Resources, both free and paid-for, which might support your teaching of Edexcel GCSE Business.
You may also be interested in a sister page which tries to support your understanding of the assessment of the qualification.
The qualification page provides:
There are a number of pre-reccorded training sessions available for you to listen to:
The recordings and materials from network meetings are available shortly after the events themselves. Past network events have covered:
We have a GCSE Facebook group where you can share ideas and post questions. The group has over 2000 members.
As well as the Facebook group there is a new, public, subject community where you will be able to see all posts without logging in, although you will need to log in with your Edexcel Online details to post a comment.
Teachers tend to think of using apps as teaching tools in the classroom. Yet, they can also be used for general tasks, such as workload management, productivity, and organisation.
The Economics, Business and Enterprise Association (EBEA) is the professional subject association for everyone interested in the teaching and study of Economics, Business and Enterprise.
It is free to become a registered member and this gives you access to an archive of journals and articles which are older than one year. Paid membership (which is tax deductible) provides you with a monthly newsletter and a termly printed journal.
We are pleased to be able to provide you with a full series of booklets covering every topic for the course content of our GCSE Business qualification.
The purpose of each resource pack is to provide you with a pre-prepared framework for embedding booklet style materials into your course delivery, but with complete freedom to both edit and personalise them to meet your centre needs.
These booklets can:
Creating a Side Hustle & Being an Early Entrepreneur
This lesson pack investigates modern avenues and approaches into business and how entrepreneurs have captured new markets and built dynamic offers from the ground up.
GCSE Business topic links:
1.1.2 Risk and reward
1.1.3 The role of business enterprise
1.4.1 The options for start-up and small businesses
2.1.4 Ethics, the environment and business
Finding Your USP
This lesson pack invites students to look at how an individual’s experiences and background can form the basis of unique and innovative businesses.
GCSE Business topic links:
1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business
1.2.3 Market segmentation
2.1.4 Ethics, the environment and business
2.2.3 Promotion
Setting up a Formal Company
This lesson pack explores the stages of setting up a business including key elements such as licensing and costs. It also explores some of the challenges faced by people in business from different backgrounds and case studies of how those challenges were overcome.
GCSE Business topic links:
1.1.2 Risk and reward
1.3.1 Business aims and objectives
1.3.4 Sources of business finance
1.4.1 The options for start-up and small businesses
1.4.2 Business location
1.5.3 Legislation and business
2.1.4 Ethics, the environment and business
Representative Recruitment
This lesson pack introduces students to recruitment and current best practice on inclusive and representative HR approaches for hiring.
GCSE Business topic links:
2.5 Making human resource decisions
Self-reflection in Business
This lesson pack provides a framework and toolkit for students to recognise skills they already have in Business and how to identify and develop skills for the future.
We have recently released new Knowledge Retrieval and Revision Resources for Themes 1 and 2 of our Edexcel GCSE Business qualification.
These editable resources provide retrieval activities for every sub-topic in Theme 1 and Theme 2.
Teachers may wish to use them in various ways:
The Knowledge Retrieval and Revision Resources are available on our website in Word and PowerPoint formats.
Ian Marcouse's eBus case studies include exam-style case studies with answers as well as revision tests. The stories used are all very current and, as they are sent in Word, can be easily adapted as you wish.
There are resources you might be able to adapt in the GCSE Business dropbox folder.
In early 2023, 28 case studies using the Financial Times were written for this qualification. The content of each case study is summarised in the table below.
| Case study | Topic areas - Theme 1 | Topic areas - Theme 2 | |
| 1 | Philips | 2.5.1 Organisational structures 2.5.4 Motivation 2.4.2 Understanding business performance 2.4.1 Business calculations 2.3.3 Managing quality |
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| 2 | Deliveroo | 1.4.3 The marketing mix 1.5.4 The economy and business 1.5.5 External influences |
2.2.2 Price 2.3.2 Working with suppliers |
| 3 | Tik Tok | 1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.1.3 The role of business enterprise 1.2.1 Customer needs 1.2.3 Market segmentation 1.4.2 Business location 1.5.2 Technology and business |
2.2.4 Place 2.3.4 The sales process |
| 4 | Adidas | 1.1.3The role of business enterprise 1.2.4 The competitive environment 1.4.3 The marketing mix 1.5.3 Legislation and business |
2.1.4 Ethics, the environment and business 2.2.1 Product 2.2.3 Promotion |
| 5 | Joules | 1.1.2 Risk and reward 1.2.4 The competitive environment 1.5.4 The economy and business 1.5.5 External influences |
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| 6 | BP | 1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.5.2 Technology and business |
2.1.2 Changes in business aims and objectives 2.1.3 Business and globalisation 2.1.4 Ethics, the environment and business 2.3.1 Business operations 2.5.2 Effective recruitment 2.5.3 Effective training and development |
| 7 | Amazon | 1.5.4 The economy and business | 2.1.2 Changes in business aims and objectives 2.4.2 Understanding business performance 2.5.2 Effective recruitment |
| 8 | Primark | 1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.3.2 Business revenues, costs and profits 1.5.4 The economy and business 1.4.2 Business location 1.5.2 Technology and business |
2.1.2 Changes in business aims and objectives 2.1.4 Ethics, the environment and business 2.2.4 Place |
| 9 | NHS | 2.5.1 Organisational structures 2.5.2 Effective recruitment 2.5.4 Motivation |
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| 10 | Ford | 1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.1.3 The role of business enterprise 1.2.1 Customer needs 1.2.4 The competitive environment 1.5.2 Technology and business 1.5.5 External influences |
2.1.4 Ethics, the environment and business 2.2.1 Product 2.3.1 Business operations |
| 11 | Halfords | 1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.1.3 The role of business enterprise |
2.1.1 Business growth 2.1.2 Changes in business aims and objectives 2.5.2 Effective recruitment |
| 12 | Wilko | 1.3.2 Business revenues, costs and profits 1.3.3 Cash and cash-flow 1.3.4 Sources of business finance 1.4.2 Business location 1.5.4 The economy and business |
2.4.1 Business calculations 2.4.2 Understanding business performance |
| 13 | Boohoo | 1.2.4 The competitive environment 1.3.2 Business revenues, costs and profits 1.4.2 Business location 1.5.4 The economy and business |
2.4.1 Business calculations 2.4.2 Understanding business performance |
| 14 | Workforce management | 1.5.1 Business stakeholders 1.5.3 Legislation and business |
2.1.1 Business growth 2.5.2 Effective recruitment 2.5.3 Effective training and development |
| 15 | Office working | 1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.2.4 The competitive environment 1.4.2 Business location |
2.1.4 Ethics, the environment and business 2.5.1 Organisational structures 2.5.2 Effective recruitment |
| 16 | Diageo | 1.2.3 Market segmentation 1.2.4 The competitive environment 1.3.4 Sources of business finance |
2.1.1 Business growth 2.2.2 Price |
| 17 | Pandora | 1.4.2 Business location 1.4.3 The marketing mix 1.5.4 The economy and business 1.5.5 External influences |
2.2.4 Place 2.2.5 Using the marketing mix to make business decisions |
| 18 | Brewdog | 1.4.2 Business location 1.5.4 The economy and business 1.5.5 External influence |
2.1.3 Business and globalisation 2.5.4 Motivation |
| 19 | Airlines | 1.5.3 Legislation and business 1.5.4 The economy and business |
2.1.2 Changes in business aims and objectives 2.1.3 Business and globalisation 2.1.4 Ethics, the environment and business |
| 20 | Nestle | 1.3.2 Business revenues, costs and profits 1.5.4 The economy and business 1.5.5 External influences |
2.1.1 Business growth 2.4.1 Business calculations 2.4.2 Understanding business performance |
| 21 | Inflation | 1.3.2 Business revenues, costs and profits 1.5.4 The economy and business 1.5.5 External influences |
2.1.1 Business growth 2.1.3 Business and globalisation 2.3.2 Working with suppliers |
| 22 | Starbucks | 1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.1.3 The role of business enterprise 1.2.1 Customer needs 1.2.4 The competitive environment 1.4.1 The options for start-up and small businesses 1.5.5 External influences |
2.1.1 Business growth |
| 23 | Just Eat | 1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.5.3 Legislation and business 1.5.4 The economy and business |
2.1.1 Business growth 2.1.4 Ethics, the environment and business 2.5.1 Organisational structures 2.5.2 Effective recruitment 2.5.4 Motivation |
