Business Studies

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‘I have enjoyed studying Business Studies. I feel like my teachers make such an effort to help me improve, and genuinely care about me succeeding in the subject. They’re all very down to earth which makes lessons relaxed; I really see a difference in my work, and more enjoyment at school because of them.’

‘Business opportunities are like buses, there’s always another one coming.’

 Richard Branson

 FAQs

 

  • No, about 65% of people who take A Level Business haven’t studied Business before. We start from the basics so anyone new to Business Studies will not be at a disadvantage to someone who has studied Business at GCSE. However, If students have taken Business Studies at GCSE, we do expect them to have a achieved a grade 5.

  • The A Level is 100% exam, whereas the BTEC is a mixture of assessment methods. Although you will study many of the same topics in both courses, there is some flexibility with the units studied in the BTEC course, whereas the A level covers everything you see in the AQA specification 7132.

  • Business and Economics complement each other well and there are a handful of topics that you will find in both subjects, but Business focuses on the decisions and management of one firm – competing to be the best at what they do. Economics has two parts to it; Microeconomics looks at individual marketplaces – for example the housing market, car market or stock market. Macroeconomics looks at how all of these markets interact with each other. So really Business is like applied microeconomics! Lots of our students choose to study both subjects, especially if they are interested in entering financial careers

  • No, the marks that go towards your final grade all come from the three exams at the end of the second year; there is no coursework or controlled assessment in this course. That does mean you have a full two years to learn the content and get to grips with the exam technique though.