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Stock Market Challenge

Pupils act as traders in a convincing role-play simulation of the stock market making decisions to buy and sell stocks and shares based on a variety of information, including newspapers/television news items and company information. The interactive website includes all instructions, technical requirements, briefings and explanations required to run the simulation in a variety of ways from a small scale classroom lesson setting to an inter school challenge over a whole day.

COST £300 plus VAT for a year unlimited access
FORMAT Website
PUBLISHED01/09
PHOTOCOPIABLE No

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10 Lane Learning

Phone: 01225 484 721
Fax: 01225 338 317
Email: Email them info@stockmarketchallenge.co.uk
Address: The School House Building of Bath Museum Vineyards Bath
BA1 5NA
Website: Visit their website http://www.stockmarketchallenge.co.uk/

Suitability

Age range

14 - 19 year olds
Key stages 4 & 16-19 in England
Key stages 4 & 16-19 in Northern Ireland
Year groups S3, S4 & 16-19 in Scotland
Key stages 4 & 16-19 in Wales

Secondary Key Concepts

Capability (PSHE Education EWBFC 1.2)
Risk (PSHE Education EWBFC/PWB 1.3)
Economic understanding (PSHE Education EWBFC 1.4)

Secondary Key Processes

Exploration (PSHE Education EWBFC 2.2)
Enterprise (PSHE Education EWBFC 2.3)
Financial capability (PSHE Education EWBFC 2.4)
Developing relationships and working with others (PSHE Education PWB 2.3)

Secondary Range and Content

Knowing about a range of economic and business terms including the connections between markets, competition, price and profit (PSHE Education EWBFC 3)
Risk and reward (PSHE Education EWBFC 3)
How money can make money through savings, investment and trade (PSHE Education EWBFC 3)
How and why businesses use finance (PSHE Education EWBFC 3)
Calculations and manipulations with real numbers (Mathematics Number and Algebra 3.1)

Origin of resource

This resource was produced in England and meets the requirements of the English curriculum. All Quality Mark resources are designed for use across all UK countries, although they may be more suited to the country where the resource was produced and as such may need some adaptation.

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Suitable for special educational needs

As activities are based around group work, there are opportunities for support through mixed ability groups. Also there are many different roles the pupils can take on, which can be assigned to pupils with regard to their ability or learning style.

Assessor's comments

This is a terrific resource – the simulation of the stock market and the presentation of information, using the newspapers and television news clips, makes this a very convincing and exciting role-play, promoting quick thinking, decision making skills and enterprise.
It also provides an excellent opportunity to develop many enterprising skills whilst gaining an understanding of the financial world of the Stock Market. These skills include negotiation, information analysis, risk management and communication. The use of technology in the global economy is clearly demonstrated by this resource.

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