A Level: • Introduction to Business (Business Types, Business Objectives and Stakeholders. • The local, wider, and global business environment. • Marketing: Market research, Marketing strategies, Product portfolio analysis, elasticity of demand, sales forecasting, and time series analysis. • Human Resources: Recruitment and selection, training, motivation, and leadership styles. • Finance: Accounts (Income statements and Statements of Financial. Position), Cash flow forecasting, accounting performance ratios, and sources of finance. • Operations Management: Logistics, break-even analysis, methods of production, Japanese manufacturing processes, quality management. • Analysing the external business environment using PESTEL analysis. • Types of markets and competition (monopolies, oligopolies, Porter’s 5 Forces). • Business economics: demand and supply. • The impact of Government Fiscal and Monetary policies. • Business decisions (Decision trees, Ansoff Matrix, Critical Path Analysis). • Impact of globalisation.
You must have achieved five GCSEs at grade 4 or better. At least a grade 4 in English GCSE. Students need not have studied Business at GCSE.
Paper 1: 80 marks; one-third of A Level – written exam based on an unseen case study on local business content (2hrs). (Includes multiple choice, short answers; numerical questions, and longer context-based essay comprehension). Paper 2: 80 marks; one-third of A Level - written exam based on an unseen case study on wider business content (2hrs). (Includes multiple choice, short answers; numerical questions, and longer context-based essay comprehension). Paper 3: 80 marks; one-third of A Level – written exam based on an unseen case study on the global business environment. (Includes short answers; extended numerical questions and longer context-based essay comprehension).
About Education Provider
| Region | North West |
| Local Authority | Cumberland |
| Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| Address | High Street, Wigton, CA7 9PX |
A Level: • Introduction to Business (Business Types, Business Objectives and Stakeholders. • The local, wider, and global business environment. • Marketing: Market research, Marketing strategies, Product portfolio analysis, elasticity of demand, sales forecasting, and time series analysis. • Human Resources: Recruitment and selection, training, motivation, and leadership styles. • Finance: Accounts (Income statements and Statements of Financial. Position), Cash flow forecasting, accounting performance ratios, and sources of finance. • Operations Management: Logistics, break-even analysis, methods of production, Japanese manufacturing processes, quality management. • Analysing the external business environment using PESTEL analysis. • Types of markets and competition (monopolies, oligopolies, Porter’s 5 Forces). • Business economics: demand and supply. • The impact of Government Fiscal and Monetary policies. • Business decisions (Decision trees, Ansoff Matrix, Critical Path Analysis). • Impact of globalisation.
You must have achieved five GCSEs at grade 4 or better. At least a grade 4 in English GCSE. Students need not have studied Business at GCSE.
Paper 1: 80 marks; one-third of A Level – written exam based on an unseen case study on local business content (2hrs). (Includes multiple choice, short answers; numerical questions, and longer context-based essay comprehension). Paper 2: 80 marks; one-third of A Level - written exam based on an unseen case study on wider business content (2hrs). (Includes multiple choice, short answers; numerical questions, and longer context-based essay comprehension). Paper 3: 80 marks; one-third of A Level – written exam based on an unseen case study on the global business environment. (Includes short answers; extended numerical questions and longer context-based essay comprehension).