Blog and updates
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3 Nov 2015
Research Suggests Wearables Market Set for UK Takeoff?
Are you one of the 6%? That's the 6% of UK adults who already own a "wearable" digital device such as a smartwatch or fitness device.
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2 Nov 2015
Mumsnet Continues to Ride the Digital Wave
Mumsnet has been around quite a while. Sixteen years to be precise - it was created almost exactly the same time as tutor2u! During that time the opportunities and threats for digital content...
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28 Oct 2015
Will Super-sized Schools Generate Economies of Scale?
Let's imagine - for the moment - that the delivery of secondary education is all about productivity and efficiency. What is the optimum size for a secondary school in order to achieve maximum value...
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28 Oct 2015
Inside Nissan - Superb Production Video
Hailing from Sunderland, I do have an affinity for the Nissan car plant which is one of the most efficient in the world.
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27 Oct 2015
E-Commerce: Digital Transformation Leads to 78% Profit Increase
Shop Directs recent investment in digital retailing has paid off as the company posts a 78% increase in full-year profits.
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23 Oct 2015
Can You Connect - Developing Exam Skills
Can You Connect is a bellwork/ starter activity designed to develop students exam skills.
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23 Oct 2015
Maltesers and Motivation
This is a really simple and effective way of introducing Herzberg to students but is equally as good as a starter to a lesson straight after Herzberg has been taught.
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21 Oct 2015
Back to the Future 2 day - How accurate were the film’s technological predictions?
Back to the Future 2 (as of tomorrow, a film solely about the past!) predicted that 2015 would be a world of flying cars, wearable technology and personalised advertisements; well, two out of three...
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19 Oct 2015
Does money motivate? A scientific and legal approach to the question
Another fantastic TED Talk in which Dan Pink analyses the puzzle that is motivation.
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19 Oct 2015
Crispy Capacity!
Crispy Capacity is a simple teaching and learning strategy used to introduce the concept of Capacity Utilisation.
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19 Oct 2015
BUSS4 research theme gold dust from John Timpson
There is a cracking seven minute segment with John Timpson, of Timpsons, in this morning's episode of 'Wake Up To Money' for any student or teacher involved with this year's AQA BUSS4 research...
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17 Oct 2015
Kinaesthetic Connectives - Developing Exam Skills
This is a super and simple activity that is perfect for developing exam skills in a fun and engaging way.
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15 Oct 2015
Diseconomies with Mickey Mouse
Fantasia is the timeless Disney film which popularised the classic poem by Goethe in which a young sorcerer’s apprentice unleashes forces which he cannot control.
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15 Oct 2015
Business Studies with Laurel and Hardy
I was watching 'towed in a hole' recently which is a classic short by Laurel and Hardy. The opening 2 minutes are pure business gold and would make a fantastic starter activity.
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14 Oct 2015
Is Offering Online Grocery Simply a Hygiene Factor?
Making e-commerce profitable is extremely challenging in the UK grocery market. It has taken many of the key players an incredibly long time to make online profitable. Even then, the margins are...
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14 Oct 2015
The Biz Quiz - 14 October 2015
The latest edition of the Biz Quiz has a bonus 11th question! Can you still get 100%?
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10 Oct 2015
The Direction of Online Retailing
An interview between Peter Williams, chairman of Boohoo.com and Internet Retailing ahead of the Internet Retailing Conference throws up some real BUSS4 e-commerce gold and wonderful insights into...
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8 Oct 2015
BUSS4 Research – It’s All About the Why, Not the What
If you want to do really well in BUSS4 you need to understand the difference between description and analysis.
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8 Oct 2015
Omnichannel Success - E-Commerce Helps Drive Growth at Ted Baker
In our BUSS4 Section A briefings this week we've been exploring the competitive advantages enjoyed by "omnichannel retailers" who get the mix right between e-commerce, physical retail and other...
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