A Level Business
A Level Business
Exam Board: Edexcel
A-level Business helps students to develop a critical understanding of organisations, the markets they serve and give you the tools and information required to understand how businesses are created, managed and become successful.
Business also opens up a variety of career opportunities and also for further study at college or university.
Possible career choices with A-level business studies include management, marketing, finance, accounting, banking, retailing, manufacturing and local government.
What will I study?
Across the two years students will study 4 themes.
Theme 1: Marketing and people |
Theme 2: Managing Business activities
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· Meeting customer needs · The market · Marketing mix and strategy · Managing people · Entrepreneurs and leaders. |
· Raising finance · Financial planning · Managing finance · Resource management · External influences |
Theme 3: Business Decisions and strategy
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Theme 4: Global Business |
· Business objectives and strategy · Business growth · Decision-making techniques · Influences on business decisions · Assessing competitiveness · Managing change. |
· Globalisation · Global markets and business expansion · Global marketing · Global industries and companies (multinational corporations). |
How will I be examined?
This course is 100% examination. Students will sit three exams at the end of year 13.
Paper |
Type of assessment |
Duration |
Weighting |
A Level Paper 1 |
Examination on Themes 1 & 4 – Marketing, people and global business. Data response questions and two extended open response questions. |
2 hours, 100 marks |
35% of A2 |
A Level Paper 2 |
Examination on Themes 2 & 3 – Business activities, decisions and strategy. Data response questions and two extended open response questions. |
2 hours, 100 marks |
35% of A2 |
A Level Paper 3 |
Examination on Themes 1-4 (synoptic paper), based on a pre-released case study – Investigating business in a competitive environment. Data response questions and two extended open response questions. |
2 hours, 100 marks |
30% of A2 |
What are the entry requirements?
GCSE Business Studies at grade 4 or above (if studied at GCSE)
GCSE Mathematics and English Language at grade 4 or above
For further information please see the specification.