Business Studies
At Leeds City Academy students have the opportunity to study for the Edexcel GCSE Business from Year 10 onwards.
The course consists of Two Theme giving students the opportunity to develop a broad knowledge and understanding of Business.
Theme 1 concentrates on the key business concepts, issues and skills involved in starting and running a small business. It provides a framework for students to explore core concepts through the lens of an entrepreneur setting up a business. In this theme, students will be introduced to local and national business contexts and will develop an understanding of how these contexts impact business behaviour and decisions. Local contexts refer specifically to small businesses or those operating in a single UK location and national contexts relate to businesses operating in more than one location or across the UK. Students must develop an understanding of the interdependent nature of business activity through interactions between business operations, finance, marketing and human resources, as well as the relationship between the business and the environment in which it operates. Students must understand how these interdependencies and relationships underpin business decisions. Teaching approaches to the content must reflect this.
Theme 2 examines how a business develops beyond the start-up phase. It focuses on the key business concepts, issues and decisions used to grow a business, with emphasis on aspects of marketing, operations, finance and human resources. Theme 2 also considers the impact of the wider world on the decisions a business makes as it grows. In this theme, students will be introduced to national and global business contexts and will develop an understanding of how these contexts impact business behaviour and decisions. National contexts build on those in Theme 1 and relate to businesses operating in more than one location or across the UK. Global contexts relate to non-UK or transnational businesses. Students must develop an understanding of the interdependent nature of business activity through interactions between business operations, finance, marketing and human resources, as well as the relationship between the business and the environment in which it operates. Students must understand how these functional areas influence business activity and how interdependencies and relationships between them underpin business decisions. Teaching approaches to the content must reflect this.
For further information on the curriculum offered please contact the Academy F.A.O Francesca Sharpe (Academic Achievement Leader).
Course Details
GCSE Business Studies (2017) – Edexcel – Started September 2023
Term by Term Subject Content
Year 10
Year 10 |
Term 1 & 2 September-April |
Theme 1 |
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Quantitative Skills
Students must draw on their knowledge and understanding of Theme 1 topics to apply a range of quantitative skills relevant to business contexts. This includes calculations and the interpretation, use and limitation of quantitative and qualitative data in business contexts to support, inform and justify business decisions. These will be embedded within the examinations for this qualification.
Year 2
Theme 2 | Building a Business - 50% of final Grade |
Assessment Type: | External |
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Theme 2 comprises five topic areas.
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Quantitative Skills
Students must draw on their knowledge and understanding of Theme 2 topics to apply a range of quantitative skills relevant to business contexts. This includes calculations and the interpretation, use and limitation of quantitative and qualitative data in business contexts to support, inform and justify business decisions. These will be embedded within the examination for this qualification.