Staff
Mrs M Dudley
Computing, Business Studies
Mrs H Middup
Maths, Business Studies
Miss M Mosseri
MFL, Business Studies
BUSINESS STUDIES PROGRAMME OF STUDY KEY STAGE 4
Unit 1 Introduction to Small Business
- Weighting 25%
- Compulsory unit
- Externally assessed
- Availability: June series in Year 11
Overview of content
This unit contains five topics:
- Spotting a business opportunity
- Showing enterprise
- Putting a business idea into practice
- Making the start-up effective
- Understanding the economic context
Overview of assessment
- External examination: 45 minutes
- Compulsory multiple-choice and objective test questions = total of 40 marks
Unit 2 Investigating Small Business
- Weighting 25%
- Compulsory unit
- Internally assessed
- Availability: June series in Year 11
Overview of content
- Same content as Unit 1
Overview of assessment
- This unit is internally assessed under controlled conditions
- Students complete one Edexcel-set task with a total of 40 marks
- Research / Investigation – approximately two weeks of curriculum time (max of 6hrs)
- Analysis / evaluation of task (final write-up) – approximately one week of curriculum time (max 3hrs)
- The task is internally marked by teachers and moderated by Edexcel
Unit 3 Building a Business
- Weighting 50%
- Compulsory unit for GCSE business Studies pathway only
- Externally assessed
- Availability: June series in Year 11
Overview of content
This unit contains five topics:
- marketing meeting
- Customer needs
- Effective financial management
- Effective people management
- The wider world affecting business
Overview of assessment
- Written examination: 1 hour 30 minutes
- Student will be required to answer all questions from Sections A, B and C.
- Questions will comprise of a combination of multiple-choice, short and extended answer, data response and scenario-based questions with a total of 90 marks.
Useful websites for revision:
www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/gcse/business