A LEVEL BUSINESS
BUSINESS STUDIES A-LEVEL
Minimum Entry Requirements: Grade 6 in Business at GCSE / 5 in Maths and English (if GCSE Business not taken)
Exam Board: AQA A-Level Business.
What are the benefits of the course?
A-Level Business Studies helps students develop a critical understanding of organisations, the markets they serve and the process of adding value. It enables students to be aware that business behaviour can be studied from the perspectives of a range of stakeholders and will help them to acquire a range of skills including decision-making and problem-solving.
In Business Studies you will need to be able to develop your own answers and analyse why your view point is the correct one. There is no right or wrong answer if you can justify your views. You are actively encouraged to disagree with other members of the class.
What will I study?
Year 12
What is business?
Managers, leadership and decision making
Decision making to improve marketing performance
Decision making to improve operational performance
Decision making to improve financial performance
Decision making to improve human resource performance
Year 13
Analysing the strategic position of a business
Choosing strategic direction
Strategic methods: how to pursue strategies
Managing strategic change
How will I be assessed?
You will be assessed by three external exams at the end of the second year.
Paper 1,2 and 3 are all synoptic and will assess all content from throughout the course. Each paper is 2 hours in length and will contain a maximum of 100 marks. Students will be graded out of a total of 300 marks across the papers.
What does it lead to?
Business A-Level can lead to degrees in finance, accounting, management, economics and marketing which are among the most popular fields of study at universities worldwide, particularly at graduate level.
Entry Requirements:
A GCSE in Business Studies at grade 6 is preferred, but candidates will be accepted with a 5 in GCSE English Language or Maths.
Staff Contact:
Mr A George, Head of Business, IT and Computing [Assistant Headteacher]
ageorge@brakenhale.co.uk