June 2024 Business update

Subject update | Thu May 30 13:45:00 UTC 2024

Welcome to this June 2024 update.

In this update, the Key Dates section tells you when the exam materials will be made available and the letter from Ofqual (under Assessment) has information about grade setting for this series.

If you are still having problems with our Multi-Factor Authentication, there is some help under 'Other information' at the end of this update.

I hope that your students are getting on well with their exams.

Key dates
Get Real Business - a new teaching resource
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)

Get Real Business - a new resource

Get Real is a new educational resource created for business education.

The resource includes video interviews and case studies with organisations in the private and third sectors on topics in the business curriculum.

Visit the Get Real website

Our four qualifications

Assessment news

Letter from Ofqual April 2024

Support for students

The Ofqual Student Guide 2024 provides students with information about this year’s arrangements for GCSE, AS and A level qualifications, and explains what support is in place when taking exams and assessments.

Read the Ofqual Student Guide

Ofqual have also produced a guide for students on coping with exam pressure.

Read the guide on coping with exam pressure

The JCQ also has a range of information and support for students – from coursework and onscreen exams to written exams, along with a checklist for exam day.

Find out more about support from the JCQ

Pearson has a Getting ready for exams guide that includes some top tips and advice including:

preparing for exams
what happens on exam day
where to find further support
what happens once exams are over.

Pearson also offers exam wellbeing support to help you and your students navigate this time – from the run-up to exams, exams day and beyond.

Your students may also like to view our #examspelledout videos that explain all about the assessment process from the writing of the exam papers and modified papers to what happens to exam papers once they’ve left the school, grade boundaries and results.

General qualifications assessment support

Updated JCQ guidance on use of calculators in exams

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.

Based on feedback received this graphic was created to answer some common questions.

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

Read the support article

Other updates

Colin Leith

Business

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	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

	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

International GCSEs Business (2017)

June 2024 Business update

In this month's update:

Key dates

Get Real Business - a new resource

Our four qualifications

Assessment news

Other information

If you teach any of our Economics or BTEC qualifications, you may wish to check out the monthly updates.

Colin Leith

Business

News and updates

International GCSEs Business (2017)

June 2024 Business update

In this month's update:

Key dates

Get Real Business - a new resource

Our four qualifications

Assessment news

Other information

If you teach any of our Economics or BTEC qualifications, you may wish to check out the monthly updates.

Colin Leith

Business

News and updates

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