Business Studies - Year 13 :: Queen Elizabeth High School

A2 Business Studies (AQA)

There are two units at A2 level (BUSS3 Functional Objectives and Strategies & BUSS4 Managing Change), there is no coursework. BUSS3 and BUSS4 both represent 25% of the total marks at A2 level (both units represent 50% of the full A Level). BUSS3 is examined in January of Year 13 and BUSS4 in June.

TEACHER 1 BUSS3 Financial Strategies and Accounts; Marketing Strategies	TEACHER 2 BUSS3 Operational Strategies; Human Resources strategies and Accounts
Half Term 1 (June - July)
Functional Objectives and Strategies Understanding Marketing Objectives Analysing Markets and Marketing	Understanding Operational Objectives Understanding Strategies: Scale and Resource Mix
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes at the end of each topic. Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes at the end of each topic. Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 2 (September - October)
Selecting Marketing Strategies Developing and Implementing Marketing Plans Understanding Financial Objectives Using Financial Data Interpreting Published Accounts	Scale and Resource Mix Innovation Location
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes at the end of each topic. Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes at the end of each topic. Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 3 (November - December)
Interpreting Published Accounts Selecting Financial Strategies Investment Decisions Revision	Lean Production Understanding HR Objectives and Strategies Developing and Implementing Workforce Plans Competitive Organisational Structures Effective Employer Relations
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes at the end of each topic. Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: Yes in December	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes at the end of each topic. Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: Yes in December

BUSS 4 Assessing Changes in the Business Environment	BUSS 4 Managing Change
Half Term 4 (January - February)
Mock Exam Revision Understanding Mission Aims and Objectives Businesses and the Economic Environment Businesses and the Political and legal Environment Environment	Mock Exam Revision Introduction to Change Internal Causes of Change
External Assessment: Yes BUSS3 exam Internal Common Assessment: Yes Mock Exam Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: Yes BUSS3 exam Internal Common Assessment: Yes Mock Exam Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Half Term 5 (March - April)
Businesses and the Social Environment Businesses and the Technological Environment	Planning for Change Leadership Culture Making Strategic Decisions
External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes at the end of each topic Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: Yes in March	External Assessment: No Internal Common Assessment: Yes at the end of each topic Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: Yes in March

Half Term 6 (April - May)
Businesses and the Competitive Environment Mock Exam Exam Skills – Pre released theme Research	Implementing and Managing Change Mock Exam Exam Skills – Pre released theme Research
External Assessment: Yes BUSS4 Exam Internal Common Assessment: Yes Mock Exam Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No	External Assessment: Yes BUSS4 Exam Internal Common Assessment: Yes Mock Exam Coursework Deadline this H/T: N/A Field Trips/Visits: No

Suggested Course reading list:
AQA Business Studies for A2 3rd Edition - Publisher: Hodder ISBN: 978 0 340 973 554
Business Review Journal - Publisher: Philip Allan