Welcome to the October 2024 Newsletter!

As content on the website continues to be added each week, please note some of the resources currently available to support teachers and students:

• Two full Paper 1 mock exams, with full mark schemes (for the M24 Paper 1 examination session).

• 18 different Paper 2 exam practice questions for the new syllabus, all with full mark schemes.

• Five different Paper 3 (HL only) exams plus full mark schemes. There are also sample scripts with detailed feedback from highly experienced teachers and Paper 3 examiners.

• A comprehensive Formulae Booklet covering all quantitative techniques in the BM course (there over 100 quantitative techniques are included in this booklet).

• An extensive Glossary of key terms covering the entire Business Management syllabus (with over 700 key terms clearly defined to support students).

• Updated advice on the new Internal Assessment following the M24 exams, including the new 5Cs framework for formulating suitable research questions, updated advice on the 3-5 supporting documents, and a comprehensive IA checklist for students.

• Additional examination advice (called "Exams in context") based on the first set of exams (May 2024) for the new syllabus.

• Resources and ATL activities for the upcoming November 2024 Paper 1 examination (OneWay Ltd), including exam practice questions.

Some of the updates to the website during the past month include:

• Additional exam questions for Unit 1.3 Business objectives (Vision and mission statements) have been added here.

• If you have not used the Question Bank's "Dynamic Quiz" feature in the past, please be aware the questions are updated each time your students take such a quiz. An example is this one here for Unit 5.5 Break-even analysis. In this particular quiz, there are 20 MCQs about break-even analysis, including calculation questions that will help prepare students for the Paper 2 examination.

• Other recently added Dynamic Quizzes that you can assign to your students include:

In late September, we also welcomed our 2,100th teacher member to the InThinking Business Management Facebook group here. At the time of writing, there are 2,104 teachers in this group who share questions, ideas, and resources on a regular basis. We also have 699 teachers in our WhatsApp group who engage in daily discussions about our wonderful subject in the DP.

For teachers interested in upcoming Think-In courses (virtual training and upskilling webinars), please note the following events are now live for registration, along with planned dates for Think-In courses in early 2025:

There will be further Think-In courses in 2025, which will include the new Paper 1 for M25 exams as well as the new Extended Essay (first teaching 2025). Please keep an eye on the CPD webpage for updates.