This paper considers the role team-based learning (TBL) and business simulations play in engaging learners in online and face-to-settings on a large Year 1 UG first term core Business module. In 2020/2021, 729 students were enrolled online, increasing to 759 face-to-face in 2021/2022. Research undertaken during lockdown and on return to face-to-face provision confirms that when TBL is coupled with a business simulation, it proves to be an effective pedagogy supporting diversity, engaging learners, developing employability skills, and increasing student networking in ways alternative pedagogies could not achieve.