July 2024 Business update

Subject update | Fri Jun 28 13:45:00 UTC 2024

Welcome to this July 2024 update.

In this last update of the year there is a reminder of what you might do to prepare for results day, especially with regard to the permissions in your Edexcel Online user profile.

There are also some event dates for the autumn term which you may wish to add to your calendar for next year.

When the end of term finally comes, I hope that you are able to enjoy a restful summer break.

Key dates
Getting ready for results days
Our four qualifications
Assessment news
Other information

Key dates

Date	Activity
2 July	Question papers released (uploaded)
16 July	Mark schemes released (uploaded)
15 August	Results day for A level and IAL
20 August	Examiners' reports for A level and IAL released (uploaded)
22 August	Results day for GCSE and International GCSE
27 August	Examiners' reports for GCSE and International GCSE released (uploaded)

Getting ready for results days

After results have been published you may wish to analyse your results using some of the services we have available such as Access To Scripts and Results Plus.

Access To Scripts

Available from results day, our Access to Scripts service allows you to view your candidates’ marked scripts online or download as PDFs, providing transparency of marking and to help you make decisions around requests for reviews of marking and inform future teaching and learning.

Read more about Access To Scripts

Results Plus

ResultsPlus is our online results analysis tool that gives you a detailed breakdown of your students’ performance in their exams.

Once you’ve received your students' results, you can get more insight on their performance on each question at individual student, class or cohort level using ResultsPlus.

Find out More about Results Plus

Before you go...

The Access to Scripts portal and ResultsPlus can only be accessed by Edexcel Online users who have the Exam Viewer and ResultsPlus permissions ticked in their Edexcel Online profiles.

Only Exams Officers are able to give teachers this access.

Don’t forget to ask your Exams Officer for access before you break for the summer, to be ready for the post-results period.

Our four qualifications

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GCSE Business

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For help with:

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free resources
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For help with:

recorded feedback training
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the key command verbs
grade boundaries and statistics

GCSE Business network events - autumn term 2024

25 September	Reflections from Paper 1
9 October	Reflections from Paper 2
More dates to follow

Go to recordings of previous GCSE network events

FT case studies for GCSE Business

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

	Case study	Topic areas - Theme 1	Topic areas - Theme 2
29	Mars	1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.5.1 Business stakeholders	2.1.4 Ethics, the environment and business 2.3.2 Working with suppliers 2.4.2 Understanding business performance
30	Deliveroo	1.2.4 The competitive environment 1.4.2 Business location	2.1.1 Business growth 2.1.3 Business and globalisation
31	Legoland	1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.1.3 The role of business enterprise 1.2.1 Customer needs 1.2.3 Market segmentation 1.4.4 Business plans 1.5.2 Technology and business
32	IKEA	1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.5.4 The economy and business 1.5.5 External influences	2.1.1 Business growth 2.1.3 Business and globalisation 2.2.2 Price 2.2.4 Place
33	McDonald’s	1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.3.2 Business revenues, costs and profits 1.4.3 The marketing mix 1.5.4 The economy and business	2.2.1 Product 2.2.2 Price 2.2.5 Using the marketing mix to make business decisions. 2.4.1 Business calculations
34	Shein	1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.1.3 The role of business enterprise 1.2.1 Customer needs 1.2.3 Market segmentation 1.2.4 The competitive environment	2.1.1 Business growth
35	Mortgages	1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.2.4 The competitive environment 1.5.4 The economy and business 1.5.5 External influences
36	Sainsbury's	1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.1.3 The role of business enterprise 1.3.2 Business revenues, costs and profits 1.4.3 The marketing mix	2.2.1 Product 2.2.2 Price 2.2.3 Promotion 2.2.4 Place 2.2.5 Using the marketing mix to make business decisions
37	Bodyshop	1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.1.3 The role of business enterprise 1.4.2 Business location	2.1.4 Ethics, the environment and business 2.2.1 Product 2.2.4 Place 2.2.5 Using the marketing mix to make business decisions 2.5.1 Organisational structures
38	Ferrari	1.2.3 Market segmentation 1.3.2 Business revenues, costs and profits 1.4.3 The marketing mix	2.1.4 Ethics, the environment and business 2.2.1 Product 2.2.2 Price 2.2. Using the marketing mix to make business decisions 2.3.1 Business operations 2.3.3 Managing quality
39	Greggs	1.1.3 The role of business enterprise 1.2.1 Customer needs 1.2.4 The competitive environment 1.3.1 Business aims and objectives 1.4.3 The marketing mix	2.1.1 Business growth 2.2.1 Product 2.2.2 Price 2.2.3 Promotion 2.2. Using the marketing mix to make business decisions 2.3.1 Business operations
40	M&S		2.5.1 Organisational structures 2.5.2 Effective recruitment 2.5.3 Effective training and development
41	Premier Inn	1.1.1 The dynamic nature of business 1.1.3 The role of business enterprise 1.2.1 Customer needs 1.5.4 The economy and business	2.1.1 Business growth 2.5.1 Organisational structures 2.5.3 Effective training and development
42	Adidas	1.2.1 Customer needs 1.2.4 The competitive environment 1.4.3 The marketing mix	2.2.1 Product 2.2.3 Promotion 2.2. Using the marketing mix to make business decisions 2.3.1 Business operations

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May/June 2025 timetable

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International GCSE Business

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For help with:

free support and networking
free and paid-for resources

Go to the assessment support page

For help with:

the key command verbs
grade boundaries and statistics

Training

1 October	Module 1: teaching the International GCSE qualification
8 October	Module 2: assessing the International GCSE qualification

Onscreen exams rollout

International GCSE Business will have the first onscreen assessment available from 2024.

