GCSE Business Studies

GCSE Business Studies Course Overview

As well as understanding the background and development of business, you’ll also learn about aspects of law, economics, and health and safety. Other areas of study on this essential course include communications, finance, personnel and production.

Pre-requisites

None

Qualification

GCSE in Business Studies

Support and benefits

• Flexible terms times
• Stepped learning approach
• Access to a dedicated tutor and student advisors to guide you through your studies
• Access to the ICS online Student Community, allowing you to interact with other students and browse our resource library

Key topics

• External Environment and Business
• The Ownership and Control of Business
• The Aims and Objectives of Business
• The Management of People within a Business
• Accounting and Finance
• Production and Marketing

GCSE Business Studies Course Code

G26

Technical Requirements

None

Examination Fee

Students will have to pay an examination fee of £21.80. This is payable to the AQA Examination Board. For further information on examinations, please see the Assessment tab.

Please note students are responsible for making their own exam arrangements.

Students should contact AQA as soon as possible to find out the deadlines for applying to sit the examinations. At this time students should also request the Entry Form for Private Candidates and also a list of centres and details of Open Centres for Private Candidates.

Find out more information about arranging your AQA examination.

ICS Support Period

12 months

GCSE Business Studies Outline

Exams are held in June of each year. You’ll complete seven formative assessments during your course and three exams on completion of your course.

Formative assessments are intended to help both you and your tutor measure your progress through the course, highlighting any areas where revision is necessary. Formative assessments do not, however, count towards your final grade.

Assessment Breakdown

• Formative Assessments 1-7: a mixture of short answer questions and lengthier answers based on case studies
• Exam 1: a written paper consisting of structured questions based on an unseen business case study. It must be completed within 1 hour and 15 minutes and is worth 37.5% of your overall grade.
• Exam 2: a written paper consisting of a problem solving exercise. It must be completed within 1 hour and is worth 25% of your overall grade.
• Exam 3: a written paper consisting of structured questions based on two or more unseen business case studies. It must be completed within 1 hour and 15 minutes and is worth 37.5% of your overall grade.

Notes

Short answer questions normally require you to write between a sentence and a paragraph.

Please note that exam fees are additional to your course fees.