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Paper 1 - Theme 1 and 4 (30%) 100 marks
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Paper 2 - Themes 2 and 3 (30%) 100 marks
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Paper 3 - all 4 themes (35%) 100 marks - based on context of a competitive market.
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bee business bee (i think they do BTEC Business but most of the topics, concepts & theories are the same! make sure you check they match up with your course spec/exam spec!)
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A Level Business is pretty much 95% Maths. I got a B in GCSE Maths and I still struggled a lot with remembering the formulas ie how to calculate ARR, NPV, simple payback etc. So unless you're very good at maths ie you got an A*-C in GCSE Maths, I wouldn't recommend doing it. You need to remember at least 20 different formulas for Business! I hope this doesn't put you off though but just to let you know how much you need to remember in terms of calculations etc
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A Level Business in one and a half years? Maybe. One year? No way! I'm sorry but to put it bluntly - it consists of 4 themes which contains almost 80 topics to learn, over 20 calculations/formulas, more than 10 theories and you need to be very analytical, precise and have great essay-writing and comparison skills. You'll need a very good teacher and self-motivation to do A level Business in one year! You'd have to do fast-track accelerated A level Business at a private college which is expensive, maybe £300-£1k+ for one A level, not too sure but it's very expensive! I'd advise you take A level Business in 2 years as you simply cannot learn more than 80 topics in 1 year when most of us struggled to do it in 2! A Levels are mainly 80-90% self-studying and it requires a lot of motivation, determination and dedication! Your teacher may have helped you with the course but it's all down to you when you sit those exams!
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^ No, in my opinion
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No, but it'd be best to ask your teachers, parents, any ex-A level students here and at your school who did. Also ring around your local colleges to see if they offer the fast-track 1 year A level Business
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A Level Business is pretty much 95% Maths. I got a B in GCSE Maths and I still struggled a lot with remembering the formulas ie how to calculate ARR, NPV, simple payback etc. So unless you're very good at maths ie you got an A*-C in GCSE Maths, I wouldn't recommend doing it. You need to remember at least 20 different formulas for Business! I hope this doesn't put you off though but just to let you know how much you need to remember in terms of calculations etc
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A Level Business in one and a half years? Maybe. One year? No way! I'm sorry but to put it bluntly - it consists of 4 themes which contains almost 80 topics to learn, over 20 calculations/formulas, more than 10 theories and you need to be very analytical, precise and have great essay-writing and comparison skills. You'll need a very good teacher and self-motivation to do A level Business in one year! You'd have to do fast-track accelerated A level Business at a private college which is expensive, maybe £300-£1k+ for one A level, not too sure but it's very expensive! I'd advise you take A level Business in 2 years as you simply cannot learn more than 80 topics in 1 year when most of us struggled to do it in 2! A Levels are mainly 80-90% self-studying and it requires a lot of motivation, determination and dedication! Your teacher may have helped you with the course but it's all down to you when you sit those exams!
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^ No, in my opinion
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No, but it'd be best to ask your teachers, parents, any ex-A level students here and at your school who did. Also ring around your local colleges to see if they offer the fast-track 1 year A level Business
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Paper 1 - Theme 1 and 4 (30%) 100 marks
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Paper 2 - Themes 2 and 3 (30%) 100 marks
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Paper 3 - all 4 themes (35%) 100 marks - based on context of a competitive market. 2018 was chocolate market, 2017 was gyms/fitness companies. It changes each year.
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Paper 1 - Theme 1 and 4 (30%) 100 marks
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Paper 2 - Themes 2 and 3 (30%) 100 marks
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Paper 3 - all 4 themes (35%) 100 marks - based on context of a competitive market. 2018 was chocolate market, 2017 was gyms/fitness companies. It changes each year.
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bee business bee (i think they do BTEC Business but most of the topics, concepts & theories are the same! make sure you check they match up with your course spec/exam spec!)
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