It is a wide and interesting subject that is a perfect accompaniment to any other A Level subject. You will have the opportunity to visit businesses and engage in national competitions such as the Student Investor Challenge. This course enables you to explore business aims and how they achieve these through managing their supply chains, understanding customer behaviour and developing competencies to gain a competitive advantage. Any pupil aspiring to a career in management will gain an insight into different schools of leadership and learn how to maximise profits through efficiencies, effective financial management and innovation. In your first year of study, you will gain a deep and broad understanding of what businesses are and their different facets. You will investigate what a business is, the traits of leadership and the skills of good decision-making in business. This will also involve a deeper examination of marketing, operations management, finance and human resources. In the second year, you will study business from a more strategic perspective. This will include analysing business strategies and how these should be implemented. You will develop the ability to: • Analyse the reasons for business decisions and the strategic thinking behind business news stories. • Gain a wide appreciation of the challenges involved in running an organisation. • Create workable solutions to problems in complex situations, involving the management of people and resources.
These vary for each A-Level subject, but you will need a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade 5 or equivalent, including English and Mathematics. Many subjects require grade 6 or above to study them at A Level (please see our subject guides). New students will be given a conditional offer based on their GCSE results, an interview and a reference from their current school. 5 GCSEs at grade 4 or equivalent, including English and Mathematics
The A Level is assessed by three, 2-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 West |
| Local Authority | Bristol, City of |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Co-Educational |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Unknown |
| Sixth Form Fee | £17,250 |
| Address | Stapleton, Bristol, BS16 1BJ |
It is a wide and interesting subject that is a perfect accompaniment to any other A Level subject. You will have the opportunity to visit businesses and engage in national competitions such as the Student Investor Challenge. This course enables you to explore business aims and how they achieve these through managing their supply chains, understanding customer behaviour and developing competencies to gain a competitive advantage. Any pupil aspiring to a career in management will gain an insight into different schools of leadership and learn how to maximise profits through efficiencies, effective financial management and innovation. In your first year of study, you will gain a deep and broad understanding of what businesses are and their different facets. You will investigate what a business is, the traits of leadership and the skills of good decision-making in business. This will also involve a deeper examination of marketing, operations management, finance and human resources. In the second year, you will study business from a more strategic perspective. This will include analysing business strategies and how these should be implemented. You will develop the ability to: • Analyse the reasons for business decisions and the strategic thinking behind business news stories. • Gain a wide appreciation of the challenges involved in running an organisation. • Create workable solutions to problems in complex situations, involving the management of people and resources.
These vary for each A-Level subject, but you will need a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade 5 or equivalent, including English and Mathematics. Many subjects require grade 6 or above to study them at A Level (please see our subject guides). New students will be given a conditional offer based on their GCSE results, an interview and a reference from their current school. 5 GCSEs at grade 4 or equivalent, including English and Mathematics
The A Level is assessed by three, 2-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.