PLUME COLLEGE
YEAR 11 INTO YEAR 12 SUMMER TRANSITION CHALLENGE 2015
Subject:
Business
Is this a Linear or Modular A level?
Qualification/Level:
AS/A Level
 Linear (New from 2015)
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In a modular A level, AS examinations at the end of Year 12 are worth 50% of the A level.
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In a linear A level, any AS examination at the end of Year 12 will not count towards the A level.
Examination Board
Eduqas
We expect students joining the Plume College to complete a transition piece of work for each subject between
the end of Key Stage 4 and the start of Key Stage 5. This is assessed and feedback given to students when they
start the courses in September. The following challenge(s) are to be completed over the summer break and
brought to your first lesson.
The Summer Transition ‘CHALLENGE’
Complete the activities and questions based on the Duncan Bannatyne Case Study and produce at least 2 company
profiles.
How the work produced will fit into subsequent work and the specification as a whole.
Covers the work from the first unit of the course – ‘What is Business’/ ‘Business Opportunities’ and some additional key
terms and concepts that are fundamental to the course / and develop an understanding of the business world.
How the work should be presented.
The work should be word processed and presented in a data file.
Length of time expected to complete the challenge:6 hours
How the work will be assessed and marked:The questions and essay will be marked against A level assessment criteria. See attached sheet for assessment criteria
and mark grids.
Success criteria for this challenge:Completion of all the tasks and questions. In addition you need to achieve a minimum 60% for the essay questions.
80% - A, 70% - B, 60% - C, 50% - D, 40% - E
Resources to be used for this work.
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Bannatyne Case Study
Transition task worksheet
Company Research Task
Assessment criteria and mark grids
Who to contact if you should require further assistance with the work before the end of term?
Mr M Preece – m.preece@plume.essex.sch.uk
What equipment will be needed for the subject?
 A Lever arch file
 Set of dividers
 Pens, pencils, ruler, eraser
 File paper
 Calculator
 All students would benefit from having a Business Studies Dictionary
Extension
Research more companies on the company’s research task as by the end of the course you should have a good
understanding of different businesses and how they operate in the current world economic climate.
To understand more about this subject at a high level:- If you fancy buying a book you should read –
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Business Studies for A Level (Marcouse) – recommended
ISBN-13: 978-1-4441-2275-6 RRP: £32.99
Publisher: Hodder Education
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Business Studies (Hall, Jones, Raffo et al)
ISBN-13: 978-1-4058-9231-5 RRP: £32.29
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Publisher: Causeway Press
A-Z Business Studies Handbook (+ Online 6th Edition) (Lines, Marcouse, Martin)
ISBN-13: 978-0-7195-8591-3 RRP: £13.99
Publisher: Philip Allan Updates
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Alternatively take a look at some of these websites –
 http://beta.tutor2u.net/
 http://businesscasestudies.co.uk/
 http://www.businessstudiesonline.co.uk/live/
 http://www.bized.co.uk/
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business/
 http://startups.co.uk/how-they-grew/
 http://www.businesszone.co.uk/topic/business-profiles
 http://www.economist.com/
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Visits/ Galleries/ Museums/ places to see relevant to the course
 The Bank of England Museum
 Cadburys World
 Any factory / production tour
 Watch the following TV programmes
 The Apprentice
 Dragons Den
 The News