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Click to edit Master title style Choosing • Click to edit Master text styles AS and A level – Second level • Business Third level – Fourth level » Fifth level

Click to editfor Master Is Business me? title style Yes, if you enjoy: • Click to edit Master text styles • Communicating and explaining ideas – Second level • Exploring • Thirdand levelpresenting alternative courses of action – Fourth level • Thinking strategically and making decisions » Fifth level • Working with numbers to solve business problems • Keeping up to date with national and international business news • Learning about the world of business through research and investigation

Click if to. Iedit Master title style What did GCSE Business? Click to edit GCSE Master text styles • • If you studied Business and enjoyed it, you are likely to enjoy the A level too – Second level • There • is some Third leveloverlap in core content but you will learn – Fourth level depth at A level content in greater » Fifth level • You will still learn about real businesses but you will focus more on strategic thinking and the global world in which businesses operate • There is no controlled assessment but there is a pre-released research task for A level so you can investigate an industry or market in which businesses operate

Click if to. Iedit Master title style What didn’t do GCSE Business? • Click to edit Master text styles • You don’t need to have studied Business at GCSE to do – Second level the A • level – you will be introduced to all the core Third level content – Fourth level » Fifth level • It is more important that you are interested in business… you might want to start your own business one day, be interested in the world around you, explore how businesses work and consider the challenges businesses face • A level Business helps you to understand all of this and more!

Click will to edit Master title style What I learn? • In Theme 1 you will learn about dynamic markets, social • media Click to edit Master text styles and online retailing, innovation and entrepreneurship – Second level • Third level • Theme 2 introduces you to business finance, the impact – Fourth level of economic» uncertainty on businesses and the Fifth level competitive environment • In Theme 3 you will moving from functions to strategy, exploring business decision-making, small business survival, managing change and scenario planning • Theme 4 explores global business, investigating overseas markets, cultural and social differences and the impact of multinationals

Clickwill to edit title style How I be. Master assessed? For A level you will study all four themes and will sit three • Click to edit Master text styles exams at the end of your course: – Second levelresponse and essay questions, and • Paper 1 has data • Third focuses on level Theme 1 and Theme 4 content – Fourth level Fifth level • Paper 2 has » data response and essay questions, and focuses on Theme 2 and Theme 3 content • Paper 3 has a pre-released context so you will investigate an industry or market in which businesses operate before your exam. The data response and essay questions in the exam are linked to the context

Clickwill to edit title style How I be. Master assessed? For AS you will study Theme 1 and Theme 2 and will sit • Click to edit Master text styles two exams at the end of your course: – Second levelresponse questions focusing on • Paper 1 has data • Third level Theme 1 content. There is also an essay question that – Fourth level asks you to » make connections between Theme 1 and Fifth level Theme 2 content • Paper 2 has data response questions focusing on Theme 1 content. There is also an essay question that asks you to make connections between Theme 1 and Theme 2 content

Click can to edit title style What I do. Master after the course? • Click to edit Master text styles Business prepares you for progression to further study or the – world of work: Second level • Third level • Transferable skills like making decisions, solving – Fourth level problems, numerical » Fifth level skills, understanding the business environment and commercial awareness are relevant to university and employment • You might want to study a degree in business management, accountancy, tourism management or international business • You might progress to a career in banking, sales, product management or for charity • There are many possibilities!

Clickdo to. Iedit title style How find. Master out more? You can find out more about studying • Click to edit Master text styles. Business by: • Visiting the Edexcel – Second level website to find our more about AS and A level • Third level Business – Fourth level • Search online for Business courses at university to find » Fifth level out more about where an A level in Business can take you • Find out what is happening in the world of business by watching business programmes and reading business news • Speak to your Head of Business who will advise you what to do next

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