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16 Mar 2015
Exam Technique - Calculations: Always Show Your Workings Out
Calculations appear regularly on the BUSS1, BUSS2 and BUSS3 exam papers and knowing how to approach the calculations can help you to avoid dropping costly marks. For the purpose of this blog I am...
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16 Mar 2015
10 Tips to Think of When Writing a BUSS4 Essay Answer
Many thanks to Joe Corcoran from Greenhead College for this superb advice on BUSS4 essay writing. Well worth putting these tips into practice!
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15 Mar 2015
UK Manufacturing: Competitiveness of UK Firms Hit by Currency Devaluations
It's always worth tuning into Wake up to Money on BBC Radio 5 Live and this Friday didn't disappoint. The featured discussion considered the effect that cuts in interest rates in countries such as...
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15 Mar 2015
Creating an 'Outperforming' Team - Wonderful Video
This is an amazing video that contains some really Business Studies gold across a number of key topics.
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14 Mar 2015
BUSS3 Weekly Revision Quiz - Week 2
Here is the second in our series of regular revision quizzes which test the whole of the AQA BUSS3 specification. This quiz has 20 multiple choice questions.Launch AQA BUSS3 Weekly Revision Quiz -...
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14 Mar 2015
BUSS1 Weekly Revision Quiz - Week 2
It's time to try 20 more multiple choice questions which have been selected from across the AQA BUSS1 specification.
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12 Mar 2015
The Biz Quiz - 13 March 2015
Another cracking week of business & economics stories are covered in this week's Biz Quiz!Launch The Biz Quiz - 13 March 2015Download printable versionDownload teacher solution
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12 Mar 2015
Blurred lines...
A great way to teach copyright is to look at the recent case of Robin Thicke and Pharell Williams - who were accused of breaching copyright of Marvin Gaye. The Grammy nominated song Blurred Lines...
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10 Mar 2015
Exchange Rates, Costs and Competitiveness - Making the Link
There is a link between two recent news stories about the UK economy which provide an opportunity to discuss the impact of changes in the economic environment on UK business competitiveness.
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10 Mar 2015
Where Next for the Smartphone Market?
This new video from the FT Business team examines some significant competitive features of the global smartphone market as it heads into 2015. It would make a terrific stimulus resource that can...
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10 Mar 2015
UK Manufacturing - Building a Supersonic Car
The UK's expertise in advanced engineering is beautifully illustrated in this video from Tanya Powley, the FT's Manufacturing Correspondent. The five minute video is packed with relevant insights...
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10 Mar 2015
Ansoff and Apple - Can The Apple Watch Succeed in the Luxury Product Market
A new product selling into a new market. That sounds like the Apple Watch might be a strategy of diversification for Apple, or at the very least related diversification. For the first time, Apple...
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10 Mar 2015
Kinaesthetic Connectives Revisited - Developing Exam Skills
I blogged about this simple teaching and learning strategy a couple of years ago (prior to the removal of January modules) and thought it would be worth sharing again given the need for students to...
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9 Mar 2015
Bettys Tea Rooms Legal Challenge - Great Video for Trademarks
This weekend I took Mrs P and the kids to Betty's in Harrogate for afternoon tea. Whilst I was in there I bought (several) 'Fat Rascal's', Betty's 'signature' scone.
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8 Mar 2015
BUSS1 - What You Need to Know About Definitions
Don't drop what could prove to be costly marks by failing to grab full marks for effective use of definitions in BUSS1. I've marked thousands of BUSS1 scripts - here's my advice on the key exam...
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8 Mar 2015
Developing BUSS4 Essay Skills - Interactive Essay Map
This is a great (free) resource that teachers may find useful for students tackling BUSS4 this Summer.
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7 Mar 2015
BUSS1 Weekly Revision Quiz - Week 1
Here we go with the first in a weekly series of revision quizzes for students preparing for the summer sitting of AQA BUSS1 (Planning & Financing a Business).
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7 Mar 2015
BUSS3 Weekly Revision Quiz - Week 1
This is the first in a weekly series of revision quizzes for students preparing for the AQA BUSS3 (Strategies for Success). Each quiz has 20 questions drawn from the whole of the BUSS3...
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6 Mar 2015
BUSS2 Key Terms
Set out below are some key terms that BUSS2 students should make sure they understand ahead of the exam.
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6 Mar 2015
The Glow in the Dark Nissan Leaf
NISSAN has announced that it is to apply glow-in-the-dark car paint to its all-electric Leaf model to help more people go green.
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