GCE Business: delivery support

The qualification page provides:

• a Getting Started Guide (which provides more detailed specification guidance)
• an editable scheme of work
• course planners
• content from past training events

Free student livestreams on a variety of Theme 1 and 2 topics start on Tuesday 10 October at 18.00 and continue on subsequent Tuesdays until the end of November.

This document considers:

• key assessment differences between the specifications
• key content differences between the specifications
  

The pre-released context document for Paper 3 focuses on a broad context, such as an industry or market in which businesses operate.

A new context is provided at the very end of November every year and relates to the examination series for the following summer.

Free training for Theme 2: Teach Accounting with confidence

The “Teach accounting with confidence” course uses the BaSIS Framework to help learners understand the accounting equation and the relationship between assets, liabilities, equity, income and expenses. The Colour Accounting Learning System is an educational approach that makes accounting education accessible, engaging and fun for learners and teachers alike.

The course is hosted on the Accounting Cafe website.

The introdcutory session outlines the pedagogy.

Listen to the introductory session

There are then further sessions on:

• introduction to the fundamentals of accounting
• statement of financial position
• sources of finance
• statement of comprehensive income
• financial analysis (ratios)
• cash flows
• budgeting and break-even
• application to other Theme 2 topics

There are a number of pre-reccorded training sessions available for you to listen to:

• Delivering Economics A for Business teachers
• Writing your own case studies like an exam writer
• New to Edexcel
• How level descriptors actually work
• Feedback on Summer 2019 Papers 1 and 2
• Feedback on Summer 2019 Paper 3
• Business finance - why  is it important?
  

There are also materials from past training events that you can download, including:

• Getting ready to teach events
• mocks marking training
  
• feedback events for the 2016, 2017 and 2018 exam series
  

Four network meetings were held between January and April 2022

The recordings and materials from these meetings are now available:

• How to support learners when developing their chains of reasoning
• Plans on how to approach the Advance Information
• How to use and adapt other materials for additional assessment material
• How to help students prepare for the 20 mark question

Each session includes a recording and access to the materials used.

We have a GCE Business Facebook group where you can share ideas and post questions. The group has over 1400 members.

As well as the Facebook group there is a new, public, subject community where you will be able to see all posts without logging in, although you will need to log in with your Edexcel Online details to post a comment.

To keep the Facebook group exclusively for teachers, a check will be made to see that you have an Edexcel Online account when you join.

Teachers tend to think of using apps as teaching tools in the classroom. Yet, they can also be used for general tasks, such as workload management, productivity, and organisation.

The Be in Business resources were created to try and increase representation in business education.

The following resources have been created and shared by Business teachers:

Ian Marcouse's Topical Cases are emailed to subscribers on the 1st of every month and are free to subscribers. These include exam-style case studies with answers as well as revision tests. The stories used are all very current (topical) and, as they are sent in Word, can be easily adapted as you wish.

There are resources you might be able to use and/or adapt in the GCE Business dropbox folder.

The files section of the Facebook group also includes resources shared by other teachers.

The Chartered Insitute of Marketing has some interesting Theme 1 Topic 1.3 teaching resources on its content hub.

Why not take a look?

The FT's free online subscriptions to students aged 16-19, their teachers and schools around the world is a very valuable resource for all Business teachers.

These case studies have been adapted from articles in the FT and tailored to the requirements of our A level specification.  They include specification links, suggested research activities and exam style questions.  These 28 case studies were produced in 2023.

This year the case studies have a slightly different format which includes suggested answers.

This Teacher Pack for the Edexcel AS and A level Business specifications offers support materials for teachers and provides answers to all the Student Book activities.

This Teacher Download Pack is available via the ActiveLearn platform.

Designed for hassle-free, independent study and priced to meet both your and your students' budgets, this combined Revision Guide and Workbook is the smart choice for those revising for Edexcel AS/A level Business and includes: test test test

• A FREE online edition
• One-topic-per-page format
• 'Now Try This' practice questions on topic pages
• Exam skills pages including Worked examples with exemplar answers
• Exam-style practice pages with practice questions in the style of the exams
• Guided support and hints providing additional scaffolding, to help avoid common pitfalls.
  

Authors: Ian Marcouse, Andrew Hammond, Nigel Watson

Ian Marcousé's accessible and engaging textbooks brought together in one updated volume covering everything your students need to know for the Pearson Edexcel A level Business specification.

- Breaks content down into short, clear chapters - covering all topics in the depth students need
- Updated business examples throughout the text and in end of unit case studies bring the subject to life
- A range of questions and activities provide students with the opportunity to apply what they know and practise questions
- Builds students' confidence with key terms used in context and compiled in an accessible glossary
- Supported by an Answer Guide to assist teaching and save time

This Student Book has been endorsed for use with the Pearson Edexcel A Level Business qualification.

Up-to-date and focused workbooks to help students practice their skills and improve their subject knowledge both inside and outside the classroom.

These guides include clear topic summaries of content needed for the exams, knowledge-check questions and samples of exam-style questions and answers throughout.

An updated approach to revision to help students, learn, practise and apply their skills and understanding. Coverage of key content is combined with practical study tips and effective revision strategies.

The Economics Factory now has digital versions of the Anforme A level Business books.

Visit the Economics Factory

APT provides end of theme papers

Tutor2U provides assessment packs, CPD, workbooks and many free resources too.

ZigZag provides photocopiable resources as well as teaching packs.