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This is an extremely useful revision workbook for unit of the GCSE Business Studies course. It recaps key material and key words for students, gives them activities to complete and provides advice on revising effectively and improving exam technique. As well as being a useful aid to assist students in their own revision, this workbook would be a useful accompaniment to in-class work and when attempting exam questions. Topics covered include: purpose of a business, research methods, added value, entrepreneurship, revenues, cost and profit, cash flow, business plan, finance, supply and demand, stakeholders and the business cycle.

This resource is an extremely comprehensive powerpoint containing revision material for unit 3 of the GCSE Business syllabus. This would be excellent to use as a revision session, to refresh pupils’ knowledge or as a check to assess their prior knowledge. Each interactive slide has a series of helpful prompts and questions to quiz pupils on and promote discussion. Topics covered include: marketing, product life cycle, branding, design and research, customer service, cost effectiveness, growth, break even analysis, organisational structures, motivation, business ethics and the impact of the government/EU on business.

This resource is a very useful covering letter template for secondary school students to use as a guide/framework for completing their own CV. It’s a straightforward, easily adaptable template which is equally effective for KS3 or KS4 pupils. It could be used in PSHE lessons (such as when learning about the world of work or completing a mock job application), as a form time activity, KS3 and GCSE Business studies lessons or as part of an enterprise activity/day.

This resource is a very useful CV template for secondary school students to use as a guide/framework for completing their own CV. It’s a straightforward, easily adaptable template which is equally effective for KS3 or KS4 pupils. It could be used in PSHE lessons (such as when learning about the world of work), as a form time activity, KS3 and GCSE Business studies lessons or as part of an enterprise activity/day.

This resource contains a Powerpoint containing a series of lessons on branding, which would be suitable for KS3 or GCSE Business classes. It could also be used as part of an enterprise activity (students could be guided to create their own mock business using the information in the powerpoint) or as part of a PSHE lesson on careers and employability. The powerpoint comprehensively covers the different brand archetypes, brand identity/personality, brand image, colour theory and target audience.

This is an excellent resource containing a comprehensive, 10-page glossary of all the key terms used in higher and further education, with each term clearly defined with examples. This could be used in a secondary school PSHE lesson involving careers when teaching pupils about further study options to give them a flavour of what’s involved in higher and further education. It would also work well as part of a taster session delivered by colleges and universities and could be adapted to become a collaborative learning activity where pupils are provided with the key words without definitions and work together to define them. Finally, this would be really useful as a handout for any sixth form student considering applying to university.

This resource contains a model personal statement for a successful application to become a higher level teaching assistant (HLTA) at a secondary school. It is well-written and succinct and would be useful in helping completing a HLTA teaching assistant application for a primary, secondary school or college. Furthermore, it is very adaptable and provides a clearly defined template/structure for applicants to create their own personal statement. In addition to being useful for prospective candidates for a HLTA position, this could also be used in a PSHE lesson covering the world of work by providing students with a real-life example of a successful personal statement for a job application. This could lead onto an activity where students could be asked to analyse the features of this personal statement as to why it was successful.

This resource contains a model personal statement for a successful secondary school teaching assistant application. It is very well-written and succinct and would be useful in helping provide inspiration for completing a teaching assistant application for a primary, secondary school or college. Furthermore, it is very adaptable and provides a clearly defined template/structure for applicants to create their own personal statement. In addition to being useful for prospective candidates for a TA position, this could also be used in a PSHE lesson covering the world of work by providing students with a real-life example of a successful personal statement. This could lead onto an activity where students could be asked to analyse the features of this personal statement as to why it was successful.

This is an excellent resource for KS3 and GCSE Business Studies students containing a powerpoint on how to make a successful elevator pitch. This could be used as a full lesson or as part of an enterprise activity in a PSHE day/lesson. It’s fully interactive and provides multiple activities for students to contribute. It guides them through the process of making their own effective elevator pitch by getting them to identify their doubts and fears, reasons to be confident and their USP whilst providing them with examples of elevator pitches and a structure to create their own.

This is an excellent, comprehensive resource containing a powerpoint with enough material for a series of lessons on effective marketing for KS3 and GCSE Business Studies students. It is interactive and includes multiple opportunities for students to contribute/participate in the lesson. This could be used as multiple lessons as part of a scheme of work, for revision purposes or for any PSHE/business enterprise activity involving starting your own business. The powerpoint includes numerous real world examples, contains a wealth of practical information and covers topics like online marketing, SEO and key words, attraction/retention of customers, colour theory, marketing campaigns, brand identity/awareness, target market and guerrilla marketing.