A Level Course Listing
Business is a well-rounded and varied, holistic and accessible subject which will add value to anyone that chooses to study it. Business is a central fact of life and, regardless of which career you choose to pursue, business acumen will always stand you in good stead as it will provide you with a broad range of skills in finance, marketing and more.
Business is a dynamic subject looking at interrelated areas including:
i. Finance ii. Marketing iii. Human resources iv. Operations management v. The external environment within which a business has to operate vi. The developing and implementation of objectives and strategy
As a Business student you will learn about how business organisations work and what factors can drive great ideas forward. You will learn to look at a business from the perspective of different stakeholders to enable you to better understand how all the elements that make up a business fit together. You will not only cover the knowledge required for understanding and interpreting a range of topics, but you will also be shown how to set this in context and so move into real life situations.
Examination Board: Edexcel 9B SO
At least a grade 6 at GCSE (Business, if studied) or at least a grade 6 in Maths.
Students are introduced to business in Themes 1 and 2 through building knowledge of core business concepts and applying them to business contexts to develop a broad understanding of how businesses work. Breadth and depth of knowledge and understanding, with applications to a wider range of contexts and more complex business information, are developed in Themes 3 and 4, requiring students to take a more strategic view of business opportunities and issues.
Business focuses on the internal management and organisation of different business functions and how they relate to the external environment. It looks at the impact of business, big and small, on the world and how the world impacts on a business.
Businesses are decision making units and Business A Level looks at the impact of decisions made by businesses and involves the practical application of theory to decision making.
Economics is a theoretical and applied study of how scarce resources are allocated within an economy. Economics looks at the economy from both an individual point of view and from the perspective of society as a whole. You need to be able to handle abstract ideas and critique real-world application of different theories.
i. Marketing and people ii. Meeting customer needs iii. The market iv. Marketing mix and strategy v. Managing people vi. Entrepreneurs and leaders
vii. Managing business activities viii. Raising finance ix. Financial planning x. Managing finance xi. Resource management xii. External influences
xiii. Business decisions and strategy xiv. Business objectives and strategy xv. Business growth xvi. Decision making techniques xvii. Influences on business decisions xviii. Assessing competitiveness xix. Managing change
xx. Global business xxi. Globalisation xxii. Global markets and business expansion xxiii. Global marketing xxiv. Global industries and companies
There are three written papers that require responses to a case study scenario. Questions will be drawn from local, national and global contexts. Paper 1 tests Themes 1 and 4 Paper 2 tests Themes 2 and 3 Paper 3 assesses content across all four themes. For Paper 3, there will be a pre-released context document focusing on a broad context, such as an industry or market in which businesses operate.
A huge range, for example: Geography, Psychology, Business History, English, Business Media, PE, Business Politics, Art, Business