Business

Minimum entry requirements

To successfully study Cambridge International AS and A Level with us, students need to have attained:

• a grade C (or grade 4) and above in IGCSE English and Mathematics (or the equivalent in an internationally recognised qualification).
• No previous knowledge of Business is required, but an interest in how businesses operate and willingness to follow current affairs is essential.

It is the school’s responsibility to ensure that the student has met these minimum entry requirements. Pamoja Taught courses and Pamoja teachers assume that these minimum entry requirements have been met and the student therefore has the necessary foundational knowledge and ability to work at the pace required by the course.

Activities and assessments

The course includes the following activities: readings and case studies on real business situations, quizzes, self-assessments and marked written assignments. Teachers will review and grade assignments during the course. There are also unit discussions to support students with each topic. The final examination consists of three externally-assessed papers:

• Paper 1—1 hour 15 minutes, 40% AS/20% AL, short-answer questions and one essay
• Paper 2—1 hour 30 minutes, 60% AS/30% AL, data response questions
• Paper 3—3 hours, 50% AL, questions and essay based on a case study

Advice from our teachers

In order to succeed in International AS and A Level Business, we recommend students set aside ten to fifteen hours a week to study. It is important that students regularly keep up with the readings and the course activities in a timely manner. And that they contact their Pamoja teacher if they fall behind or need help with assignments.