The Business department is committed to ensure all students acquire the knowledge and skills to achieve their business acumen.
The department currently offers GCSE Business.
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AQA Business GCSE gives students the opportunity to explore real business issues and how businesses work. Students will consider the practical application of business concepts. The units provide opportunities to explore theories and concepts in the most relevant way, through the context of events in the business and economic world.
Students apply their knowledge and understanding to different business contexts ranging from small enterprises to large multinationals and businesses operating in local, national and global contexts. Students develop an understanding of how these contexts impact on business behaviour.
There are two written exams (no coursework), based on the 6 units of study:
Students will apply their knowledge and understanding to business decision making including:
the interdependent nature of business activity, influences on business, business operations, finance, marketing and human resources, and how these interdependencies underpin business decision making
how different business contexts affect business decisions
the use and limitation of quantitative and qualitative data in making business decisions.
The specification requires students to draw on the knowledge and understanding to:
use business terminology to identify and explain business activity
apply business concepts to familiar and unfamiliar contexts
develop problem solving and decision making skills relevant to business
investigate, analyse and evaluate business opportunities and issues
make justified decisions using both qualitative and quantitative data including its selection, interpretation, analysis and evaluation, and the application of appropriate quantitative skills.
Paper 1:
Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
90 marks
50% of GCSE
What's assessed
Business in the real world
Influences on business
Business operations
Human resources
Paper 2:
Written exam: 1 hour 45 minutes
90 marks
50% of GCSE
What's assessed
Business in the real world
Influences on business
Marketing
Finance
In both papers:
Section A has multiple choice questions and short answer questions worth 20 marks.
Section B has one case study/data response stimuli with questions worth approximately 34 marks.
Section C has one case study/data response stimuli with questions worth approximately 36 marks.
Progression routes
An AQA GCSE Business qualification can lead to further study in A-Level Business Studies, apprenticeships in business-related fields, and careers in areas like marketing, finance, human resources, or even starting your own business, as it provides a foundational understanding of how businesses operate and function across different scales and sectors.
