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This course is for students who have a keen interest in businesses, how they are set up, grow and become successful. It is a challenging course which is ideal for students who enjoyed exam-based study rather than completing coursework assignments.
Year 1
Theme 1:
Students will develop an understanding of:
Theme 2:
Students will develop an understanding of:
Year 2
Theme 3:
This theme develops the concepts introduced in Theme 2. Students will develop an understanding of:
Theme 4:
This theme develops the concepts introduced in Theme 1. Students will develop an understanding of:
Teachers adopt an active approach to learning, with students being encouraged to take part in group work, presentations, class discussion and independent research. The course requires students to be able to carry out a number of different types of calculations and students will be required to complete calculation workbooks outside class.
Method of Assessment
The course is wholly exam-based over the two years and there is no coursework.
Qualification
This course leads to an A-level qualification.
Course Combinations
It is not advisable to take both Business and Economics A-levels together, as some universities consider them to be too similar in content to be accepted as two separate subjects.
Teachers use a variety of resources including handouts, online textbooks, newspaper articles, YouTube clips and websites.
The course provides a sound basis for students wishing to go into higher education or into a career in the business environment. Past students have gone on to degree studies in business management, banking, insurance, accountancy, marketing and human resource management.
During the course, students may be charged for printing. All residential and day trips will require students to pay should they wish to participate.
Bursary funding is available.
There will be an opportunity for students to attend an overseas residential trip to find out how business works in practise. Previous visits have included New York, Disneyland Paris, Cadbury World in Birmingham, Fullers Brewery in London and Harry Potter World.