• Business is front page news. The way companies operate is under greater scrutiny than ever before, while TV programmes such as The Apprentice and Dragon’s Den have raised the profile of business to a new generation. • Business Studies develops a wide range of skills – knowledge, application, discussion, analysis, synthesis, evaluation and organisation. • The subject can be chosen in conjunction with any other combination of subjects, because as well as being a useful subject in its own right, it complements subject development across the curriculum. • Girls are not permitted to study both Economics and Business Studies at A Level.
THE A LEVEL HAS THREE TWO HOUR WRITTEN EXAMS, TAKEN AT THE END OF YEAR 13: • Paper 1: Covers Theme 1 and 4 • Paper 2: Covers Theme 2 and 3 • Paper 3: All themes covered plus a pre-release All questions are based on a data response extract, with marks awarded ranging from 4 to 20. The A Level will assess the students’ quantitative skills, applied in the context of Business Studies. This will include understanding and applying ratios, fractions, percentages, averages and calculation of profit and loss. These skills are tested across different assessment objectives. Assessment of these quantitative skills takes up a minimum of 10% of the overall marks for the A Level.
About Education Provider
| Region | South East |
| Local Authority | East Sussex |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Girls |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | Day: £25,905 - £27,300; Boarding: £42,300 |
| Sixth Form Fee | Unknown |
| Address | The Old Palace, High Street, Mayfield, TN20 6PH |
• Business is front page news. The way companies operate is under greater scrutiny than ever before, while TV programmes such as The Apprentice and Dragon’s Den have raised the profile of business to a new generation. • Business Studies develops a wide range of skills – knowledge, application, discussion, analysis, synthesis, evaluation and organisation. • The subject can be chosen in conjunction with any other combination of subjects, because as well as being a useful subject in its own right, it complements subject development across the curriculum. • Girls are not permitted to study both Economics and Business Studies at A Level.
THE A LEVEL HAS THREE TWO HOUR WRITTEN EXAMS, TAKEN AT THE END OF YEAR 13: • Paper 1: Covers Theme 1 and 4 • Paper 2: Covers Theme 2 and 3 • Paper 3: All themes covered plus a pre-release All questions are based on a data response extract, with marks awarded ranging from 4 to 20. The A Level will assess the students’ quantitative skills, applied in the context of Business Studies. This will include understanding and applying ratios, fractions, percentages, averages and calculation of profit and loss. These skills are tested across different assessment objectives. Assessment of these quantitative skills takes up a minimum of 10% of the overall marks for the A Level.