Business is front-page news. The way companies operate is under greater scrutiny than ever before, while TV programs like The Apprentice and Dragon’s Den have raised the profile of Business to a new generation. This course enables students to engage with, explore, and understand business behavior and develop a critical understanding of what Business is and does. It offers students an insight into the world in which they will eventually be working in. The A-level Business course includes the following topics: • What is Business? • Managers, leadership, and decision-making. • Decision-making to improve marketing performance. • Decision-making to improve operational performance. • Decision-making to improve financial performance. • Decision-making to improve human resource performance. • Analysing the strategic position of a business. • Choosing strategic direction. • Strategic methods: how to pursue strategies. • Managing strategic change.
Minimum 34 points including a minimum Grade 4 in Mathematics and English and, if studied, a Grade 4 in GCSE Business. It is also important that students have strong numerical abilities as A-Level Business assesses quantitative skills, making up a minimum of 10% of the overall marks. The skills tested include ratios, averages, fractions, percentages, and calculation of profit and loss.
A-Level Business is assessed by three two-hour written exams at the end of the course: • Paper 1: Multiple-choice questions, short answer, and two essays. • Paper 2: Three compulsory data response questions. • Paper 3: One compulsory case study consisting of six questions.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | Milton Keynes |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | Phoenix Drive, Leadenhall, Milton Keynes, MK6 5EN |
Business is front-page news. The way companies operate is under greater scrutiny than ever before, while TV programs like The Apprentice and Dragon’s Den have raised the profile of Business to a new generation. This course enables students to engage with, explore, and understand business behavior and develop a critical understanding of what Business is and does. It offers students an insight into the world in which they will eventually be working in. The A-level Business course includes the following topics: • What is Business? • Managers, leadership, and decision-making. • Decision-making to improve marketing performance. • Decision-making to improve operational performance. • Decision-making to improve financial performance. • Decision-making to improve human resource performance. • Analysing the strategic position of a business. • Choosing strategic direction. • Strategic methods: how to pursue strategies. • Managing strategic change.
Minimum 34 points including a minimum Grade 4 in Mathematics and English and, if studied, a Grade 4 in GCSE Business. It is also important that students have strong numerical abilities as A-Level Business assesses quantitative skills, making up a minimum of 10% of the overall marks. The skills tested include ratios, averages, fractions, percentages, and calculation of profit and loss.
A-Level Business is assessed by three two-hour written exams at the end of the course: • Paper 1: Multiple-choice questions, short answer, and two essays. • Paper 2: Three compulsory data response questions. • Paper 3: One compulsory case study consisting of six questions.