1. Business Studies
Business Studies
A-Level
The Forest School

2. Every single one of you will enter the business world – be ahead of the game and study Business.
Be prepared!

3. Have you ever thought about any of these things?
I want to run my own business and be the right leader
I want to know what the best management style is
I want to advertise and market products
I want to know what the ‘Human Resource’ department is
How can I be successful and earn good money by using the best business strategies?
I don’t know what the real world of business is truly like
What laws and ethics are involved in business?

4. Have you ever thought about any of these things?
I want to run my own business and be the right leader
I want to know what the best management style is
I want to advertise and market products
I want to know what the ‘Human Resource’ department is
How can I be successful and earn good money by using the best business strategies?
I don’t know what the real world of business is truly like
What laws and ethics are involved in business?

5. Let’s take a look at just some of the topics we will be exploring during our A-Level Business Course

6. What is a business?

7. Managers and Leaders – what type of manager and leader is used when and where. How effective is that style?

8. Decision making to improve marketing performance

9. Decision
making
to improve
financial
performance

10. How to improve decision making in human resources

11. Business Strategies

12. How we apply our knowledge
to the real world

13. How did the Euro tunnel strikes have an impact on businesses?

14. Terror Attacks

15. How does a recession impact on a business?

16. How do laws
have
an impact
on a
business

17. How good or poor ethics may impact a business.

18. Exams: 3 papers at the end of the course – 2 hours each 100% Exam
Exams include short answers, extended answers/essays.
Mathematical content is examined
Need to gain a level 5 in Maths and English to be able to access this course fully.

19. University Courses that look favourably upon students studying Business

20. Current Success Story at The Forest
Jack Woodward, year 13, has used his knowledge of Business to set up and run his own company whilst studying at school.

21. Thank you for listening to the talk on A-Level Business Studies
Thank you for listening to the talk on A-Level Business Studies. We look forward to you joining our department