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Qualifications offered include GCSE, International GCSE, AS and A Levels, International A levels, NVQ and our BTEC suite of vocational qualifications, ranging from Entry Level to BTEC Higher National Diplomas.  \nThrough initiatives such as onscreen marking and administration, Pearson is leading the way in using technology to modernise educational assessment, and to support teachers and learners.  \nThis guide is Issue 1. We will inform centres of any changes to  \nthis issue. The latest issue can be found on the Pearson Edexcel website:  \n[http://qualifications.pearson.com](http://qualifications.pearson.com)  \nReferences to third-party material made in this guide are made in good faith. We do not endorse, approve or accept responsibility for the content of materials, which may be subject to change, or any opinions expressed therein. (Material may include textbooks, journals, magazines and other publications and websites.)  \nAll the material in this publication is copyright.  \n© Pearson Education Limited 2015  \nA  Getting started for teachers 2  \nWhat’s new? 2  \nKey features of the qualification 3  \nQualification overview 5  \nContent Guidance 8  \nAssessment Guidance 30  \nUnderstanding the question types and mark schemes  33  \nDelivery of the qualification – transferable skills 44  \nCourse planner 45  \nSupport for delivering the new specification 46  \nSuggested resources 47  \n B  Getting started for students 48  \nWhy study the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE in Business?  48  \nGetting Started – Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) Business  1   \n© Pearson Education Limited 2017  \nA  Getting started for teachers  \n Introduction  \nThis Getting Started Guide provides an overview of the new Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Business specification, to help you understand the changes we have made to the content and assessment.  \n What’s new?  \nThe Pearson Edexcel International GCSE in Business has changed. Here is a brief summary of the main changes.  \n• The International GCSE has been reformed to ensure that the demand is comparable to the UK GCSE, that it is internationally appropriate and that it supports progression to Level 3 qualifications.  \n• The new model has two examination papers rather than one, making it more comparable with UK GCSEs. Two papers also helps to reduce student reliance on performance in one paper and prepares students more appropriately for A level.  \n• Case-study scenarios use real businesses and will have a clear focus on international (not UK based) businesses.  \n• Both papers are shorter (80 marks in 90 minutes) compared to the current qualification (100 marks in 120 minutes) .  \n• Very similar specification content, with some slight changes to the content to make the qualification more contemporary e.g. 1.5.1 Globalisation and 4.3.4 Promotion (the use of technology in promotion) .  \n• The weightings of the two examination papers are equal (Paper 1 = 50% and Paper 2 = 50%), with both papers covering the whole specification. Paper 1 considers the specification content from the angle of a small business and Paper 2 considers the specification from the perspective of a large business.  \n• There is a clear and consistent structure to each paper – helping students to learn the structure of the examination papers from year to year.  \n• There is a clear and consistent set of mark schemes, similar to the mark schemes used for the UK GCSE, allowing inter-changeability between the two qualifications.  \n• The qualification name has been simplified to ‘Business’ to match GCSE and A level.  \n2  \nGetting Start","cbCaijDqnqmHsc3P","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijDqnqmHsc3P","pdf",2414532,51,"English","# A Getting started for teachers\n## What’s new?\n## Key features of the qualification\n## Qualification overview\n## Content Guidance\n## Assessment Guidance\n## Understanding the question types and mark schemes\n## Delivery of the qualification – transferable skills\n## Course planner\n## Support for delivering the new specification\n## Suggested resources\n# B Getting started for students\n## Why study the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE in Business?","[{\"question\":\"What are the main changes to the International GCSE Business (9–1) specification?\",\"answer\":\"The reform changes the exam structure to two papers rather than one, uses shorter papers, and updates content to be more contemporary. 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