GCSE (for first teaching in 2009) Business Studies - J253

General

• Previous Business Studies A and B (1951 and 1952) qualifications have been combined into one new specification
• A new unitised structure comprising: two externally assessed units (A292, A293) and one internally assessed and externally moderated unit (A291)
• Learners must now take at least 40% of the assessment at the end of the course.

• Question papers will retain a familiar feel.

Business Studies A -1951

• There will be no core/option papers
• Overall, there is minimal change to the content currently found within the common core
• Learners may re-sit each unit once before entering for certification for a GCSE.

• Content retained includes elements of Business Activity, The Organisation, The Changing Business Environment, Ownership and Internal Organisation, Marketing, Production, aspects of financial information and decision making, Human Needs and Rewards, Management and Recruitment, and Training and Staff Development.

Business Studies B - 1952

• No synoptic paper

• Content retained includes elements of Nature of Business, Structure and Organisation, Aspects of Accounting and Finance, Marketing, Production, People in Organisations, Context of Business, Business and the Economy, and External Factors
• Pre-release case study material for unit A293
• Learners may re-sit each unit once before entering for certification for a GCSE.