Business is one of the most contemporary subjects available to study and is constantly developing. Everyone has experience of businesses either directly or indirectly as businesses have impacts on our everyday lives.
You will enjoy discussions on business ethics and globalisation and be able to apply your understanding of business topics to a range of contemporary contexts. You will also develop an understanding of the different factors that impact businesses and the way in which they respond to them in an ever-changing environment.
This course develops academic skills in application, analysing and evaluating issues which are valued in a range of higher-level settings. Students who have studied Business at Allerton High have gone onto be successful at university studying in the following areas:
Business Management
Business and Marketing
Biochemistry
Economics
Economics and Finance
Industrial Economics
Law
Medicine
Several Students have also secured fantastic degree apprenticeships with large organisations such as:
HSBC
KPMG
How is the course examined?
A Level Business Studies is 100% exam based.
This course is assessed by 3 examinations at the end of Year 13, covering 4 units:
Paper 1 (35%)
Unit 1: Marketing and People
Unit 4: Global Business
Paper 2 (35%)
Unit 2: Managing Business Activities
Paper 3 (30%)
Unit 3: Business Decisions and Strategy
Students will cover Theme 1 and Theme 2 in your first year of study and Theme 3 and Theme 4 in your second year of study.
Equipment
Students are advised to buy the following revision guide/workbook: REVISE Edexcel AS/A level Business Revision Guide & Workbook. ISBN:9781292213217. There is also a calculation practice book: Edexcel A Level Business Calculation Practice Book. ISBN-10:1915417473. Other relevant textbooks are available via VLE Books, which can be accessed for free is accessible using the school website. Students should have a level arch file with cardboard dividers to divide their work into different sections of the specification.
Homework
Students will be set exam questions to complete weekly as homework
Learning outside of the classroom
Students have the opportunity to create a business via the LEAP programme.
As a result of high-quality teaching and the broader experiences to which they are exposed, students are exceptionally well prepared for the next stage in their education.
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Students in the sixth form say that they are well supported pastorally and that they feel safe.
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Students in the sixth form benefit from strong teaching and high-quality pastoral support.
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The curriculum in the sixth form offers students support in applying to university or moving into employment.
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Student achievement is outstanding. They reach high levels of attainment. Students have high expectations of themselves.
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Students identified teaching as the strength of the sixth form. Teachers’ subject knowledge is excellent.
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…there is now an effective programme of intervention and support for students who are at risk of underachievement.
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Allerton High School
King Lane, Leeds
West Yorkshire LS17 7AG