BusinessAS and A-Level

Starting September 2015(Edexcel)

The Business Education department

Mr RockliffeHead of the Social Sciences Faculty and Subject Leader for Business EducationMiss BryanTeacher of Business Mrs FeatherstoneTeacher of Business and Enterprise Coordinator

A Level at a glance

Theme 1 Marketing and peopleTheme 3 Business decisions and strategy

Paper 1 Marketing, people and global businesses (2 hours) 35 %

Theme 2 Managing business activitiesTheme 4 Global business

Paper 2 Business activities, decisions and strategy (2 hours) 35%

Paper 3 Investigating business in a competitive environment(2 hours) 30%*All exams sat at the end of the two year course

AS at a glance

Theme 1 Marketing and people

Paper 1 Marketing and people (1 hour 30 mins) 50%

Theme 2 Managing business activities

Paper 2 Managing business activities (1 hour 30 mins) 50%

*All exams sat at the end of the one year course

Content: Themes 1 and 2

Theme 1• meeting customer needs• the market• marketing mix and strategy• managing people• entrepreneurs and leaders.

Theme 2• raising finance• financial planning• managing finance• resource management• external influences.

Content: Themes 3 and 4

Theme 3• business objectives and

strategy• business growth• decision-making techniques• influences on business

decisions• assessing competitiveness• managing change.

Theme 4• globalisation• global markets and business• expansion• global marketing• global industries and

companies (multinational corporations).

Paper 3- Case study

• This paper has a pre-released context to enable students to investigate an industry or market in which businesses operate.

• Students on the A-level course will work on this after their AS exam leave and during the summer before Y13 starts in the September.

Quantitative Skills

• The assessment of quantitative skills will include at least Level 2 mathematical skills as a minimum of 10% of the overall A Level marks (5% of the overall AS marks).

Assessment objectives

• Knowledge and understanding 25%• Application 25%• Analysis 25%• Evaluation 25%

Expectations

• Grade C in GCSE English• Grade C in GCSE Maths• Grade C in GCSE Business Studies /Economics

(if studied)• Don’t need GCSE Business/ Economics to start• ‘Bridging the gap’ work

After the A-level

• Economics• Business• Enterprise• Marketing• Accountancy• Law

Any questions?