Business Studies:Single
The King Edward VI School - Northumberland
01670515415
Cottingwood Lane, Morpeth, NE61 1DN
Course summary

A Level in Business will provide students with the ability to apply business concepts to a wide range of contexts, understand and apply sophisticated concepts and techniques, analyse, interpret and evaluate complex business information and generate enterprising and creative approaches to business opportunities, problems and issues. It will develop skills such as data analysis, problem solving and essay writing. These transferable skills can be used within any subsequent course of study. They can also be applied by any learner progressing into a managerial role within any organisation. Paper 1: consists of Themes 1 & 4 and will assess marketing, people and global businesses. Paper 2: consists of Themes 2 & 3 will assess business finance and operations, business decisions and strategy.

Entry requirements

Grade 4 in Business or Grade 5 in English - All students need a minimum of five GCSE passes (any subject) at grade 4 or better to study in Sixth Form.

How you'll be assessed

In Year 13, there will be three two hour examinations in May/June. All three examinations will comprise a mixture of data response and essay based questions. Both Paper 1 and Paper 2 account for 35% of the final mark. Paper 3 (Investigating Business in a Competitive Environment) will assess content across all four themes and account for 30% of the final mark. Questions will be drawn from local, national and global contexts and will be based on a pre-released context document.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionNorth East
Local AuthorityNorthumberland
Ofsted RatingOutstanding
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressCottingwood Lane, Morpeth, NE61 1DN