Links
Some links that you might find useful:
| The Sunday Business Post Business 2000 is a curriculum-linked resource designed to bring real Irish business stories to the classroom. The focus of The Sunday Business Post Business 2000 is to illustrate key areas of the curriculum by using up-to-date business examples coming from organisations operating on the island of Ireland. For more information visit our website at www.business2000.ie. |
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| Dolceta, an on-line Consumer Education Tool is a European Commission initiative funded by the Directorate General for Health and Consumer Protection (DG SANCO), aimed at developing a consumer information and education web-site with interactive tools. |
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| Business Game The Small Business Game is an online educational game where players run their own football retail store. | |
| Spirit of Enterprise is a resource to assist teachers and students in the critical task in developing enterprise and business skills.
The associated case studies are associated with the activities of leading Irish organisations and bring the real world of business into the classroom.
Each case is accompanied by a range of powerful student exercises and other teaching tools.
The Spirit of Enterprise full colour ring binder and CD (Fourth Edition) has been has been delivered to every second level school in Ireland. All materials are also available on the website. http://www.spiritofenterprise.net/
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| AEEE (Association of European Economics Education) The AEEE is an association which brings together national associations which have as their main interest economics and business education. It has members throughout Europe. |
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| TTBiz - The Travel & Tourism Business Program, developed for Junior Achievement International (JAI) under a grant from the American Express Foundation. TTBiz is designed to let students learn about the travel & tourism industry and about starting and running a service business. |
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| businessonline.ie - Free handouts, crosswords, updates and other learning resources written specifically for teachers and students using Enda Connolly’s BUSINESS ON-LINE and SWITCHING ON TO BUSINESS |
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| EBEA - The Economics & Business Education Association represents teachers and lecturers of business studies and related subjects in schools and colleges throughout the UK. |
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| NCCA - The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment advises the Minister for Education and Science on curriculum and assessment for early childhood education and for primary and post-primary schools. |
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| EBS/’Inside Track’ – provides extensive advice on managing money for those experiencing college life. The module which is divided into six sections offers advice on everything from the basics of budgeting to shopping and travel. It also provides an interactive budget calculator so students can work out what their all important weekly disposable income is. |
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| Junior Achievement is a non-profit making organisation dedicated to building a bridge between the classroom and the workplace. We provide an opportunity for young people to participate in a range of educational programmes designed to help them understand the world of work. |
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Other Links
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| oaktreepress.com – These publishers offer a number of titles at half price or less to BSTAI members. Simply state BSTAI on your order form. Great for extra reading material. |
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| itsyourmoney.ie – The National Consumer agency personal finance website, helping you make the right money decisions. |
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Extensive, generic education programmes relating to sound money management are now in place at both primary and post-primary level. Further details on these programmes, and on the full range of other resources produced by IBF, are available by clicking here. http://www.ibf.ie/educationset.html
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| skoool.ie – great sections on JC Business Studies and LC Business, including interactive online lessons. Also check out the Exam Centre section for revision notes. |
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| scoilnet.ie – re-vamped with an excellent resource finder. |
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| teachnet.ie – this website is run in conjunction with St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra. It has lesson recommendations for many subjects including JC Business Studies. |
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