Business A Level
Course Details
Board: Edexcel
Course Title: A Level Business
Course Specification Code: 9BS0
Course Entry Requirements: Grade 6 in Business. If not, they must have 5 GCSEs at Grade 6 and above including Maths and English.
Content - Year 12
Theme 1 - Marketing And People
In this theme, you are introduced to the market, explore the marketing and people functions and investigate entrepreneurs and business start-up.
Theme 2 - Managing Business Activities
In this theme, you will explore the finance and operations functions, and investigate external influences on business.
Content - Year 13
Theme 3 - Business Decisions And Strategy
In this theme, you will develop your understanding of the concepts introduced in Theme 2 and explore influences on business strategy and decision-making.
Theme 4 - Global Business
In this theme, you will develop your understanding of the concepts introduced in Theme 1 and explore business in a global context.
Assessment
Paper 1 – Marketing, people and global businesses - Exam 35%
Assesses marketing, people and global businesses.
Questions will be drawn from Themes 1 and 4, and from local, national and global contexts.
Paper 2 – Business activities, decisions and strategy - Exam 35%
Assesses business finance and operations, business decisions and strategy topics.
Questions will be drawn from Themes 2 and 3, and from local, national and global contexts.
Paper 3 - Investigating business in a competitive environment – Exam 30%
Assesses content across all four themes.
Questions will be drawn from local, national and global contexts
There will be a pre-released case study on a particular industry or market in which businesses operate.
Higher Education & Careers
When studying A Level Business you will:
Gain an in-depth understanding of the business environment and develop commercial awareness. Use your knowledge and understanding and apply it to real-life business contexts.
Develop transferable skills that support higher education study and the transition to employment, including numeracy and communication.
Students can progress from this qualification to:
Higher education courses such as business management, business administration, accountancy and finance, human resource management, marketing, retail management, tourism management and international business.
A wide range of careers ranging from banking, sales, product management and general management to working in public sector organisations or charities.
Why Business at St Paul’s?
The A level Business course at St Paul’s will enable you to develop a holistic understanding of business in a range of contexts and develop a critical understanding of organisations and their ability to meet society’s needs and wants.
The course will support you to generate enterprising and creative approaches to business opportunities, problems and issues.
Our dedicated teaching team have strong skills in getting the best out of students of all abilities. The teaching approaches include a variety of methods to encourage students to discuss, read and present their ideas in active and written forms. Teachers are accessible for support at all times so students are soon able to gain confidence in their new abilities and can mature with guidance.
Contact:
Name: Mrs E O'Farrell
Email: eofarrell@st-pauls.surrey.sch.uk
Telephone: 01932 783811