Business

KS 4
About the course
GCSE Business.

What they will learn

• How companies operate
• How companies make a profit
• Different types of business organisation
• The functional areas of businesses – Marketing, HR, Production and Finance
• External constraints on business

How it will be assessed
75% exam 25 % coursework

Exam board
ICAA
BTEC Business Level 2 – as above except 100% coursework with EDEXCEL

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KS 5
About the course
Economics and Business AS/A2.

What they will learn

• International business and economics
• Collaboration and rivalry in the market
• Do markets work? 
• Types of market structure
• Adding value
• Analysing competitive advantage
• Outsourcing, Foreign Direct Investment, tariffs and quotas
• The business cycle and how the government intervenes in the market

How it will be assessed
100% Exam 2 in Year 12, 2 in Year 13.

Exam board
EDEXCEL
BTEC Business level 3 – content as above but 100% coursework.

Future Career Paths in subject
Education
University to study Business, Economics, Marketing, Finance.

Employment
Retail, Insurance, Clerical, Banking.

Head of Department:
Mr Dilley

Email:
dilleym@cfbs.islington.sch.uk

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HOMEWORK:

Homework Pack