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Business

Expected Equipment

Resources for learning

Students are studying Edexcel GCE Business

They are expected to have their own textbooks. The recommended textbooks are:

Pearson Edexcel A level Business by Ian Marcouse, Andrew Hammond, Nigel Watson Price £40 published by Hodder Education.
Edexcel AS/A Level Business by Dave Hall, Rob Jones Price £30 published by Pearson
‘Theme 1 Marketing and People’ by Alan Hewison, originally published by Anforme
‘Theme 2 Managing business activities’ by Alan Hewison, originally published by Anforme
‘Theme 3 Business Decisions and Strategy’ by Alan Hewison, originally published by Anforme
‘Theme 4 Global Business’ by Alan Hewson, originally published by Anforme

Students are also recommended to:

Read either The Times, The Telegraph, The Guardian, The Financial Times or The Independent.
Read The Economist
Watch/listen to the news on a daily basis.
Attend evening debates at The London School of Economics

Curriculum Information

Students have 10 lessons every 2 weeks
Students are in classes of between 15 and 30
Students will have two teachers each teaching separate topics
Students are required to undertake on line tests in their own time every 3 weeks
Homework is set every week, with written exam questions set, to be handed in, every 2 - 3 weeks.
Homework can be handed in in lessons or completed on line via Teams
In Year 12, Students sit mocks after Christmas and after Easter and have end of year exams in June/July.
In Year 13, Students sit mocks after Christmas and before Easter. The A level exams are in June/July.
The teachers run drop in help clinics once a week and are always available for one to one help as needed.
The students are provided with revision booklets before Spring half term.
On the student part of the website we provide access to past papers, mark schemes, examiner’s reports, revision material, teacher PowerPoints and recommended reading lists.

Extracurricular enrichment

Programme of Study

Year 12

Teacher 1	Teacher 2
Autumn Term: The Market Product v market orientation Methods of research Market segmentation Market positioning Demand and Supply Price Elasticity of Demand Income Elasticity of Demand The Marketing Mix	Autumn Term: Entrepreneurship Sources of finance Sales Forecasting Break even analysis Budgeting Cash flows Business Plans
Spring Term: The Marketing Mix The Product Life Cycle Boston Matrix B2B and B2C strategies Consumer behaviour Lean Management Total Quality Management	Spring Term: Motivation Theories Leadership Theories Organisational Design Training and recruitment Flexible working Business Legislation
Summer term: Economic Influences Corporate Objectives and Strategy Business Ethics	Summer Term: The competitive environment The emerging Economies and their effects on Businesses

Year 13

Teacher 1	Teacher 2
Autumn Term: Globalisation Assessing a country as a production location Assessing a country as a marketing location How and Why companies grow Ansoff’s Matrix Global Marketing	Autumn Term: International Trade Foreign Direct Investment Protectionism Trading Blocs Multinationals Corporations
Spring Term: Reasons for staying small Boston Matrix Porter’s Generic Strategies Porter’s 5 Forces PESTLE SWOT Decision Trees Critical Path Analysis	Spring Term: Ethics and Multinational Corporations Interpreting Financial Accounts and Financial Ratios Moving Average Analysis Human Resources Analysis Corporate Culture Managing Change
Summer Term: Studying the Industry Pre Release Theme for Paper 3 Revision	Summer Term: Studying the Industry Pre Release Theme for Paper 3 Revision