In this article, leading business educator and author Ian Marcouse tells us the story of a factory visit to remember: a visit to Brompton Bikes.

A brief overview of issues relating to China's economic development as we enter the Chinese Year of the Dragon.

Contents: The move from modular to linear; the impact on September 2012 starters; the choices at Level 2; and the support we can offer.

Contents: The dates for summer 2012 GCE and GCSE exams mapped against the West Indies test series and the Euro 2012 Finals.

Contents: Exam preparation for GCSE Business, Applied GCSE Business, GCE Economics, GCE Economics and Business, and Applied GCE Business.

This is a feature to prepare you for World Toilet Day on November 19. It features two global organisations with the initials WTO.

Contents: Information about international qualifications, including GCE Accounting - specification change; 4AC0 GCSE Accounting; 4BS0 GCSE Business; 4CO0 GCSE Commerce; and 4EC0 GCSE Economics.

This free event for economics and business teachers seeks to provide two perspectives on the current austerity package and to consider how it can be taught at GCE and GCSE.

Contents: January 2012 exam codes and dates for GCSE Business Studies, GCSE Applied Business, GCE Economics, GCE Economics and Business, GCE Business Studies and GCE Applied Business.

This article highlights some of the resources that might be useful to teachers of international units such as GCE Economics Unit 4 and GCE Business Economics Unit 3. The focus is on what is available from the World Bank and UNCTAD sites, and there's a reminder about Gapminder.