Business A Level

Business is front-page news. The operations of corporate giants are under scrutiny more than ever before, whilst television programmes like Dragon’s Den and The Apprentice have raised the profile of Business to a new generation. This course enables students to engage with, explore and analyse business behavior and develop a critical understanding of what Business is and does. Business students therefore study current affairs and topical issues that can generate change for business organisations and startegys businesses employ to respond to these issues.

Here at All Saints we involve our sixth form Business students in a number of activities to develop a depth of understanding about how academic study relates to real life.

Course Content

Focus: What is business, managing marketing and finance (Year 1)

- Business and objectives

- Forms of business and stakeholders

- Marketing management

- Financial management

Focus: Managing operations and people

- Operations management (Year 1)

- People management (Year 1)

- Managing business culture (Year 2)

Focus: Business and society, business and the external environment, and business strategy (Year 2 only)

- Business and society

- Business and the external environment

- Strategy

- Change

3 written examinations of 2 hours, made up of case study questions

GCSE Grade 4 in Business if taken or Merit in BTEC Business if taken.

Students develop skills in applying knowledge and analysing different types of data in order to tackle problems and

issues arising from both familiar and unfamiliar situations. Students will enhance their skills in decision making and

communication by evaluating various options and reaching judgments, distinguishing and assessing the appropriateness

of fact and opinion from a variety of sources.

The course lays the foundation for any further study of Business or related subjects in higher education. Possible careers

include: Management, Banking, Insurance, Human Resources, Accountancy and Finance.