Junior Cycle Business Studies

Fully aligned to the Common Level specification and exam

Complete Smart Business Junior Cycle pack including student book, Skills and Accounts Book, Teacher’s Guide, and digital version.

The SMART choice for Junior Cycle Business Studies!

SMART Business’s clear structure and student-friendly design make it the perfect teaching package for the Common Level classroom.

SMART Business provides students with the best support across all aspects of exam preparation. It covers all the essential content and comes with practical
digital resources for classroom engagement.

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Junior Cycle Business textbook pages on Globalisation and Technology, Introduction to Bookkeeping, and Economic Growth and Sustainability.

Easy to Teach. Easy to Learn

  • Chapters are structured by specification-linked learning goals, making them easy to follow, easy to teach, and easy to learn
  • A concise approach that covers all the essential content
  • Accessible language
  • Eye-catching design
Junior Cycle Business Studies textbook pages covering Economic Indicators, Employers and Employees, and Household Budgeting with charts and activities.

Unmatched Exam Focus

  • Online, editable class tests, including third-year mock papers
  • Past-paper and exam-style questions aligned with SEC exam requirements
  • A dedicated Exam Preparation chapter that describes all the question types in the SEC paper, provides question-answering strategies, and includes a bank of exam-style questions
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Open Junior Cycle Smart Business textbook spread on “Making Choices: Our Needs and Wants,” with text, images, quizzes, and colorful layout.

Best Practice and Revision

  • The Skills and Accounts Book is packed with exam-focused practice and even more budgeting and account questions
  • Review and Revise sections test student knowledge at the end of every chapter
  • Chapter summaries cover all keywords and revision points
  • Quick Quizzes allow for regular retrieval practice and in-class discussion
  • Take the Challenge activities stretch student knowledge and encourage group and pair work
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Digital Resources to enhance your lessons

  • New PowerPoints – editable, concise and including activities to enhance the classroom experience
  • eNewsletters with timely, topical content
  • Updated worksheets and accounting templates
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Teaching package:

  • Student textbook with all the essential content
  • Skills and Accounts Book for practice and
    revision, and CBA preparation
  • Teacher's Guide with planning advice, detailed scheme of work, and additional resources
  • Digital resources to enhance lessons, including PowerPoints, solutions, editable tests, interactives, and more
  • Student eBook

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Gnó Gasta Irish-language business studies textbooks including a workbook and main textbook for Junior Cycle.

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We are delighted to announce that, through the support of COGG,  SMART Business has been translated into Irish and is now available!

Click the link below to view both the Textbook and Skills and Accounts Book.

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