Course leader: Miss M Tolhurst, mtolhurst@tgschool.net 
Teachers: Mr J Oliver, joliver@tgschool.net 
Examination Board: Edexcel

Examinations

Paper 1 - Investigating small business- Written paper, 90 Marks, 1 Hour 45 minutes.
Paper 2 -Building a business- Written paper, 90 Marks, 1 Hour 45 minutes.
Both papers contain a mixture of multiple choice, short answer and longer written
questions. There is no controlled assessment or coursework

Additional support being provided by school

Google Classrooms set up for each class with work being set in line with resources and instructions clearly laid out. 

How parents and carers can best support their child

Encourage regular use of:

  • Regular reading of https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business
  • Seneca website  - a very useful interactive site.
  • Use of the glossary provided to develop the use of specialist vocabulary.
  • Revisiting of previous units to help with developing links between topics.
  • Develop the ability to use chains of reasoning 
  • Completing timed exam question responses (minute a mark) 

Register student’s revision guide at the link below for a free set of revision cards

Websites

Decide Commit Succeed

Revision Activity 

Skill Developed

Exam/Topic Link

Useful learning Link

Exam Technique

In both exam papers there is a variety of questions from multiple choice to 12 markers. On Google Classroom there are a videos and practice questions.

Recall & Practice

Technique is used in both exam papers

Under the heading ‘exam technique’ in google classroom

Revision Guide

Student’s have been issued with a collins revision guide they can use this to read, recall and practice exam questions. They can also register their book for a free set of revision flashcards on Collin.co.uk

Read, Recall & Practice

Revision for paper 1 & 2

https://collins.co.uk/products/9780008227395

Two Teachers

This is a useful resource of video’s which link to topics throughout year 10 and 11 content. Students should use the videos to take note a recall knowledge.

Note taking & Recall

Revision for paper 1 & 2

1-https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLftmziinjwVQCnLC4WZIrm5y2d6ILD96p

2-https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLftmziinjwVTboQdyT_diCZ_7HCAQ_BjK

Learning Mats

These revision mats are available on the Google Classroom and are a set of revision questions for each topic to practice questions.

Recall & Practice

Revision for paper 1 & 2

Calculations

Using page 139 in the Collins revision guide and Seneca

Recall & Practice

Revision for paper 1 & 2

https://app.senecalearning.com/classroom/course/e7efbfa0-222a-11e8-9249-b5781fc38111/assignments