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The Sound of Luxury - $50k Headphones
I bought what I considered to be quite an expensive set of headphones the other day - Bose wireless was my choice. At the time I thought I was splashing out a little more than Mrs Riley might...
tutor2u Business is Coming to Malaysia: 25-27 February 2016
We are delighted to be visiting our teaching colleagues in the Far East region once again in 2016 - this time to Malaysia. The tutor2u Business team is visiting Kuala Lumpur on 25-27 February 2016...
tutor2u Business is Coming to Dubai: 9-11 February 2016
We are delighted to be visiting our teaching colleagues in the UAE again in 2016. The tutor2u Business team is visiting Dubai on 9-11 February 2016 to deliver a series of our most popular CPD courses.
One Week Only: Business Revision Guides & Worked Answers for £3
We ran a popular promotion over half-term for Economics students and teachers. Now it's the turn of GCSE & A Level Business!
BUSS3 Revision Presentations
Updated links to the individual streamed revision presentations for BUSS3 are provided below.
Are you the next Lord Sugar?
When trying to make lessons more exciting, why not don your
Lord Sugar hat and run The Apprentice?
Autocratic Management with Mike Bassett, England Manager
Mike Bassett: England Manager was a 2001 comedy film staring Ricky Tomlinson as football manager Mike Bassett, who, having led Norwich City to the 'Mr Clutch Cup' is appointed England Manager.
They'll Make a Profit When PIGSS Can Fly!
How do the key aims a business can set relate to pigs? This is a handy memory tool.
Communication with the Two Ronnies
Four candles. No, fork handles, handles for forks.
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.
Crispy Capacity!
Crispy Capacity is a simple teaching and learning strategy used to introduce the concept of Capacity Utilisation.
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...
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.
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.
Swipe-It! Private and Public Companies
Some of the best-known business names and brands are privately-held, not quoted public companies. Can your students work out which of the ten listed are private and public? This resource is a great...
Lesson Starter - Name the Brand
Here’s a lesson starter which will hopefully get your business students thinking.
Personal Branding and the Marketing Mix
Students never really cognitively understand something until they can create a personal metaphor or model, so to help students understand the ever-important Marketing Mix, I’ve asked students to...
Here some more data you can use to practice calculating total profit and also basic variance analysis. Have a go first and then check your answers against the downloadable solution.Always remember...
It's always worthwhile checking that you know how to calculate contribution, break-even output, margin of safety and profit.Here is some financial information, based on the 2015 AQA BS03 Case Study...
AQA BUSS4 Revision Presentations
Our BUSS4 blog has a series of streamed revision presentations which students may find helpful in supporting their studies ahead of the exam. They are listed below: