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							J. Hawkins           Resources for Business Studies and Economics            Training Day


             Useful websites for Business Studies and Economics
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The site has useful information for both GCSE and A level Business Studies.




The KS4 section has some super notes on a wide range of topics, split into 7 key areas. It
also includes sample lessons with objectives and sometimes some interactive activities. It
does however rely heavily on text based information. The A level section has lots of
actual newspaper articles with questions.


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www.marketingteacher.com
This is a super site with lesson notes, exercises, answers to the case studies, PowerPoint
presentations and quizzes. It is mainly aimed at A level although some sections can be
used for GCSE. It covers a wide range of marketing topics.




   Click here to see
   the full list of
   topics available.
www.bized.ac.uk
Covers Business Studies and Economics, has loads of information although sometimes
can be a little difficult to find precisely what you want!!




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www.s-cool.co.uk
This site has information for A level business studies and A level economics including
notes, questions and revision summaries.


                                                                       Click on the
                                                                       topic you are
                                                                       interested in.
                                                                       You can then
                                                                       click on
                                                                       concepts,
                                                                       questions or
                                                                       revision
                                                                       summaries.




www.bbc.co.uk/gcsebitesize




                  Has notes and
                  on line
                  quizzes for
                  GCSE
                  revision




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 www.thetimes100.co.uk
 Lots of case studies. It is good for students to use for research, particularly for vocational
 courses or pupils undertaking research.




 www.adassoc.org.uk
 If you follow the ‘information centre’ link you get lots of useful bulletins on different
 aspects of advertising. Again useful for research and coursework.




Has cost of
advertising
info. and
readership
figures etc




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www.tutor2u.net
Has a selection of notes, quizzes, PowerPoint presentations for economics, Business
studies, accounting and finance.




www.revisionguru.co.uk
Has to good on-line text books that are use for reference for Economics and Business
Studies.

                                                              Link to on line
                                                              economics
                                                              textbook




                                                                   Link to on line
                                                                   Business Studies
                                                                   textbook




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www.micro-active.com/tptv
A site you have to subscribe to however it has a few free downloadable resources.




             These
             resources
             are free!!




www.osl-ltd.co.uk Some good comprehensions, applied questions and case studies. It
also has a wide range of extra notes. There is also a link to ‘mind maps’ – go to advanced
students and see picture below!!




                                                                         Super for
                                                                         revision!




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http://www.goffs.herts.sch.uk/website/bskey4.htm

This is a school website however it has lots of ready prepared materials on including
PowerPoint presentations, worksheets and notes.




www.iw-chameleon.co.uk
Although primarily for Business and Communication systems some information is
suitable for use with GCSE Business Studies.

                                                            Click on this for a
                                                            link to revision
                                                            activities




                               This has a good
                               interactive
                               crossword for
                               revision


                                                                     Pupils can
                                                                     fill this in
                                                                     on-line.




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  http://www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk/Curriculum/econom/revision.htm

  This is a school website with a good explanation of command words for Business
  Studies.




This has a
whole host
of
additional
useful
websites
for students




                 Obviously this is just a selection of useful sites.

                               Other useful resources

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