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Home Curriculum Course Information Y11 Course Info Business Studies - Year 11

Business Studies - Year 11

GCSE Business Studies (Edexcel)

Summary

Half Term 1 (June - July)
  • Time Controlled Assessment
External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: Yes
Internal Common Assessment: No
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: Yes
Field Trips/Visits: No
Half Term 2 (September - October)
  • Time Controlled Assessment Completion
  • Understanding Marketing & Market Research
  • Product Trial and Repeat Purchases, Branding
  • Product Life Cycle
  • Boston Matrix
  • Marketing Mix
External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: No
Field Trips/Visits: No
Half Term 3 (November - December)
  • Marketing Mix
  • Design and Research Development
  • Managing Stock and Quality
  • Cost-Effective Operations and Competitiveness
  • Effective Customer Service
  • Meeting Consumer Protection Laws
External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: No
Field Trips/Visits: No
Half Term 4 (January - February)
  • How to Improve Cash Flow
  • How to improve Profit
  • Break-Even Charts and Analysis
  • Financing Growth
External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: No
Field Trips/Visits: No
Half Term 5 (March - April)
  • Financing Growth
  • Organisational Structure
  • Motivation Theory and Communication
  • Remuneration
  • Ethics in Business
External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: No
Internal Common Assessment: Yes
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: No
Field Trips/Visits: No
Half Term 6 (April - May)
  • Ethics in Business
  • Environmental Issues
  • The Impact of Government and the EU
  • Mock Exam
  • Revision and Exam Preparation
External Assessment/Controlled Assessment: Yes
Internal Common Assessment: No
Controlled Assessment Deadline this H/T: Yes
Field Trips/Visits: No

Suggested Reading List
Edexcel GCSE Business: Building a Business - Publisher: Pearson ISBN:978-1-84690-497-4