GCSE Business is an up-to-date and engaging qualification that is relevant to the world of business today. Students will gain the skills and confidence to explore how different business situations affect decisions taken in the business world. Students will get the opportunities to make informed choices about a wide range of further learning opportunities and career pathways. They will develop life skills to enable them to become more financially and commercially aware. The course allows students to explore business concepts, business terminology, business objectives and the impact of businesses on individuals and the wider society.

Homework will be focussed around reading tasks looking into specific previous and current global economic affairs. The purpose is to improve knowledge of global economies and forms an important part of learning for the course. Year 10 and 11 will also be set varying revision tasks in order to prepare them for their examinations and coursework.

• BBC Bitesize

• Revision World

• Revision 2 U

(Please note that all these revision sites are for business subjects in general and the correct topic areas need to be selected when on the websites)

Interesting links

• International Monetary Fund

• Bank of England

• Wall Street Journal

• Forbes

• The Economist

• The Financial Times