This A Level Business course enables you to develop a holistic understanding of a business and how it’s managed in a range of contexts. It shows you the role of generating enterprising and creative approaches to business opportunities, problems and issues. It makes you aware of the ethical dilemmas and responsibilities faced by organisations. This course equips you with a range of relevant business and transferable skills including decision-making, problem-solving and critical thinking, it teaches you the importance of challenging assumptions. You will be able to apply numerical skills in a range of business contexts. These skills are all highly sought after and valued in a wide range of future careers. Year 12 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 Year 13 Theme 3: Managing business decisions and strategies. This theme develops the concepts introduced in Theme 2. • Business objectives and strategy • Business growth • Decision-making techniques • Influences on business decisions • Assessing competitiveness • Managing change Theme 4 : Global Business. This theme develops the concepts introduced in Theme 1. • Globalisation • Global markets and business expansion • Global Marketing • Global industries and companies (multinational corporations)
If you are not already a student of Royal High School Bath and are considering joining the Sixth Form, the first step should be an informal visit to see our Sixth Form facilities. You will also meet the Head, Head of Sixth Form and other members of staff, as well as be able to talk to some of our current Sixth Form students. Entry is dependent on a minimum of six GCSEs at grades 9-6. Candidates are also expected to achieve grades 9-6 in the subjects they wish to study at A Level or at Higher Level in the International Baccalaureate Diploma. In addition, students are required to achieve at least a grade 4 in Maths and English Language GCSE. For some subjects, a grade 6 or above in a related discipline is recommended. For example, Psychology would require grade 6 or above in English, Mathematics and Science. In some subjects, we would recommend continuing to study them only if a grade 7 or higher is achieved at GCSE. More advice will be given about this following results. Students wishing to take Music A Level also need to have Associated Board Grade 4 or above in an instrument or singing.
A Level assessment consists of three x 2 hour written exams taken at the end of the two-year course. Each exam will be worth a third of the A Level. Paper 1: Questions will be drawn from Theme 1 and Theme 4, and from local, national and global contexts. Paper 2: Questions will be drawn from Theme 2 and Theme 3, and from local, national and global contexts. Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment. Questions will be drawn from all four themes and in national, and global contexts. A pre-released context document allows the students to investigate the industry, and businesses in the industry at all levels.
About Education Provider
| Region | South West |
| Local Authority | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Ofsted Rating | |
| Gender Type | Girls |
| ISI Report | View Report |
| Boarding Fee | £34,344 - £40,374 |
| Sixth Form Fee | Day £16,917 - £17,658 |
| Address | Royal High School Bath GDST, Lansdown Road, BA1 5SZ |
This A Level Business course enables you to develop a holistic understanding of a business and how it’s managed in a range of contexts. It shows you the role of generating enterprising and creative approaches to business opportunities, problems and issues. It makes you aware of the ethical dilemmas and responsibilities faced by organisations. This course equips you with a range of relevant business and transferable skills including decision-making, problem-solving and critical thinking, it teaches you the importance of challenging assumptions. You will be able to apply numerical skills in a range of business contexts. These skills are all highly sought after and valued in a wide range of future careers. Year 12 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 Year 13 Theme 3: Managing business decisions and strategies. This theme develops the concepts introduced in Theme 2. • Business objectives and strategy • Business growth • Decision-making techniques • Influences on business decisions • Assessing competitiveness • Managing change Theme 4 : Global Business. This theme develops the concepts introduced in Theme 1. • Globalisation • Global markets and business expansion • Global Marketing • Global industries and companies (multinational corporations)
If you are not already a student of Royal High School Bath and are considering joining the Sixth Form, the first step should be an informal visit to see our Sixth Form facilities. You will also meet the Head, Head of Sixth Form and other members of staff, as well as be able to talk to some of our current Sixth Form students. Entry is dependent on a minimum of six GCSEs at grades 9-6. Candidates are also expected to achieve grades 9-6 in the subjects they wish to study at A Level or at Higher Level in the International Baccalaureate Diploma. In addition, students are required to achieve at least a grade 4 in Maths and English Language GCSE. For some subjects, a grade 6 or above in a related discipline is recommended. For example, Psychology would require grade 6 or above in English, Mathematics and Science. In some subjects, we would recommend continuing to study them only if a grade 7 or higher is achieved at GCSE. More advice will be given about this following results. Students wishing to take Music A Level also need to have Associated Board Grade 4 or above in an instrument or singing.
A Level assessment consists of three x 2 hour written exams taken at the end of the two-year course. Each exam will be worth a third of the A Level. Paper 1: Questions will be drawn from Theme 1 and Theme 4, and from local, national and global contexts. Paper 2: Questions will be drawn from Theme 2 and Theme 3, and from local, national and global contexts. Paper 3: Investigating business in a competitive environment. Questions will be drawn from all four themes and in national, and global contexts. A pre-released context document allows the students to investigate the industry, and businesses in the industry at all levels.