GCE A Level in Business
at The Holy Cross School, New Malden · school or sixth form
Ofsted rated their sixth form provisionGood2022see the detail
What the college says
This subject is about the business world, how it works and how it affects society. It is centrally concerned with how businesses analyse their options to achieve the best outcome. This course provides a broad understanding of business knowledge and skills to support progression to higher education. Students will gain a critical understanding of organisations and their ability to meet society's needs and wants and they will generate enterprising and creative approaches to business opportunities, problems and issues. Students will acquire a range of relevant business and generic skills, including decision making, problem solving, the challenging of assumptions and critical analysis and they will apply numerical skills in a range of business contexts.
What you need to get on
GCSE English Language or GCSE English Literature and GCSE Mathematics Grade 5 or above. If taken, GCSE Business Studies at Grade 5 or above.
How you are assessed
Academic subjects, mostly exams, three or four at once. The traditional route to university.
What this level means
The A-level-equivalent step, and what universities and employers ask for.
Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?
Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.
Where it runs
The Holy Cross School
25, Sandal Road, New Malden, KT3 5AR
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