Business

Key Contact:  Tom Crassweller tom.crassweller@gryphon.dorset.sch.uk

Syllabus Information:

Students study Edexcel 9-1 Business Studies, consisting of two units. Theme 1 (Investigating small business) is covered in Y10, and Theme 2 (Building a Business) is covered in Y11. Both exams are taken at the end of Y11. The structure of the exams is exactly the same. Each is split into three section (A, B and C) with students required to use case study material (provided within the exam) as the basis for answering questions in sections B & C.

Course Content

Year 10

• Half Term 1: Enterprise and Entrepreneurs
• Half Term 2: Spotting a business opportunity (1)
• Half Term 3: Spotting a business opportunity (2)
• Half Term 4: Putting a business idea into practice
• Half Term 5: Making the business effective
• Half Term 6: Understanding external influences on business

Year 11

• Half Term 1: Growing the business
• Half Term 2: Making marketing decisions (1)
• Half Term 3: Making marketing decisions (2) / Making operational decisions
• Half Term 4: Making operational decisions (3) / Making financial decisions
• Half Term 5: Making human resource decisions

Assessment

Students will complete 12 assessment tasks in Year 10 and 10 in Year 11. These tasks will be in the form of exam-style questions. The Assessment headings are as follows:

Year 10

• Assessment 1: Enterprise & Entrepreneurship – Mid Topic assessment
• Assessment 2: Enterprise & Entrepreneurship – End of Section test
• Assessment 3: Spotting a Business Opportunity – Mid Topic assessment
• Assessment 4: Spotting a Business Opportunity – End of Section test
• Assessment 5: Putting a Business idea into practice – Mid Topic assessment
• Assessment 6: Putting a Business idea into practice – End of Section test
• Assessment 7: Making the Business Effective – Mid Topic assessment
• Assessment 8: Making the Business Effective – End of Section test
• Assessment 9: Understanding the External Environment – Mid Topic assessment
• Assessment 10: Understanding the External Environment – End of Section test
• Assessment 11: Y10 PPE
• Assessment 12: Y10 PPE

Year 11

• Assessment 1: Growing the Business – Mid Topic assessment
• Assessment 2: Growing the Business – End of Section test
• Assessment 3: Making Marketing Decisions – Mid Topic assessment
• Assessment 4: Making Marketing Decisions – End of Section test
• Assessment 5: Making Operational decisions – Mid Topic assessment
• Assessment 6: Making Operational decisions – End of Section test
• Assessment 7: Making Financial decisions – End of Section test
• Assessment 8: Making Human Resource decisions – End of Section test
• Assessment 9: Y11 PPE 1
• Assessment 10: Y 11 PPE 2

Homework

Students will be set a homework per topic set. Homework tasks will involve completing a Seneca Learning module and completion of an exam question, with support.

Useful information, links and resources

Link to exam board (Edexcel) specification: Specification (pearson.com)

Link to BBC Bitesize GCSE Edexcel Business: GCSE Business – Edexcel – BBC Bitesize

Link to Seneca learning: Business: Edexcel GCSE (senecalearning.com)

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