Wirral Hospitals' SchoolBusiness Studies
Business Studies is an Option subject, studied in Years 10 and 11. Students follow the Edexcel Business Studies GCSE Course, which is assessed by two examinations covering the two main units of Business Studies, as described below. Each exam is equally weighted and lasts for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
The course provides many links to the real world and allows students to develop their knowledge with a real-life context.
Unit 1: Investigating Small Business
- Topic 1.1 Enterprise and entrepreneurship
- Topic 1.2 Spotting a business opportunity
- Topic 1.3 Putting a business idea into practice
- Topic 1.4 Making the business effective
- Topic 1.5 Understanding external influences on business
Unit 2: Building a Business
- Topic 2.1 Growing the business
- Topic 2.2 Making marketing decisions
- Topic 2.3 Making operational decisions
- Topic 2.4 Making financial decisions
- Topic 2.5 Making human resource decisions
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