Business

WJEC GCE Business

This is a popular AS/A2 course with students who wish to pursue either a degree course, set up their own business or are simply looking for a stimulating and challenging course that has relevance to everyday life. The course will focus on the dynamic nature of the contemporary business world, providing opportunities for research into topical business issues and offering opportunities for the development and application of a full range of academic skills.

The course will require students to

  • apply numerical skills in a range of business contexts

  • gain good understanding of and the ability to use analytical techniques appropriate for the business world

  • develop decision making skills transferable to a wide range of careers

  • understand business behaviour can be studied from a wide range of contexts

  • acquire a range of relevant business and generic skills, including decision making, problem solving, the challenging of assumptions and critical analysis

Please note: There is no requirement for students to have studied Business at GCSE.

Summary Assessment

AS Unit 1 - Business Opportunities (15%) - Examination

AS Unit 2 - Business Functions (25%) - Examination

A2 Unit 3 - Business Analysis and Strategy (30%) - Examination

A2 Unit 4 - Business in a changing world (30%) - Examination

Course Leader: Mrs V Wright

78% of students achieved a grade A*-C in the 2021/22 examination series for Business

Higher Education Opportunities

The course provides a foundation to studying a wide variety of degree level courses at University including International Business Management, Accounting and Finance, Marketing or Economics.

Career Opportunities

The nature of the skills developed in Business would allow the pursuit of a career in a wide and varied number of fields including Retail, Human Resources, Financial Services, Logistics, Marketing, Public Relations or Project Management.