Exam Board
Edexcel
What will you study?
Theme 4:
globalisation
global markets and business expansion
global marketing
global industries and companies (multinational corporations).
Paper 1 and 2 revision and exam technique
Paper 2 revision and exam technique; Paper 1 and 2 revision
Useful tips and resources
• Hall, Jones et al – Edexcel AS/A level Business 5th ed ActiveBook
• Steven Levitt & Stephen Dubner – Freakonomics
• Paul Ormerod – Positive Linking – Networks and Nudges
• Gerd Gigerenzer – Risk Savvy – How to make good decisions
• Broadsheet newspapers: The Guardian, The Times, The Telegraph, The Independent, Financial Times
• The Economist
• Tutor2u
• Bank of England
• Khan Academy
• BIMA
• Dublin City University
• Entrepreneur-now network
What super curricular activities can KS3 students engage with at school for your subject?
Economics and Business society – discussing current themes in the financial, business and economics worlds. Autumn Term.
Read:
• Ferguson, Alex and Moritz, Michael – Leading
• Alan Sugar – What You See Is What You Get: My Autobiography
Visit:
Museum of Brands, London
Browse:
BBC Business news
Sky news
Economics and Business society – discussing current themes in the financial, business and economics worlds. Autumn Term.
Read:
• Walter Isaacson – Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography
• Gareth Stedman Jones – Karl Marx: Greatness and Illusion
• Dharshini David – Almighty Dollar
• Stephen R. Covey – The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Visit:
Museum of Brands, London
Browse:
Financial Times
LEAD – GDST organised entrepreneurial project. Autumn and Spring Terms.
Economics and Business society – discussing current themes in the financial, business and economics worlds. Autumn Term.
Read:
Duncan Bannatyne – Anyone can do it
Richard Branson – Losing my virginity
Judi Bevan – The rise and fall of Marks and Spencer
Richard Branson – Screw it lets do it
Theo Paphitis – Enter the dragon
Alan Sugar – What you see is what you get
Visit:
LSE for free conferences/seminars
Browse:
The Independent
Bloomberg
The Times
