Whether you choose it or teach it, start here
The person who selects a resource and the person who runs the lesson need different proof. Pick your door.
Lift results. Evidence engagement. Fit the budget.
You decide what the department adopts.
- Every decision mapped to the Edexcel specification, audit it point by point
- Rehearses exam technique, analysis, evaluation and judgement under pressure
- Ready post-16 engagement evidence for observations and reviews
- Licensed per school, per year, never per seat, with a low-risk free pilot first
Zero setup. Real engagement. Exam-relevant.
You run it with a full class on a Tuesday.
- No install, no logins, students join with a PIN in seconds
- Flexible length, set each phase to fit any lesson slot
- The live dashboard grades for you, with student and class reports
- Aligned to what you already teach, not edutainment
Real business decisions, not a quiz
Up to eight teams run rival firms in one shared market. Every choice affects the competition, live, and every choice is doing exam work.
Solo practice, free, no PIN, no licence, about 20 minutes.
Running it is three steps
Start a session
Log in, set each phase length, and get a 6-digit PIN. Put the big-screen leaderboard on the projector with one click.
Students join
They open the link on any device, type the PIN, and up to eight teams form automatically, every firm gets a CEO.
You steer, it scores
Pace the phases, trigger an event, watch the live board. At the end: automatic grades, reports and certificates.
Every student gets personal feedback
When the simulation ends, each student receives an AI-generated report based on their actual decisions, not a generic score. Plus a printable certificate with their grade.
What they did well
Specific decisions where the student excelled, pricing moves, negotiation wins, timely VAT filings or smart investments.
One area to improve
A single, focused insight tied to an actual choice they made. Concrete and actionable, never a generic critique.
Encouragement to keep going
Personalised motivation that reflects their journey, written to build confidence and curiosity for the next session.
Every decision carries its exam code
Students see a plain theme label. Open the teacher view and each decision shows its exact Edexcel 9BS0 sub-code. It maps to what you already teach, so it counts as curriculum time, not time away from it.
Download the full mapping (PDF)Student layer · Teacher / Pearson layer
Built from a real lesson no classroom ever taught
That one mistake led to €8,400 in debt recovery. No teacher, no textbook and no careers advisor had ever mentioned it could happen.
A growing share of students already run a side hustle by sixth form. Social media has made entrepreneurship feel easy, but nobody teaches the financial fundamentals that make or break a young business.
What if students could make those mistakes safely, before they cost real money? That question became The Business School.
“At 17, I organised large-scale events, took real financial risks, and learned the hard way what happens when you miss a tax return.”
Founder, TBS Education Ltd Oy · Lahti, Finland
Proudly built in Finland, where pedagogy is founded on trust, equality and learning by doing.
Built for the classroom, no IT department required
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What teachers ask first
Is it free for teachers?＋
The teacher demo is free and needs no credit card. Licensing is per school (or per MAT), per year, with a free classroom pilot before any commitment.
Which specifications does it map to?＋
Every decision is tagged to the Edexcel A-Level Business specification (9BS0), shown two ways: a plain theme label for students and the exact sub-code for teachers. It also works as an applied activity for AQA (7132 / 8132), BTEC and IGCSE Business. The full mapping is on the Curriculum page.
Do students need to install anything or make accounts?＋
No. It runs in any browser. Students open the link and join with a 6-digit PIN, nothing to download, no logins to manage.
How many students, and how long does it take?＋
From 6 to 32 students in 2 to 8 teams. Length is flexible, you set a timer for each of the three phases, so a session can fit a short lesson or run longer, and phases can auto-advance so it never stalls.
What does the teacher see and control?＋
A live control panel: start and pace the phases, trigger events, watch firm standings, and put a big-screen leaderboard on the projector. Afterwards you get automatic grades, student and class reports, and certificates.
Join the waitlist
Our autumn pilot is full. Join the waitlist for the next round and we'll be in touch when places open. Nothing to install, students join with a PIN and a nickname they choose. UK curriculum control.
Or try the demo now: play.thebusiness.school
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