Business Studies

Key Stage 4 Curriculum

Pupil’s study a full GCSE in Business Studies which consists of 3 units:

Unit 1 – Introduction to a small business (25% – Year 10)
Unit 2 – Investigating Small Business – Controlled Assessment (25% – Year 10 & 11)
Unit 3 – Building a Business (50% – Year 11)

Unit 1 – Introduction to Small Business (25%)

Spotting a business opportunity
Showing enterprise
Putting a business idea into practice
Making the start-up effective
Understanding the economic context
Students will take a 45 minute External Examination, totalling 40 marks. This examination will be a mixture of multiple choice and objective test questions.

Unit 2 – Investigating Small Business (25%)

The content is the same as Unit 1.
This is the Controlled Assessment part of the Business Studies GCSE.
The task is set by Edexcel.
Unit 2 is marked out of 40 marks.
Students get 6 hours of research time and a 3 hour write up period.
The Controlled Assessment is marked internally and moderated by Edexcel.

Unit 3 – Building a Business (50%)

Marketing
Meeting customer needs
Effective financial management
Effective people management
The wider world affecting business

Students will take a 1 hour 45 minute External Written Examination; where pupils will need to answer all questions in sections A, B and C. The questions will be a mix of multiple choice, short and extended answer questions, data response and scenario based questions. Unit 2 is marked out of 90 marks.

If you require further information about this curriculum area please contact the Principal Teacher Mrs K Murray – kmu@olchs.lancs.sch.uk