With thanks to my colleague Dr M for her great idea! For years I have stuck to the system of regular homework essays which students submit on paper and I han...

Francesco Cirillo was an Italian in the 1980s who wanted to study for an exam. He had a kitchen timer shaped like a tomato. In Italian a tomato is called a ...

Tip 1: The 3 and 3 method 3 Positive and 3 negative points on each topic. Simplicity will be easier for your brain to store the information. For example CSR:...

So I have opened the PDF that Edexcel publish each year for the paper 3 – there is a big build up and I am quite excited to find out what the topic will be. ...

The new topic is out and available on the Edexcel website. The topic this year is the market for entertainment which is great because now I can decorate my ...

I am teaching BCG / Boston Box and product lifecycle theories at the moment and I started chatting to my students about walking round a clothes shop. I want...

Police line do not cross I was marking some lower sixth essays this week and wondering if there is a new way to approach the old dilemma of how to persuade s...

Guest blogger Steph Walker gives her unique spin on the classic segmentation lesson. If you are looking for some fresh ideas you are in the right place! Ofte...

I was reading the BBC News site this week, trawling for interesting articles that might work as back to school / welcome back project for my sixth formers an...

August is nearly upon us and once you have had a week in the sun somewhere, your mind will keep you up nights, planning and plotting trying to get you ready ...

Business speakers bring the subject alive Over the years of teaching I have been lucky enough to host a wide variety of business speakers, and after they go ...

I was sat in a HODs (Head of Department) meeting this week at school and the discussion topic was – “Raising the profile of your subject”.  After a lot of di...

So this week I am thinking about classroom displays. Facebook has thrown lots of American Primary school displays on my feed and I am feeling inspired. Just ...

I have been thinking about teamwork ideas this week.  Here are a few suggestions if you are looking to freshen things up with your groups: MOST – Students ha...

So GCSE groups are now counting down the weeks until their study leave, L6 are gearing up for mocks and L6 are two months away from first exams. The stress i...

This week I had to give some taster lessons to students who don’t currently take business, but might be interested in studying it.  I had a few sessions of 3...

Introduction: Lots of business teachers and students have been asking (via Twitter)  how the job / batch / flow biscuit lesson runs so here are the main “ing...

I have just signed up for my 18th year as a business examiner and I am also currently marking a large batch of mock exams from the school I teach at.  At thi...

Take study breaks Have a box or basket filled with small treats that you like (e.g. funsize chocolates etc.) and have it to hand. Use your phone timer and af...