Business Studies

What will I study in A Level Business Studies?

We will be following the Edexcel specification. This is split into four ‘themes’. You will learn theme 1 and 2 in the first year and theme 3 and 4 in the second year. Mrs Daley will teach themes 1 and 4 and Mr Firth will teach themes 2 and 3. You will have eight lessons per week in total.

This will give you a rough idea of the order of the course. It is open to change.

Year 1

Half Term	Topic	Topic
Michaelmas 1	Theme 2: raising finance	Theme 1: meeting customer needs
Michaelmas 2	Theme 2: financial planning	Theme 1: the market
Lent 1	Theme 2: managing finance	Theme 1: marketing mix and strategy
Lent 2	Theme 2: resource management	Theme 1: managing people
Summer 1	Theme 2: external influences	Theme 1: entrepreneurs and leaders
Summer 2	Theme 2: consolidation and revision	Theme 1: consolidation and revision

There will be a full internal examination at the end of the first year. This will include two papers.

Year 2

Half Term	Topic	Topic
Michaelmas 1	Theme 3: business objectives and strategy business growth	Theme 4: globalisation
Michaelmas 2	Theme 3: decision-making techniques	Theme 4: global markets and business expansion
Lent 1	Theme 3: influences on business decisions assessing competitiveness	Theme 4: global marketing
Lent 2	Theme 3: managing change	Theme 4: global industries and companies (multinational corporations).
Summer 1	Theme 3: revision, consolidation and exam technique	Theme 4: revision, consolidation and exam technique
Summer 2	External examinations

Where does A Level Business Studies lead?

The course is rigorously academic and includes applied mathematics, application, analysis and evaluative skills. As such, it offers a gateway to many university courses and employers tend to like the direct experience of practical business issues that the course offers. The course is delivered in a way that also gives students experience of important non-examined skills such as organisation, leadership and presentation skills. These are skills that employers say are important for your future career prospects.

It sits well with host of other A levels including social sciences such as psychology as well as languages, humanities, sciences, mathematics and English.

For more information please contact Mr Firth through the school office.