Business Studies:Single
Shoreham Academy - West Sussex
01273274100
Kingston Lane, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YT
Course summary

You will have two teachers for A Level Business. This allows you to benefit from teachers who are experts in the field and have relevant business experience, as well as experts for those exam papers. One will teach these topics which are assessed in Paper 1: Marketing and People · Meeting customer needs · The market · Marketing mix and strategy · Managing People · Entrepreneurs and Leaders · Global Business · Globalisation · Global markets · Global marketing · Multinationals Your other teacher will cover these topics which are assessed in Paper 2: Managing Business Activities · Raising finance · Financial planning · Managing finance · Resource management · External influences · Business objectives and strategy · Business Growth · Decision - making techniques · Assessing competitiveness · Managing change You will be required to work individually and as a group. You will work in class, plus independently on homework and revision, as well as keeping up to date with current affairs.

Entry requirements

GCSE Maths and English Grade 5.

How you'll be assessed

Throughout the course students will be assessed verbally in class, written homework, end of unit assessments and mock exams. The final assessments are 100% exam based and are as follows: Paper 1: 35% Marketing, people and global Business Paper 2: 35% Business Activities, decisions and strategy Paper 3: 30% Investigating business in a competitive environment Paper 3 draws from all four themes and is based on a pre-release industry context All papers are 120 minute written examinations. Grades for A Level Business are A*-E.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionSouth East
Local AuthorityWest Sussex
Ofsted RatingOutstanding
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressKingston Lane, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6YT