Business Studies

The gateway in supporting university entries and all aspects of employment. Students will need to understand key terminology (learning Business is like learning another language)

Entry Requirements

5 in GCSE Business or equivalent Level 2 Business qualification.

If GCSE business studies has not been taken, the student must have a grade 5 in GCSE English language

Assessment

AQA  A-level qualification

Paper 1 – Written exam: 2 hours 33.3% 

Paper 2 – Written exam: 2 hours 33.3% 

Paper 3 – Written exam: 2 hours 33.3% 

BEYOND SIXTH FORM

An A-level in Business can support yout application to University or an apprenticeship to start a degree ir employment in Accountancy, Business, Citizenship studies, Economics, Film Studies, Hospitality, Law, Travel and Tourism, Media Studies, Psychology, sociology and many more as it covers a variety of topics which cover many elelments of differernt degrees.

Students are encouraged to see the real world around them. This includes watching topical television programmes with business themes in. Did you know Gordon Ramsey’s Hells Kitchen or Under Cover Boss covers - Health & Safety, Customer Service, Accountancy, Entrepreneurialism, Human Resources money management, merchandising - Students need to be aware of your surroundings - students are encouraged to watch the news and read good quality news items and even
television adverts.

Business is all around us.

Study A-level Business to:

  • Learn essential skills to succeed in business

  • Develop your analytical thinking and problem solving

  • Develop your quantitative and qualitative skills

  • Build a solid foundation for further study, apprenticeship, employment or to support you on your way to become an entrepreneur.

 Year 1: An introduction to key business areas: marketing, operations, finance and human resource management. This includes a special focus on decision making – particularly how decisions made in one area can affect the rest of the business.

Year 2: An investigation of the strategic decisions that all businesses have to make including these areas: the position of a business, choosing the strategic direct, methods of strategy and managing change.


Examination Board - AQA

  1. What is a business?

  2. Managers, leadership and
    decision making

  3. Decision making to improve market performance

  4. Decision making to improve operational performance

  5. Decision making to improve financial performance

  6. Decision making to improve Human Resource performance

  7. Analysing the strategic direction

  8. Choosing strategic position of a business 

  9. Strategic methods: How to pursue strategies 

  10. Managing strategic change 

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