The Business department runs the Edexcel GCSE Business qualification. This subjects will lead to a GCSE level qualification grade 9-1. The GCSE is examination only at the end of the two years, when you will sit two papers, both 1 hour and 45 minutes in duration and based on a range of Business contexts.
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Business GCSE
Business GCSE
What does the course involve?
The Edexcel GCSE Business course allows an integrated and interactive approach to business post 16. The course will enable students to focus on the dynamic nature of the contemporary business world, provide opportunities for research into topical business issues and offer opportunities for the development and application of a full range of academic skills.
What will you study?
Theme 1 - Investigating Small Businesses
Theme 1 concentrates on the key business concepts, issues and skills involved in starting and running a small business. In this theme, you will be introduced to local and national business contexts and will develop an understanding of how these contexts impact business behaviour and decisions. Local contexts refer specifically to small businesses or those operating in a single UK location and national contexts relate to businesses operating in more than one location or across the UK. The topics you will cover in Theme 1 are:
Enterprise and entrepreneurship
Spotting a business opportunity
Putting a business idea into practice
Making the business effective
Understanding external influences on business
Theme 2 - Building a Business
Theme 2 focuses on the issues and decisions used to grow a business, with an emphasis on aspects of marketing, operations, finance and human resources. You will be introduced to national and global business contexts and will develop an understanding of how these contexts impact business behaviour, decisions and how businesses operating in more than one location or across the UK through learning about global businesses or transnational businesses contexts. The topics you will cover in Theme 2 are:
Growing the business
Making marketing decisions
Making operational decisions
Making financial decisions
Making human resource decisions
How will you be assessed?
You will have two examinations at the end of your second year of study:
Business Studies (GCSE)
Business Studies (GCSE)
Theme 1: 1BS0/01 (50%)
Investigating small businesses
1 hour 30 minutes / 90 marks
A written exam in three sections:
Section A: 35 marks
Section B: 30 marks
Section C: 25 marks
Theme 2: 1BS0/02 (50%)
Building a business
1 hour 30 minutes / 90 marks
A written exam in three sections:
Section A: 35 marks
Section B: 30 marks
Section C: 25 marks
What can this course lead to?
This course naturally progresses into A Level Business or Economics, or a T Level in Business or Finance. Many business students go into management and administration jobs in businesses and a business qualification can also be helpful to get into finance, banking or insurance.
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