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It defines the framework for awarding organisations, supports progression from key stage 3, and enables advancement to A level. The document specifies coherent, rigorous requirements covering business activity, influences, operations and finance, with an emphasis on applying concepts to contemporary issues across small and large businesses in local, national and global contexts. It also highlights quantitative and qualitative data use to inform well-evidenced decision making, analysis and argument.","Business  \nGCSE subject content  \nDecember 2015  \nContents  \nThe content for business GCSE 3  \nIntroduction 3  \nAims and objectives 3  \nSubject content 3  \nKnowledge and understanding 4  \nSkills 6  \nThe content for business GCSE  \nIntroduction  \n1. GCSE subject content sets out the knowledge, understanding and skills common to all GCSE specifications in business.  \n2. Together with the assessment objectives it provides the framework within which awarding organisations create the detail of their specifications, ensuring progression from key stage 3 national curriculum requirements, and the possibility for progression to A level.  \nAims and objectives  \n3. GCSE specifications in business must include coherent and rigorous content. They should enable students to understand more about the business world. They should enable students to develop as commercially minded and enterprising individuals who think critically, drawing on business information and evidence to develop arguments and make justified decisions. GCSE specifications in business should motivate and challenge students, and prepare them to make informed decisions about further study and career pathways.  \n4. GCSE specifications in business should enable students to:  \n• know and understand business concepts, business terminology, business objectives, the integrated nature of business activity and the impact of business on individuals and wider society  \n• apply knowledge and understanding to contemporary business issues and to  \ndifferent types and sizes of businesses in local, national and global contexts  \n• develop as enterprising individuals with the ability to think commercially and creatively to demonstrate business acumen, and draw on evidence to make informed business decisions and solve business problems  \n• develop as effective and independent students, and as critical and reflective thinkers with enquiring minds  \n• use an enquiring, critical approach to make informed judgements  \n• investigate and analyse real business opportunities and issues to construct wellargued, well-evidenced, balanced and structured arguments, demonstrating their depth and breadth of understanding of business  \n• develop and apply quantitative skills relevant to business, including using and interpreting data  \nSubject content  \n5. 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