
http://www.tutor2u.net/acatalog/Teen-Trepreneur.html

Best wishes as always

Jim

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