Age Group:
Junior Cycle / Senior Cycle / Transition Year
Themes:
- Business/
Subjects:
- Business Studies/
- Politics and Society/
Business Studies and GCE
Worldwise ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Schools have a guide specifically geared towards Junior Cycle Business Studies-you can find it here-ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ JC-Business Guide
WorldWise also provide training for teachers on GCE in general and on specific subject areas
Please find the presentation used at the JCT Business training ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ JCT Business Studies Training Presentation Nov 2021.
Please find the recording of this training .
Other useful resource packs for teaching
has some great resources for Business Studies
–Not Business As Usual-a Junior cycle resource by Financial Justice Ireland not_business_as_usual_resource-3
-How the World Works 3-another great resource by Financial Justice Ireland for TY, Business and Geography. How the World Works presentation ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ 1.2.18-2
-Accounting For Justice: A facilitators guide to explaining the global tax system: accounting_for_justice
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Loreto Education Centre tips for JCT Business1-2
Self Help Africa TY Resource on the Chocolate Trade
Trocaire’s resource on Food Justice-The Business of Food-2
PMIA A Business Studies Development Education Transition Unit Resource Pack (PDF)
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Sustainable Living Ireland’s cross curricular resource Beyond_the_Symbols_Post_Primary
Short Videos to Use in the Classroom
Simulation Games
Race to the Bottom-gives a flavour of how MNCs can contribute to inequality:
The Trading Game is a simulation game and one of the best ways for students to understand how unfair our ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ trade system is.
Beat the System is a good way of students understanding how vulnerable food producers are to different factors like pricing, land grabs and climate change
Oxfam Resource based on a simulation game Beat the System
Further Reading, Listening and Watching….
Books: The Divide,
by Kate Raworth
Please note the links above are for Dubray books but feel free to choose any other local book supplier.
Podcasts:
-this is run by carbon trading company Nori so there may be a slight bit of green washing but I like the solution based focus it has.
Ted Talks:
That should keep you going there is plenty more but if you need anything else contact lizzy.noone@worldwiseschools.ie