Teaching Business & Economics back issues from October 2007:
Successful mentoring: the students' view
Oct 01, 2007; ... For the majority of people undertaking a PGCE or GTP course, the question of mentoring - who it will be, what will they do - is undoubtedly one of the most unsettling issues. A mentor should not only guide students through the vast ups and downs of the year, but provide inspiration and instil ...
Product life cycle - dead or alive?
Oct 01, 2007; ... This GCSE business studies lesson will give students a practical understanding of the life cycle of products and the features of each stage of the product life cycle. By the end of the lesson, students should be able to: * define product life cycle * identify the typical ...
The banking crisis
Oct 01, 2007; ... Banking became headline news this summer. With pictures of queuing depositors outside Northern Rock branches making the evening news in early September, it was inevitable that the Chancellor would step in to attempt to reassure people that their deposits were safe. This generated many column ...
Dictionaries and glossaries: false friends?
Oct 01, 2007; ... Key terms in business studies and economics are often required parts of a series of lessons on a new topic. The AQA GCSE assessment criteria is one of several specifications that refer to the necessity to "use specialist terms appropriately". Many students will not only face the difficulties of ...
Constructing a critical business studies
Oct 01, 2007; ... In the last issue of Teaching Business & Economics, I argued that business studies as an A level subject is overly attached to a set of largely uncritical and affirmative orthodoxies that inhibit the capacity of students to make more informed and searching enquiries into the nature of ...
GCSE Business Studies, Active Teach CD, Alain Anderton with Rob Jones
Oct 01, 2007; ... GCSE Business Studies, Active Teach CD, Alain Anderton with Rob Jones, third edition, Causeway Press, ISBN 978 1 4058 7661 2 In my review of the new edition of Anderton and Jones' textbook, I noted that the attached CD did not really impress. The Active Teach resource contained in this ...
How the Monetary Policy Committee controls UK inflation
Oct 01, 2007; ... Inflation was a major problem for the UK economy throughout the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. UK inflation was high and volatile and above the average level experienced by other major economies (see Figure 1). The need to curb inflationary pressures also added to the length and depth of three ...
The 14-19 reform: a teacher's perspective
Oct 01, 2007; ... The current UK government has set itself a bold target in wanting 50% of all 18-30 year olds to experience higher education by 2010. This lofty ambition has, in turn, lead to a debate on the current state and future shape of the 14-19 curriculum, as post-16 qualifications largely determine ...
GCSE Business Studies PowerPoint Resource Packs
Oct 01, 2007; ... GCSE BUSINESSS TUDIES GCSE Business Studies PowerPoint Resource Packs, easilyinteractive.com, set of seven resources, prices between £50 and £110 for individual packs, £545 for the full suite It is good to see a resource that advertises itself as being for busy teachers. Does it ...
Teaching business and enterprise at Christmas
Oct 01, 2007; ... With digital displays in out-of-town shopping malls counting down the number of shopping hours until Christmas, the seasonal festivities are fast approaching. So apart from crisps trodden into classroom carpets and the prospect of updating your festive quiz - especially if your spot-thelyrics ...
Fantasy Island, Larry Elliott and Dan Atkinson
Oct 01, 2007; ... ECONOMICS Fantasy Island, Larry Elliott and Dan Atkinson, Constable, £7.99, paperback I was lucky enough to attend a University of Hertfordshire event at which Larry Bliott delivered a presentation based on his book. I determined to acquire a copy online only to find out that stocks had ...
GCSE Business Studies - AQA, Alain Anderton with Rob Jones
Oct 01, 2007; ... GCSE Business Studies - AQA, Alain Anderton with Rob Jones, third edition, Causeway Press, £20.34 textbook, £75 teacher book, ISBN 978 1 4058 6450 3 (textbook), ISBN 978 1 4058 6751 1 teacher book) What are you looking for in a textbook? Do you want a class set or do you want to build a ...
GCSE Business Studies - OCR, Alain Anderton with Rob Jones
Oct 01, 2007; ... GCSE Business Studies - OCR, Alain Anderton with Rob Jones, third edition, Causeway Press, textbook and teacher's guide, ISBN 978 1 4058 6451 0 (textbook), ISBN 978 1 4058 6754 2 teacher's guide) This resource comprises a textbook, a CD and a teacher's guide. Let me begin with the CD ...
Why the gender imbalance in business and economics?
Oct 01, 2007; ... As head of department for business in a south London school it is my responsibility to analyse academic results and recruit for my courses. Over the recent years it has become evident that the recruitment on business courses at my school is gender imbalanced. In 2006, for example, only 13% of ...