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Teaching activity
The Biz Quiz - 10 March 2017
Another cracking week of business news stories are featured in this edition of The Biz Quiz.
Trapdoor Activity - AQA A Level Ratios and Calculations
There are lots of calculations and ratios in the AQA A Level Business specification. Can you spot which ones are not included using this classic Trapdoor activity?
Trapdoor Activity - AQA A Level Theories and Models
Which theories and models are included in the AQA A Level Business spec? Try this version of the classic Trapdoor activity for a fun way to test awareness of key exam spec models.
Business leadership advice from CEO Secrets ...sssh! Silent Debate!
The Business Blog has highlighted this resource before, but the BBC collection of 'CEO Secrets' videos is worth a reminder. There are now masses of short videos, each around 1 minute long, of a...
The Biz Quiz - 10 February 2017
Here is the next Biz Quiz for this term. 10 questions on this week's business news. Good luck!
Business News Analysis
In trying to encourage my students to engage with real-world news stories, I have made a simple grid (see below) which gets them to think about how key business topics and theories apply to...
The Biz Quiz - 3 February 2017
The latest version of the Biz Quiz is now ready to attempt!
The 48 Laws of Power
“Court attention at all costs”, “learn to keep people dependent on you” and the lovely number 15, “crush your enemies completely”! These are just three of the laws from Robert Greene’s...
The Biz Quiz - 30 January 2017
The Biz Quiz returns with 10 questions on the recent business & economics news!
How Fit is the Fitness Industry?
This short two-minute video from The Economist would make a great lesson starter to introduce students to some key data on the fast-growing global fitness industry.
Training staff to meet customer expectations
A new study by the Institute of Customer Service suggests that businesses which put customer service at the heart of their staff training will gain a competitive advantage. This is particularly...
The Prisoner’s Solution – Podcast and Question Sheet
This NPR podcast from Planet Money (question sheet below) tells the story of Frederick, whose first business enterprise landed him in prison for 5 years. His next venture, which involved...
Global poverty, and the world's richest 8 people
Does it matter that, according to Oxfam, the world's richest 8 people have as much wealth as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorest half of the world?
'Is Free Trade' good or bad?
Is Free Trade a good thing or a bad thing? On the one hand, in her Brexit speech this week Theresa May promised to push for the "freest possible trade" with European countries and to sign new deals...
Strategy After the Takeover: DW Fitness and Fitness First
The integration process between two businesses following a takeover is crucial to making a success of an external growth strategy. How is the management of DW Fitness dealing with the challenges of...
Curing Corporate Culture at VW
There is an interesting article in the FT written by Robert Armstrong who admits that, despite having huge experience as a corporate analyst with capacity for reaching 'economic conclusions', he is...
A Level Business Assessment Update
We've just uploaded the following new resources to the digital download store on the tutor2u Business Channel:
Join our AQA and Edexcel A Level Business Teacher Facebook Groups!
Late in 2016 ago we launched our closed AQA and Edexcel A Level Business Teacher Facebook Groups and they are proving a bit hit!
A superb, short video here featuring an interview with the CEO of Lego who explains how careful choice of international production location helps Lego address highly seasonable and unpredictable...
Edexcel A Level Business Research Context for June 2017
Edexcel has released details of the context for Paper 3 June 2017.