Business Studies
The Business Studies GCSE helps students to develop financial literacy; entrepreneurial thinking; and appreciation for the broader economic context they live in. We foster their creativity, enterprise and analytical skills; allowing them to apply these to our dynamic economic, technological and diverse society.
Summary of Topics covered:
- Business in the Real world
- Influences on Businesses
- Business Operations
- Human Resources
- Marketing
- Finance for Business
Assessment:
Exam Board and Specification:
AQA GCSE Business (8132)
Specification: https://www.aqa.org.uk/subjects/business/gcse/business-8132/specification
Exam Structure:
The Business GCSE will be examined by two, equally weighted, written examinations. These will each last 1 hour 45 minutes and will be worth 90 marks each.
Paper 1 (to be sat at the END of Year 11):
- Unit 1
- Unit 2
- Unit 3
- Unit 4
Paper 2 (to be sat at the END of Year 11)
- Unit 1
- Unit 2
- Unit 5
- Unit 6
Knowledge Organisers and Useful Materials to support learning:
Recommended revision guides:
Revision Cards:
https://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/secondary-books/gcse/business/buaf41-gcse-business-aqa-revision-question
Revision websites: