Business Studies:Single
St Margaret's Church of England Academy - Liverpool
01514271825
Aigburth Road, Liverpool, L17 6AB
Course summary

What will I learn? Theme 1: Marketing and people - Meeting customer needs - The market - Marketing mix and strategy - Managing people - Entrepreneurs and leaders Theme 2: Managing business activities - Raising finance - Financial planning - Managing finance - Resource management - External influences Theme 3: Business decisions and strategy - Business objectives and strategy - Business growth - Decision-making techniques - Influences on business decisions - Assessing competitiveness Theme 4: Global business - Globalization - Global markets and business expansion - Global marketing - Global industries and companies (multinational corporations)

Entry requirements

Grade 4 in GCSE Maths AND Grade 5 in GCSE English

How you'll be assessed

Paper 1 - Marketing, people, and global businesses – 35% of your entire ‘ A-Level - 2 hours. One data response question and one extended open response question. Questions based on local, national, and global businesses. Paper 2 - Business activities, decisions, and strategy - 35% of your entire A-Level - 2 hours. Each question is drawn from managing business activities and marketing strategy. One data response question and one extended open response question. Questions based on local, national, and global businesses. Paper 3 - Investigating business in a competitive environment - 30% of your entire A-Level - 2 hours. Sections A and B will focus on a pre-released topic and will assess all two years’ worth of work. This is a synoptic paper.

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionNorth West
Local AuthorityLiverpool
Ofsted RatingRequires improvement
Gender TypeBoys
AddressAigburth Road, Liverpool, L17 6AB