A Level Business is a dynamic subject which focuses on decision-making at a functional and strategic level. During the course you will gain an holistic understanding of business in a range of contexts. You will develop a critical understanding of organizations and their ability to meet society’s needs and wants. You don't have to have studied GCSE Business Studies to take this A Level. A Level Business Topics - Year 12 Theme 1: Marketing and people •Meeting customer needs •The market •Marketing mix and strategy •Managing people •Entrepreneurs and leaders Theme 2: Managing business activities\ •Raising finance •Financial planning •Managing finance •Resource management •External influences A Level Business Topics - Year 13 Theme 3: Business decisions and strategy •Business objectives and strategy •Business growth •Decision-making techniques •Influences on business decisions •Assessing competitiveness •Managing change. Theme 4: Global business Globalization, global markets and business expansion, global marketing, global industries and companies (multinational corporations) What skills will you develop? In A Level Business you will acquire a range of relevant business and generic skills, including decision making, problem solving, the challenging of assumptions and critical analysis in addition to applying numerical skills in a range of business contexts. You will develop a critical understanding of organizations, the markets they operate in and the strategic decisions needed. You will become aware that businesses operate in a dynamic environment.
The minimum academic entrance requirement for the Sixth Form for September 2024 is 6 Grade 9-4 GCSEs with at least 3 subjects at Grade 6 including English and Mathematics at Grade 4 or higher. We strongly advise that students have at least a GCSE Grade 6 in the subjects they will study at A Level GCSE Grade 5 in English (Highly Recommended) https://www.orleanspark.school/sixth-form/entry-2024
Paper 1 Marketing, people and global businesses Questions will be drawn from Themes 1 and 4, and from local, national and global contexts. The paper comprises two sections. Students answer all questions from both sections. Sections A and B each comprise one data response question broken down into a number of parts, including one extended open-response question (20 marks). Duration: 2 hours. 100 marks available - 35% of A Level Paper 2 Business activities, decisions and strategy Questions will be drawn from Themes 2 and 3, and from local, national and global contexts. The paper comprises two sections. Students answer all questions from both sections. Sections A and B each comprise one data response question broken down into a number of parts, including one extended open-response question (20 marks). Duration: 2 hours. 100 marks available - 35% of A Level Paper 3 Investigating business in a competitive environment Questions will be drawn from content across all 4 themes, and from local, national and global contexts. Questions will be based on a pre-released context document. The context will focus on a broad context, such as an industry or market in which businesses operate. The paper comprises two sections. Students answer all questions from both sections. Sections A and B each comprise one data response question broken down into a number of parts, including one extended open-response question (20 marks). Duration: 2 hours. 100 marks available - 30% of A Level
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A Level Business is a dynamic subject which focuses on decision-making at a functional and strategic level. During the course you will gain an holistic understanding of business in a range of contexts. You will develop a critical understanding of organizations and their ability to meet society’s needs and wants. You don't have to have studied GCSE Business Studies to take this A Level. A Level Business Topics - Year 12 Theme 1: Marketing and people •Meeting customer needs •The market •Marketing mix and strategy •Managing people •Entrepreneurs and leaders Theme 2: Managing business activities\ •Raising finance •Financial planning •Managing finance •Resource management •External influences A Level Business Topics - Year 13 Theme 3: Business decisions and strategy •Business objectives and strategy •Business growth •Decision-making techniques •Influences on business decisions •Assessing competitiveness •Managing change. Theme 4: Global business Globalization, global markets and business expansion, global marketing, global industries and companies (multinational corporations) What skills will you develop? In A Level Business you will acquire a range of relevant business and generic skills, including decision making, problem solving, the challenging of assumptions and critical analysis in addition to applying numerical skills in a range of business contexts. You will develop a critical understanding of organizations, the markets they operate in and the strategic decisions needed. You will become aware that businesses operate in a dynamic environment.
The minimum academic entrance requirement for the Sixth Form for September 2024 is 6 Grade 9-4 GCSEs with at least 3 subjects at Grade 6 including English and Mathematics at Grade 4 or higher. We strongly advise that students have at least a GCSE Grade 6 in the subjects they will study at A Level GCSE Grade 5 in English (Highly Recommended) https://www.orleanspark.school/sixth-form/entry-2024
Paper 1 Marketing, people and global businesses Questions will be drawn from Themes 1 and 4, and from local, national and global contexts. The paper comprises two sections. Students answer all questions from both sections. Sections A and B each comprise one data response question broken down into a number of parts, including one extended open-response question (20 marks). Duration: 2 hours. 100 marks available - 35% of A Level Paper 2 Business activities, decisions and strategy Questions will be drawn from Themes 2 and 3, and from local, national and global contexts. The paper comprises two sections. Students answer all questions from both sections. Sections A and B each comprise one data response question broken down into a number of parts, including one extended open-response question (20 marks). Duration: 2 hours. 100 marks available - 35% of A Level Paper 3 Investigating business in a competitive environment Questions will be drawn from content across all 4 themes, and from local, national and global contexts. Questions will be based on a pre-released context document. The context will focus on a broad context, such as an industry or market in which businesses operate. The paper comprises two sections. Students answer all questions from both sections. Sections A and B each comprise one data response question broken down into a number of parts, including one extended open-response question (20 marks). Duration: 2 hours. 100 marks available - 30% of A Level