| 24 | B & Q | 1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.2.1 Customer needs 1.3.2 Business revenues, costs and profits 1.4.2 Business location 1.4.3 The marketing mix 1.5.4 The economy and business |
2.1.2 Changes in business aims and objectives 2.2.4 Place 2.3.4 The sales process 2.4.1 Business calculations |
| 25 | Vodafone | 1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.2.1 Customer needs 1.5.1 Business stakeholders |
2.1.1 Business growth 2.3.4 The sales process 2.5.2 Effective recruitment 2.5.3 Effective training and development |
| 26 | Lloyds | 1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.2.1 Customer needs 1.4.2 Business location 1.5.1 Business stakeholders |
2.5.1 Organisational structures 2.5.4 Motivation |
| 27 | Deloitte and PWC | 1.2.4 The competitive environment 1.4.2 Business location 1.5.1 Business stakeholders 1.5.5 External influences |
2.1.2 Changes in business aims and objectives 2.5.1 Organisational structures 2.5.2 Effective recruitment 2.5.3 Effective training and development 2.5.4 Motivation |
| 28 | John Lewis | 1.3.2 Business revenues, costs and profits 1.3.4 Sources of business finance 1.4.1 The options for start-up and small businesses 1.5.1 Business stakeholders |
2.5.4 Motivation |
The 2023-2024 case studies also include mark schemes.
| Case study | Topic areas - Theme 1 | Topic areas - Theme 2 | |
| 29 | Mars | 1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.5.1 Business stakeholders |
2.1.4 Ethics, the environment and business 2.3.2 Working with suppliers 2.4.2 Understanding business performance |
| 30 | Deliveroo | 1.2.4 The competitive environment 1.4.2 Business location |
2.1.1 Business growth 2.1.3 Business and globalisation |
| 31 | Legoland | 1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.1.3 The role of business enterprise 1.2.1 Customer needs 1.2.3 Market segmentation 1.4.4 Business plans 1.5.2 Technology and business |
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| 32 | IKEA | 1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.5.4 The economy and business 1.5.5 External influences |
2.1.1 Business growth 2.1.3 Business and globalisation 2.2.2 Price 2.2.4 Place |
| 33 | McDonald’s | 1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.3.2 Business revenues, costs and profits 1.4.3 The marketing mix 1.5.4 The economy and business |
2.2.1 Product 2.2.2 Price 2.2.5 Using the marketing mix to make business decisions. 2.4.1 Business calculations |
| 34 | Shein | 1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.1.3 The role of business enterprise 1.2.1 Customer needs 1.2.3 Market segmentation 1.2.4 The competitive environment |
2.1.1 Business growth |
| 35 | Mortgages | 1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.2.4 The competitive environment 1.5.4 The economy and business 1.5.5 External influences |
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| 36 | Sainsbury's | 1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.1.3 The role of business enterprise 1.3.2 Business revenues, costs and profits 1.4.3 The marketing mix |
2.2.1 Product 2.2.2 Price 2.2.3 Promotion 2.2.4 Place 2.2.5 Using the marketing mix to make business decisions |
Short video clips on a variety of topics as well as access to worksheets from 'Two Teachers'.
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The GCSE (9-1) Business Student Book provides comprehensive and accessible coverage of the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Business qualification. It includes a wealth of expert guidance and advice as well as examples that will help students to develop the skills they'll need for their written exams.
The Student Book will enable students to explore the key themes of business; including how business opportunities are spotted and small businesses are set up and run, as well as how businesses grow and change and the crucial decisions that have to be made.
It provides:
The ActiveLearn Digital Service can be bought as a 1 year or 3 year subscription. Linked closely with the Student Book, this service provides a bank of practical teaching resources to help you plan and deliver engaging lessons, including:
The Activebook, which is the ebook version of the student textbook, can be bought according to the size of your school. This means you are provided with a number of log ins to the ebook, which can be handed out to your students.
The sizes are:
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REVISE Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Business Revision Cards
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REVISE Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Business Revision Workbook
REVISE Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Business Revision Guide + App
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- Revise, remember and accurately use key business terms with definitions alongside the text for quick and easy reference
End of topic tests, theme tests and knowledge handbooks.
Workshhets, case studies and the 9-5 handbook
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Worksheets, presentations and revision resources
Teaching resources, assessment resources, revision resources.
Factsheets, practice papers, revision.
