The Boardroom | AQA GCSE Business | Teach Analysis & Evaluation Through Decision-Making | 44 Crisis Cards | Print-and-Play Game

One of the hardest things to teach in GCSE Business is evaluation. Students who can debate anything in real life go blank the moment you ask them to assess a business decision. The Boardroom closes that gap — by putting students in the decision-maker’s seat.

This print-and-play card game gives students a real business crisis, three credible options, and a reason to argue their corner. The structured mark scheme rewards exactly what AQA examiners reward: weighing up both sides, applying business theory to context, and reaching a justified conclusion.

44 Crisis Cards across all 7 AQA 8132 spec areas, each mapped to a specific topic and built around genuine business dilemmas with no obvious “safe” answer. Students aren’t recalling facts — they’re applying them under pressure, which is precisely what Paper 1 and Paper 2 demand.

What’s included:

• 44 Crisis Cards covering all spec areas (BRW, INF, OPS, HR, MKT, FIN + SYN)
• 8 Company Profile Cards with distinct contexts for application
• Examiner Mark Scheme on every card — 5-mark ladder rewarding analysis, evaluation and technical terminology
• Open Debate Prompt on each card to push students beyond the scenario
• Student Decision Record worksheet
• Teacher guide with two game modes and full spec mapping table
• All this in one 53 page pdf document

Best used for:

• revision lessons where you want students thinking rather than copying,
• assessment weeks,
• end-of-unit consolidation, or
• any lesson where you need to build the habit of justified judgement.

Works as a whole-class debate or competitive team battle. Photocopiable for classroom use.