Make sure you’re signed up for the latest onscreen assessment news to find out how to register your school.

The Pearson onscreen sandbox (test environment) gives students all the practice they need to explore the platform’s functionality and build their confidence before they sit their exams onscreen.

It’s easy to register for an account: just click on Register for an account and enter your email address as your user ID.

The materials are digitised in the same platform as the mock and high-stakes onscreen exams and are a good opportunity for teachers and students to get to know the platform and functionality available.

Whilst the user experience mirrors what can be expected from the mocks and high-stakes assessments, please note that any solutions submitted through the sandbox environment by candidates will not be saved.

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Modular International GCSE

International GCSE Business is in the last group of subjects to make a modular route available to learners from September 2025.

This means that we will have both a modular and a linear route to achieve this qualification for centres outside the UK.

If you are happy with the linear approach, there is no need to move to the modular route; our linear International GCSEs will continue to be offered and taken widely by learners around the world.

However, if you believe the modular route will be of benefit to your learners, this will be available from September 2025 with the first exams in May/June 2026.

Find out more about modular International GCSEs

November 2024 timetable

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May 2025 timetable

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A level Business

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For help with:

free FT case studies
free resources
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paid-for resources from Hodder
other paid-for resources

Go to the assessment support page

For help with:

introduction to assessment
building your own question papers (examWizard)
the key command verbs
grade boundaries and statistics

A level Business network events - autumn term 2024

30 September	Reflections from Paper 1
14 October	Reflections from Paper 2
11 November	Reflections from Paper 3
02 December	The Skill of Application

Go to recordings of previous A level network events

Key terms for each theme

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FT case studies for A level Business

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

	Case Study	Theme 1	Theme 2	Theme 3	Theme 4
29	Sony	1.3.5 Marketing strategy	2.5.1 Economic influences	3.1.4 Impact of external influences
30	Canada		2.4.1 Production, productivity and efficiency		4.2.2 Assessment of a country as a market 4.2.3 Assessment of a country as a production location
31	Directline			3.4.3 Shareholders versus stakeholders 3.6.1 Causes and effects of change
32	Aldi	1.5.3 Business Objectives			4.3.3 Cultural and social factors
33	Airbus	1.2.1 Demand 1.2.2 Supply
34	Spotify	1.3 Marketing mix and strategy	2.5.3 The competitive environment
35	Social media			3.1.4 Impact of external influences
36	Spotify	1.4.1 Approaches to staffing 1.4.4 Motivation in theory and practice	2.4.1 Production, productivity and efficiency
37	iPhone production				4.1.2 International trade and business growth 4.2.3 Assessment of a country as a production location 4.2.4 Reasons for global merger or joint ventures
38	Shein	1.3.3 Pricing strategies 1.3.2 Branding and promotion
39	Biscoff	1.2.1 Demand 1.3.2 Branding and promotion 1.5.4 Forms of business		3.2.1 Growth	4.3.1 Marketing
40	The high street	1.1.3 Market positioning 1.3.1 Product/service design 1.3.2 Branding and promotion 1.3.4 Distribution	2.5.1 Economic influences	3.1.2 Theories of corporate strategy 3.1.3 SWOT analysis	4.4.2 Ethics

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May/June 2025 timetable

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IAL Business

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Training

15 October	Module 1: teaching the IAL Business qualification
22 October	Module 2: assessing the IAL Business qualification

October 2024 exam series

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January 2025 exam series - timetable

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May/June 2025 timetable

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January 2026 provisional timetable

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Onscreen exams rollout

IAL Business will have the first onscreen assessment available from 2026.

Make sure you’re signed up for the latest onscreen assessment news to find out how to register your school.

Assessment news

May/June 2024 exam feedback

Letter from Ofqual April 2024

General qualifications assessment support

Other information

Multi-Factor Authentication

App-based multi-factor authentication for all users of Edexcel Online was introduced in December, to protect your data and maintain the integrity of our assessments.

This replaced the existing web based multi-factor authentication, and became mandatory on 5 December. All users require access to a smart phone device to receive a verification code to access Edexcel Online.

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Additional guidance on using app based MFA to access the Pearson Portal can be found in the Pearson Portal Authenticator support article.

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Other updates

Colin Leith

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